SUFFERN, N.Y. - It was another solid day for the Mount Holyoke College golf team, which posted a second place finish at the season-opening NYU Invitational on Sunday. The event, which was hosted at the Spook Rock Golf Course in Suffern, N.Y., saw the Lyons post a combined total of 639, including a day two total of 318. The host Violets posted the team victory with 620 points.
Leading the Lyons this weekend was senior captain Madi Mendiola (San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo), who finished sixth overall with a combined score of 155. She shot a 78 on day one and posted a 77 during second round action. Sophomore Heeamin Lee (Chestnut Hill, Mass./Brookline) was 12th with a score of 159 (79-80), while classmate June Conti (Amenia, N.Y./Miss Porter's School) finished tied for 15th with a combined mark of 161 (81-80).
Sophomore Amanda Lee (Windsor, Conn./Ethel Walker School) also finished in the top-20, placing 18th overall with a score of 164 (83-81). Rounding out the team competition was sophomore Allison Shilling (New Caanan, Conn./Choate Rosemary Hall), who was 37th with a mark of 181 (88-93).
Also competing individually for the Lyons was sophomore Kelly McElreath (Oakland, Mich./Notre Dame Prep) and junior Katie Poulin (Scarborough, Maine/Catherine McAuley), who were 55th and 62nd, respectively with scores of 192 (96-96) and 224 (106-118).
Individually, Randolph-Macon College's Olivia Bowling finished first, posting a score of 142 (72-70). In team play, NYU won with a score of 620 (320-300), followed by Mount Holyoke with 639 (321-318), Middlebury with 641 (325-316), Randolph-Macon with 661 (333-328) and Amherst with 663 (331-332).
Mount Holyoke returns to the course next weekend when it hosts its annual MHC Invitational at The Orchards Golf Club. Action begins on Saturday and runs through Sunday.
Photo courtesy of RJB Sports Photography.
