WILLIAMSBURG, VA – Toledo broke a school record on Tuesday by capturing its fifth tournament crown of the season with an eight-stroke victory at the Kingsmill Intercollegiate hosted by the College of William & Mary. The tourney was held on the par-72, 6,043-yard River Course at the Kingsmill Resort.
"The conditions were really tough today with the wind and pin placements and I was really proud of how we held on for the victory," Head Coach
Nicole Hollingsworth said. "We received contributions from everyone throughout the tournament, and that's what you need to be successful."
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The Rockets shot 44-over par 908 (304-296-308) to outdistance second-place Penn's 54-hole total of 52-over par 916 (309-305-302). Host William & Mary finished third at 59-over par 923 (305-310-308).
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Senior
Sathika Ruenreong led the Rockets by earning medalist honors for the fourth time in her collegiate career. She edged the Tribe's Alessandra Liu (72-71-75=218) by finishing one stroke in front at one-over par 217 (71-73-73). Freshman
Natcha Daengpiem joined Ruenreong in the Top Five with a season-best fourth-place showing at eight-over par 224 (75-74-75).
"Sathika's play was phenomenal and it was really fun to watch her attack the golf course," Hollingsworth said. "She's had a tremendous career and it's great to see her finishing strong."
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Senior
Manisa Isavas tied for 17
th place at 15-over par 231 (77-73-81), freshman
Caitriona Griffin tied for 45
th place at 25-over par 241 (82-80-79) and freshman
Pimchanok Kawil tied for 59
th place at 27-over par 243 (81-76-86).
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Sophomore
Napaphan Phongpaiboon competed as an individual and was tied for 29
th place entering today's action but was forced to withdraw.
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TEAM STANDINGS1. Toledo 304-296-308=908 ( 44); 2. Penn 309-305-302=916 ( 52); 3. William & Mary 305-310-308=923 ( 59); 4. Boston Univ. 304-301-320=925 ( 59); 5. Delaware 304-309-326=939 ( 75); 6. Towson 307-312-321=940 ( 76); 7. Bethune-Cookman 309-309-324=942 ( 78); 8. Longwood 310-312-321=943 ( 79); 9. Richmond 306-318-320=944 ( 80); T10. Eastern Michigan 318-315-317=950 ( 86); T10. Fairleigh Dickinson 310-313-327=950 ( 86); 12. Northern Illinois 311-318-325=954 ( 90);Â 13. St. Francis (PA) 318-320-317=955 ( 91); 14. Lehigh 320-318-329=967 ( 103); 15. Wagner 309-323-336=968 ( 104); 16. Sacred Heart 327-319-328=974 ( 110); T17. Navy 324-313-346=983 ( 119); T17. Radford 312-326-345=983 ( 119); 19. St. John's 327-329-347=1003 ( 139)
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TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Sathika Ruenreong (UT) 71-73-73=217 ( 1); 2. Alessandra Liu (W&M) 72-71-75=218 ( 2); 3. Anna Kim (SJU) 74-75-74=223 ( 7);
4. Natcha Daengpiem (UT) 75-74-75=224 ( 8); 5. Isabella Rahm (Penn) 77-76-73=226 ( 10)
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TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS1.
Sathika Ruenreong 71-73-73=217 ( 1); 4.
Natcha Daengpiem 75-74-75=224 ( 8); T17.
Manisa Isavas 77-73-81=231 ( 15); T45.
Caitriona Griffin 82-80-79=241 ( 25); T59.
Pimchanok Kawil 81-76-86=243 ( 27); IND-T29. Napapham Phongpaiboon 78-77-WD=155 ( 11).
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