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Finish: 1st Place – FULL RESULTS
Location: Lady Bison Spring Invitational at Hawkstone CC in Gainesville, Fla.
Short Story: The University at Albany women’s golf team is coming home victorious after finishing in first place at the 2026 Lady Bison Spring Invitational. The event, hosted by Howard University at the Hawkstone Country Club in Gainesville, Fla., spanned three rounds over two days.
The Great Danes finished with a team score of +38 after rounds of +11, +11, and +16. UAlbany’s score was 18 strokes better than that of second-place Youngstown State, and 20 strokes better than that of third-place Howard.
Thantita Aungsuseewong led the way, finishing in first place overall at +2 after shooting rounds of -1, E, and +3. Mia Cepeda finished just behind in a tie for second place after shooting +6 (+4, E, +2). Callie Taylor shot +16 (+4, +8, +4) for a ninth-place finish, while freshmen Jasmine Furstenburg (+19) and Diane Becassis (+21) rounded out UAlbany’s lineup with 17th and T-18th place finishes.
Head Coach Colleen Cashman: “What a tournament! When I added this event to our schedule, I was looking for an event that would most resemble our conference championship. I think we found it – and we killed it! I’m super proud of the entire team this week. We set out to make lots of pars and not get fancy. We definitely played some impressive, consistent golf, and it paid off. Prime was a true leader this week. She was unflappable for 54 holes and played some of the best golf she has ever played this week. As far as the team goes, every player’s score counted at least once, so this was a true team effort. Going into this event, we had picked our lineup based on fall results, and this week was our two freshmen’s time to shine. I would say we picked correctly. I’m very proud of each of these players this week. Ultimately, for two weeks in a row now, it solidifies that our winter practices are paying off!”
Final Results
Thantita Aungsuseewong
Round 1: 70 (-1)
Round 2: 71 (E)
Round 3: 74 (+3)
Overall: +2
Place: 1st
Mia Cepeda
Round 1: 75 (+4)
Round 2: 71 (E)
Round 3: 73 (+2)
Overall: +6
Place: T-2nd
Callie Taylor
Round 1: 75 (+4)
Round 2: 79 (+8)
Round3: 75 (+4)
Overall: +16
Place: 9th
Jasmine Furstenburg
Round 1: 75 (+4)
Round 2: 78 (+7)
Round 3: 79 (+8)
Overall: +19
Place: 17th
Diane Becassis
Round 1: 81 (+10)
Round 2: 75 (+4)
Round 3: 78 (+7)
Overall: +21
Place: T-18th
Next: The Great Danes don’t play again until the end of March when they travel to Bermuda for the Bermuda Triangle Collegiate. Keep up with all of the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany women’s golf by following the team on X, Instagram and Facebook.