March 31, 2009

Team and Top 20 Individual Results in PDF Format

Complete Individual Results in PDF Format

Third Round Statistics in PDF Format

BEALLSVILLE, Md. - Nova Southeastern placed three individuals among the top-10 overall and the Sharks cruised to the team title with a 54-hole score of 52-over par 916 at the Hoya Women's Golf Invitational, hosted by Georgetown University at The Members Club at Four Streams.

Nova Southeastern, the No. 1 team in the country at the Division II level, posted a first round score of 10-over par 298 on Monday and capped off the tournament with a 20-over par 308 on Tuesday afternoon, finishing 25 strokes ahead of Princeton, second at 77-over par 941. The College of William & Mary placed third at 86-over par 950, followed by Rollins College in fourth at 88-over par 952 and host Georgetown was fifth at 102-over par 966.

Maria Garcia Austt of Nova Southeastern took home medalist honors as she led from start to finish. Garcia Austt fired an opening round 2-under par 70 during windy and cold conditions on Monday and held on to top the field of 77 golfers with a 7-over par 223. She finished one stroke ahead of Joanna Coe of Rollins (8-over par 224), who tied for the tournament best with a 2-under par 70 in Tuesday's third round.

The Sharks put three individuals among the top-10 and four among the top-15. Sandra Changkija finished in third place at 9-over par 225, while Nicole Whitmore tied for sixth place at 16-over par 232 and Taylor Collins tied for 11th place at 20-over par 236.

Georgetown was led by senior Chelsea Curtis (Mashpee, Mass./Cape Cod Academy), who tied for sixth place at 16-over par 232. Curtis shot a 3-over par 75 in the final round.

Classmate Carly Hunt (Easton, Pa./Conestoga), who was tied for 51st place entering Tuesday's round, carded a 2-over par 74 and moved into a tie for 21st place at 25-over par 241.

Freshmen Eunae Jo (Ridgewood, NJ./Ridgewood) tied for 30th place at 30-over par 246, freshman Joan Dulieu (Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich Academy) tied for 43rd place at 36-over par 252 and sophomore Robyn English (Warwick, R.I./St. Mary Academy) finished in 48th place at 38-over par 254.

The Members Club at Four Streams became the new home for the Hoya men's and women's golf programs during the 2006-07 school year. An exclusive, member-owned private club located north of Potomac, Md., Members Club at Four Streams features greens, tees and fairways with a new bent-grass that will ensure superb playing conditions year-round, and the course is set on rolling land with visual drama from many vantage points. Members club at Four Streams also features a world-class practice complex.

Team Scores - Par 864 - 6,127 yards
1. Nova Southeastern (298-310-308=916, +52);
2. Princeton (317-312-312=941, +77);
3. William & Mary (323-320-307=950, +86);
4. Rollins College (326-320-306=952, +88);
5. Georgetown (335-323-308=966, +102);
6. Columbia (339-324-308=971, +107);
7. Richmond (337-315-322=974, +110);
8. Penn (329-323-323=975, +111)
9. St. John's (334-325-326=985, +121);
10. Lehigh (334-337-327=998, +134);
11. Rutgers (350-338-319=1007, +143);
12. Boston College (337-345-328=1010, +146);
13. Hartford (352-354-335=1041, +177);
13. Siena (352-349-340=1041, +177);
15. Sacred Heart (362-354-352=1068, +204).

Top Five Individuals - Par 216
1. Maria Garcia Austt, Nova Southeastern (70-74-79=223, +7);
2. Joanna Coe, Rollins College (79-75-70=224, +8);
3. Sandra Changkija, Nova Southeastern (73-77-75=225, +9);
T4. Caroline Sweet, William & Mary (78-79-74=231, +15);
T4. Kate Scarpetta, Princeton (76-77-78=231, +15);
T6. Chelsea Curtis, Georgetown (80-77-75=232, +16);
T6. Nicole Whitmore, Nova Southeastern (78-79-75=232, +16);
8. Susannah Aboff, Princeton (81-76-76=233, +17);
T9. Christina Gray, Richmond (77-78-79=234, +18);
T9. Marlowe Boukis, Princeton (79-76-79=234, +18).