The Virginia Tech women’s golf team tied for third with Louisville and San Jose State on Tuesday at the Minnesota Invitational. The two-day event was played at the par 72, 6,297-yard Prestwick Golf Club in Woodbury Minn., on Monday and Tuesday.
The tournament was originally scheduled for 54 holes, but due to three weather delays involving lightning on Monday, the event was shortened to 36 holes. The 15 teams were taken off the course during the second round on Monday afternoon and returned Tuesday to complete the second round.
Emily Mahar, a junior from Brisbane, Australia, led the Hokies. She finished 11th at even-par 144 after rounds of 71 and 73. She was nine strokes behind medalist Caterina Don of Georgia.
Alyssa Montgomery, a freshman from Knoxville, Tennessee, tied for 17th at 146 and Jessica Spicer, a senior from Bahama, North Carolina, tied for 25th at 147. Nora Wrenger, a redshirt freshman from Munich, Germany, tied for 46th at 151 and Becca DiNunzio, a freshman from Norfolk, Va., finished tied for 63rd at 154. Montgomery, DiNunzio and Wrenger all made their collegiate debuts in the tournament.
Kentucky won the team title with a 1-over 577, three strokes ahead of East Carolina and five strokes ahead of the Hokies, Cardinals and Spartans. Oklahoma and Georgia tied for sixth at 585, San Francisco was eighth at 586, Miami was ninth at 588 and Notre Dame was 10th at 594. Host Minnesota was 11th at 595, UTSA was 12th at 600, Long Beach State was 13th at 603, Missouri was 14th at 605 and Kansas was 15th at 606.
The Hokies return to action on Oct. 4-6, as they travel to the Tidewater area to compete in the Princess Anne Invitational. The three-day event is hosted by Old Dominion and is played at the Princess Anne Country Club in Virginia Beach.
The Radford University women’s golf team concluded the William & Mary Fall Invitational in second place, their best fall season opener since the 2010-11 season, just behind tournament winner Boston University. Along with the best finish since the 2010-11 season, the Highlanders broke the school record for a 54-hole finish with a team score of 904.
The Highlanders had several student-athletes finish in the top 20 with freshman Jayde Dudley leading the way, finishing in a four-way tie for fourth.
Junior Sidney Walker rounded out the top10, finishing with an even par-72. Sophomore Natalie Welsh found her footing on the final day, playing her best round yet at 71.
Beatriz Mosquera Quintas and Riko Nagai also helped aid in the success for Radford.
As a team the Highlanders’ 904 score was just three strokes shy of Boston University. Walker led all with 11 birdies, with teammate Dudley following closing behind with nine of her own. Welsh and Quintas joined in posting seven birdies each.