The Panther pose with the runner-up trophy.
Following a neck-and-neck third round on Sunday, the #10 Middlebury women's golf team finished with an overall tally of 902 to secure runner-up laurels at the NESCAC Championship. The fifth-ranked Mammoths took the team title with a combined score of 901, while #4 Williams finished third at 903.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
- Location: Taconic Golf Club (Williamstown, Mass.)
- Host School: Williams
- Weather: Cloudy, 48
- Par: 71
- Yards: 5,826
- Place: 1st
- Teams Competing: Eight
HIGHLIGHTS
- Season Wei battled with Amherst's Mekhala Costello throughout the weekend, ultimately missing medalist honors by one stroke with a three-round score of 220. She posted a trio of birdies and shot a 76.
- Logging Sunday's top individual effort was Morgan Lee, who shot a 74 to secure third on the leaderboard (222). She posted birdies on the sixth and 16th holes during the final 18 holes.
- Ella Han earned a share of 12th place with Wesleyan's Kayla Howell at 229. She birdied on her first green of the day en route to a 79.
- Julia Hua finished right behind Han in 14th with an overall score of 231. The Panther shot a 77 over the 54-hole tournament.
- Teegan Duffy posted an 81 across the weekend's final 18 holes to split 26th place alongside Hamilton's Keira Joshi (243).
NOTES
- Wei's individual second-place showing marks the highest finish for a Panther since Chloe Levins '20 took first in the 2018-19 installment.
- Lee established a new career three-round low, shaving three strokes off her prior mark of 225.
- Three shots separated the top three teams, marking the narrowest margin atop the leaderboard since the league event was adopted during the 2015-16 season.
Middlebury awaits its NCAA Championship fate when the field is announced via press release on Monday, May 11.