WASHINGTON – After the final day of play at the Lady Bison Invitational in Gainesville, Florida, the Georgetown University women's golf team successfully defended its team title from last spring. The two-day tournament, hosted by Howard University, was played on the par-71, 5,990-yard course at Hawkstone Country Club and a trio of Hoyas took the top spots including
Georgia Ruffolo winning the individual title, her first collegiate tournament win.
ON THE RECORD
"I am proud of our team for winning the third event this year and defending our title at the Lady Bison. We rallied this weekend to achieve our goal as a team and are excited to get down to Briar's Creek this weekend." - Head Coach
Kate Schanuel
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Georgia Ruffolo won her first collegiate tournament with an even 213 (74-68-71). Her 3-under 68 in the second round was the best of the tournament for the Hoyas and she closed on an even 71 in the final round fueled by a pair of birdies and 14 pars.
- Morgan Smith finished second in the tournament with a 3-over 216 (73-70-73). Her final round saw the freshman tally one birdie and 14 pars.
- Megan Gormley took third place at 6-over 219 (74-75-70). Tallying a 1-under 70 in the final round, the senior used a trio of birdies to go along with 14 pars to take third place.
- Claire Chen tied for seventh place with a three-day score of 13-over 226 (79-71-76). The freshman managed a trio of birdies on the day and tallied nine pars.
- Juliette Riot moved up nine spots to finish 28th overall at 23-over 236 (81-80-75). Her 4-over 75 on the final day was her best round as she tallied a pair of birdies to go along with 11 pars.
OF NOTE
- This is the third tournament win of the year for the Blue & Gray. GU's record for tournament wins in a season is five and that was during the 2017-18 season.
- It marks the first individual title of the season for the Hoyas.
LADY BISON INVITATIONAL - FINAL TEAM RESULTS
1. Georgetown (+21; 300-284-289=873); 2. Howard (+44; 294-294-308=896); 3. Creighton (+69; 305-312-304=921); 4. Youngstown State (+72; 311-301-312=924); 5. North Carolina Central (+76; 302-314-312=928); 6. Queens University of Charlotte (+77; 310-315-297=929); 6. Omaha (+86; 316-310-312=938); 8. Merrimack (+104; 324-317-310=956); 9. Bethune-Cookman (+112; 323-322-319=964); 10. St. Francis (Pa.) (+139; 344-324-323=991); 11. Holy Cross (+148; 341-336-323=1000); 12. Maryland Eastern Shore (+211; 351-354-354=1063)
UP NEXT
Georgetown heads to Johns Island, South Carolina to compete at the Briar's Creek Invitational on March 11-12. The tournament features three scheduled rounds held at the Golf Club at Briar's Creek.
