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2015-16 Women's Golf Roster

Jim Agnew
Jim Agnew
Jim Agnew
Jim Agnew

Alessandra Liu

  • Class Senior
  • Major Kinesiology
  • Hometown Cynwyd, Pa.
  • High School Lower Merion

Biography

2015-16
Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa in the spring … Had one of the greatest seasons in W&M school history … Through the CAA Championships, averaged 71.96 strokes per round in 26 rounds … Shot 18 rounds of par or better, three-times the school record she set in 2014-15 … Finished no worse than sixth in all nine tournaments, compiling a program-record 824-11 (.987) record … Re-set the school record for best round three times, including a 65 (-7) that ranks tied for ninth-best among all collegiate rounds this season … Also set the 36-hole record twice, finishing at 136 (-8) … Twice set the school record for 54-holes, finishing at 206 (-10) … Set nine of W&M’s top-10 all-time 54-hole tournaments this season, none worse than 2-over … Tied the all-time program record with four tournament medals … Record was earlier set by All-Americans and W&M Hall of Famers Tracy Leinbach ’81 in 1978-79 and Mary Wilkinson ’82 in 1980-81 … Also tied the all-time records of eight top-five finishes and nine top-10 finishes, set by Leinbach and Wilkinson … Began her winning ways in the first tournament of the season, shooting 212 (-4) at Penn State’s Nittany Lion Invitational … Also won during the fall at East Carolina (217, +1), and with her record-setting performance at the Pinehurst Challenge (206, -10) … During the spring, won the UNCW River Landing Classic in April at 217 (+1) … Earned second-place finishes at both home tournaments at Kingsmill … In the fall, shot 214 (-2) on the Plantation Course … In the spring, finished at 218 (+2) on the River Course … Also earned runner-up honors at the CAA Championships at 218 (+2) … First Tribe golfer to ever finish top-two in the conference, and also set the program record for best CAA score … Finished tied for fourth out of 216 at the Kiawah Island Classic (215, -1) … During the 36-hole Low Country Intercollegiate, finished tied for sixth overall at 152 (+8) … W&M Provost’s Award winner for the fourth time (GPA over 3.5).

2014-15
Named first-team All-CAA … First Tribe member of the all-conference first team since 2008 … Shattered the school record with a 75.0 stroke average … Also broke the program record with six rounds of par or better … Earned her first career medal at home in the spring, shooting 219 (+3) at Kingsmill to win the Middleburg Bank Intercollegiate … First Tribe winner of the home tournament since 2001 … Had three top-five finishes, and six top-10 showings … Played all 30 rounds of the season, the only 30-round season for a Tribe golfer other than 1981-82 … Tied the school record for best 36-hole score at 143 (-1) at the Middleburg Bank Intercollegiate … Finished the year tied for 10th at the CAA Championships ... Repeated on the NGCA All-American Scholar Team ... W&M Provost's Award winner.

2013-14
Made a huge improvement her second year, averaging 78.67 strokes per round to rank third on the team ... Again surpassed 400 wins, going 419-205 (.671) in head-to-head competition ... Lowered her career average to 79.66 strokes, sixth-best in school history, and ranks 13th in winning percentage at .618 (834-516) ... Played in ever tournament except the very first of the year ... Earned top-20 finishes at both Kingsmill in the fall (17th) and at Penn State (20th) ... Tied for eighth overall at the Middleburg Bank Intercollegiate to lead W&M to a fourth-place team finish ... Best three-round performance was 228 (+12) at Penn State ... Shot 158 (+14) at Kingsmill in the spring ... Repeated on the NGCA All-American Scholar Team ... W&M Provost's Award winner.

2012-13
Ranked third on the team with an 80.55 average ... Had the best winning percentage and the most wins of the team, at 415-311 (.572) ... Led the Tribe at the CAA Championships, tying for seventh overall ... Had another top-10 finish at Towson, taking seventh in her first collegiate event ... Also led W&M at East Carolina ... Shot 153 (+9) at Towson, and had a 16-over 232 at Penn State for her best 54-hole score ... Named to the NGCA All-American Scholar Team at year's end ... W&M Provost's Award winner.

Prep: Lower Merion’s top All-Around Female Athlete in 2011-12 ... Won two events on the junior tours ... Winner of the Commonwealth National Junior Club Championship in 2010, shooting 71 for the victory ... Won the IJGT Architects Tournament in 2011 after rounds of 77-76 ... Runner-up in the Pennsylvania State Junior Girls Championship in 2010 ... Fourth in that same event in 2009 ... Qualified for match play in the championship flight of the 2010 Pennsylvania State Women’s Amateur ... Had two fifth-place showings on the AJGA tour in 2011 ... Lower Merion’s Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2011-12 ... Was selected to the AJGA’s Scholastic Junior All-America team in 2010 ... Also carried a talented stick on the ice for Lower Merion’s ice hockey team, playing both offense and defense ... Team MVP in 2012 and Offensive MVP in 2010.

Personal: Daughter of Geraldine and Grant Liu ... Enjoys watching movies ... Majoring in kinesiology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

  • 2013-14Sophomore

  • 2014-15Junior

  • 2015-16Senior