WASHINGTON – For the second-straight tournament, the Georgetown women's golf team walks away with a win - this time at the Princeton Invitational, a two-day tournament held at the Springdale Golf Course. Going into the day with a nine-stroke lead, the Hoyas held off the rest of the 12-team field, including a surging Dartmouth squad that went 9-under in the final round of the tournament. The Blue & Gray took the win with a 10-over 862 (283-293-286) on the par-71, 6,109-yard course in Princeton, New Jersey.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• A trio of Hoyas tied for fifth at 3-over 216 in Jiaying "Jasmine" Lai, Megan Gormley and Morgan Smith as the top GU finishers.
• Jiaying Lai went 3-over 216 (73-73-70) with a pair of birdies in the final round to go along with 15 pars.
• Megan Gormley's 3-over 216 (71-75-70) was fueled by her 1-under 70 in the final round with a quartet of birdies on the day, including closing on a pair of birdies on 17 and 18.
• Morgan Smith finished the two-day tournament at 3-over 216 (68-73-75) and managed a birdie on 16 to go along with 13 pars.
• Claire Chen, competing as an individual, went 7-over 220 (72-73-75) to finish in a tie for 13th place with 15 pars for the day.
• Georgia Ruffolo carded an 8-over 221 (71-76-74) to tie for 15th place. She managed three birdies on the day as well as 12 pars.
• Vilda Westh Blanc closed the tournament at 10-over 223 (79-72-72) to tie for 20th. She totaled three birdies on the day to go with 11 pars.
• Angela Lee, competing as an individual, tied for 24th at 11-over 224 (76-75-73). Starting on hole 9 in the shotgun start, Lee closed the tournament with a birdie on hole 7 and managed 14 pars on the day.

 
OF NOTE

• This is the second-straight tournament win for the Blue & Gray after winning the William & Mary Invitational on Tuesday, September 12.
• This is the fourth season in program history the Hoyas have won multiple tournaments (2017-18, 2014-15, 2005-06) and the first time in program history the Hoyas have won back-to-back tournaments.

 
2023 PRINCETON INVITATIONAL FINAL RESULTS

• 1. Georgetown (+10, 283-293-286=862); 2. Dartmouth (+14, 303-288-275=866); 3. Harvard (+25, 301-288-288=877); 4. Penn (+26, 297-288-293=878); 5. Princeton (+32, 287-300-297=884); 6. Boston University (+43, 296-301298=895); 7. Fairleigh Dickinson (+53, 307-291-307=905); 8. St. John's (+62, 304-315-295=914); 9. Albany (+65, 310-305-302=917); 10. Columbia (+66, 309-312-297=918); 11. Seton Hall (+71. 307-306-310=923); 12. Holy Cross (+98, 325-304-321=950)