The #10 Middlebury women's golf team concluded the four-day NCAA Championship on Friday, shooting a 303 during the final round to finish with a 72-hole tally of 1,196 and claim ninth place. Top-ranked Emory took first with 1,154 strokes, while #2 Carnegie Mellon (1,161) and #3 New York University (1,166) rounded out the top three.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

• Location: Desert Willow Golf Resort (Palm Desert, Calif.)
• Host School: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
• Weather: Sunny, 94
• Par: 72
• Yards: 5,830
• Teams Competing: 15

HIGHLIGHTS

• Ella Han finished fifth on the individual leaderboard after five birdies and a fourth-round score of 72. She concludes the national event as one of two golfers in the field with scores of 72 or lower in each of her four rounds, highlighted by a two-under finish (70) on Wednesday. She logged a career-best 286 over the four-day invite.
• Securing a tie with three other golfers in 36th place was Season Wei. She climbed eight spots by shooting a 71 on Friday, matching par or under on the first 16 holes and in 17 of 18 opportunities.
• Julia Hua split 43rd with CMS's Christine Yu and Amherst's Renna Chang. Her best round of the week came on Tuesday when she finished with an even-par 72.
• Finalizing the scorers was Elizabeth Whalen at 310. She shared 59th place with three of her counterparts and logged a career-best 75 during the opening round.
• Cailyn Park shaved five strokes from Thursday's tally to finish with a four-day line of 344. She registered a pair of birdies during the final 18 holes.

NOTES

• Han improved her career four-round low by 13 strokes. She becomes the highest individual finisher at the NCAA Championship in program history.
• Wei tied her single-round record on Friday.
• Han, Hua and Wei each fired scores in the 70s across each of their four rounds.
• Middlebury tallied 12 birdies during the final round.
• Over the tournament, the Panthers logged program lows in total score (+44) and strokes (1,196) in NCAA play.

The Panthers claimed a runner-up finish at the NESCAC Championship and appeared on the national stage as a team for the sixth time.