SOUTHPORT, N.C.  – William & Mary women's golf sits in seventh place after the opening round of the 2023 Colonial Athletic Association Championships.
 
The Tribe shot an opening round 331 (+43) and are a stroke clear of both N.C. A&T and Hofstra. Charleston leads the tournament after the opening round behind a 295 (+7), just one shot ahead of UNCW (296).
 
Graduate student Sarah Houle led the Tribe with an 82 (+10) on the opening day. She fired a 2-over 38 on her second 18, including a birdie on the par-4 18th hole.
 
A trio of Tribe student-athletes – senior Mikah McDonnell and freshmen Grace Lu and Avery Thompson – carded 83's (+11) to open the championship. McDonnell shot a team-best 2-over 38 on the opening 18 holes. Lu led W&M with a pair of birdies on the day and Thompson topped the Tribe with 11 pars over her 18 holes.
 
The second round of the CAA Championships will tee off from The Reserve Club at St. James beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.
 
CAA Championships
The Reserve Club at St. James
Par 72 | 6,013 yards
 
Team Standings
1. Charleston 295 (+7)
2. UNCW 296 (+8)
3. Delaware 300 (+12)
4. Towson 305 (+17)
5. Elon 305 (+18)
6. Monmouth 314 (+26)
7. William & Mary 331 (+43)
T8. N.C. A&T 332 (+44)
T8. Hofstra 332 (+44)              
 
Top 5
1. Phu Khine (UNCW) 69 (-3)
2. Emma Schimpf (CofC) 71 (-1)
T3. Mallory Fobes (UNCW) 72 (E)
T3. Anna Kittelson (Delaware) 72 (E)
5. Viktoria Hund (CofC) 74 (+2)
 
W&M Results
T29. Sarah Houle 82 (+10)
T33. Grace Lu 83 (+11)
T33. Avery Thompson 83 (+11)
T33. Mikah McDonnell 83 (+11)
T40. Simone Senk 87 (+15)