BURLINGTON, N.C.—Competing in just her second collegiate tournament, William & Mary women's golf standout freshman Abigail Avallone claimed a share of the individual title at the Elon Invitational to help lead the Tribe to a second-place finish at the 15-team tournament on Tuesday.
 
Avallone charged up the leaderboard during the final day with a bogey-free, 3-under 68 to finish the 54-hole tournament with a 3-under 210 (71-71-68) and tie with Elon's Lilli Downer. En route to posting the strong finish, the Bethesda, Md., native birdied two of the final three holes to secure a share of the individual title. Additionally, she finished the two-day tournament 5-under on the back nine after carding impressive scores of 33-35-34.
 
Avallone's tremendous performance tied for the third-best 54-hole score to par in school history, while her final round tied for the fifth-best score to par in school history. Additionally, she totaled nine birdies at the par-71 Alamance Country Club.
 
Led by Avallone's outstanding effort, W&M finished second as a team with a 30-over 882 (293-293-296), which tied for the program's seventh-best 54-hole score to par. Elon claimed the team title with a 9-over 861.
 
The impressive showing marks the second consecutive week that W&M has earned runner-up honors as a team, as it also placed second at the season-opening Tribe Invitational.
 
Sophomore Lilly Reed Black, who competed as an individual, and junior Jennifer Osborne both placed among the top 20 and tied for 14th and 18th, respectively. Black posted four consecutive rounds of 74 to finish with a 9-over 222, while Osborne was one stroke back (72-74-77).
 
Freshman Srihitha Mandava also registered a strong showing and finished among the top-25 with a 12-over 225 (76-73-76).
 
Freshman Tess Morris recorded a 17-over 230 (80-75-75) to tie for 39th, while sophomore Reagan Garnsey totaled a 20-over 233 (74-77-82).
 
The Tribe have a few weeks off before returning action at ODU's Evie Odom Invitational (Oct. 9-11) where it will seek to extend its streak of top-two team finishes.
 
Team Results
1. Elon (+9)
2. William & Mary (+30)
3. Wofford (+32)
4. Howard (+35)
5. Western Carolina (+36)
6. North Carolina A&T (+38)
7. Winthrop (+51)
8. North Carolina Central (+53)
9. Tennessee Tech and Presbyterian (+54)
11. The Citadel and Queens (+90)
13. USC Upstate (+101)
14. South Carolina State (+121)
15. Coppin State (+161)

Individual Results
1. Abigail Avallone (W&M) and Lilli Downer (Elon) (-3)
14. Lilly Reed Black (i) (+9)
18. Jennifer Osborne (+10)
25. Srihitha Mandava (+12)
39. Tess Morris (+17)
49. Reagan Garnsey (+20)