WASHINGTON – Graduate student Megan Gormley held on to the top Hoya spot following the final round at the 2024 Cougar Classic, hosted by College of Charleston, but it was fellow captain Georgia Ruffolo who turned in the low score for the final round of the tournament. Following 54 holes on the par-71, 6,269-yard course at Yeamans Hall Club in Charleston, South Carolina, the Hoyas finished 17th in a stacked field that included four teams ranked among the top 25 and three receiving votes in the most recent Division I Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Gormley closed the 54-hole tournament at 10-over 223 (75-73-75) to tie for 57th. Gormley tallied a trio of birdies in the final round, totaling a squad-best nine (3/round) for the tournament. For the day, she managed eight pars for a three-round total of 27 (8/11/8).
• Ruffolo closed the three-round tournament with her best round, shooting a 2-over 73 for a 14-over 227 (76-78-73), enough to tie for 72nd overall. She matched Gormley's three birdies in the final round for seven total (1/3/3) while also adding 10 pars on the day for 29 over all three rounds (12/7/10).
• Charlotte Hillary managed a 19-over 232 (78-75-79) over the two days in the Lowcountry. She tallied one birdie on Tuesday, totaling five over two days (2/2/1) while chipping in nine pars in the final round for 26 total (7/10/9).
• Gabriella Eifrig closed her first collegiate tournament at 21-over 234 (75-79-80) following three rounds of play. The freshman totaled two birdies over all three rounds (1/1/0) and added 11 pars in the final round for a total of 32 (11/10/11).
• Rounding out the Hoya squad was Catherine Qiu, who placed 93rd at 33-over 246 (82-86-78). Qiu totaled three birdies over two days (1/0/2) while chipping in 10 pars on Tuesday, recording her best round of the tournament. She totaled 26 pars (8/8/10) for the three rounds.

 
COUGAR CLASSIC - FINAL RESULTS
1. No. 6 Auburn (-5, 286-278-283=847); 2. No. 13 LSU (-4, 286-279-283=848); 3. Virginia Tech (+7, 289-283-287=859); T4. Miami (+13, 290-286-289=865) / Boston College (+13, 294-285-286=865) / No. 22 Florida (+13, 288-291-286=865) / RV SMU (+13, 292-291-282=865); 8. RV Georgia (+15, 284-292-291=867); T9. Tennessee (+16, 295-287-286=868) / Maryland (+16, 294-282-292=868); 11. No. 21 Ole Miss (+17, 292-286-291=869); 12. College of Charleston (+21, 288-288-297=873); 13. Furman (+25, 290-289-298=877); 14. NC State (+29, 294-292-295=881); 15. RV Georgia Southern (+30, 298-285-299=882); 16. Penn State (+35, 298-296-293=887); 17. Georgetown (+62, 304-305-305=914)