The Panther pose with the runner-up trophy.
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Following a neck-and-neck third round on Sunday, the #10 Middlebury women’s golf team finished with an overall tally of 902 to secure runner-up laurels at the NESCAC Championship. The fifth-ranked Mammoths took the team title with a combined score of 901, while #4 Williams finished third at 903.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Location: Taconic Golf Club (Williamstown, Mass.)
Host School: Williams
Weather: Cloudy, 48
Par: 71
Yards: 5,826
Place: 1st
Teams Competing: Eight
HIGHLIGHTS
Season Wei battled with Amherst’s Mekhala Costello throughout the weekend, ultimately missing medalist honors by one stroke with a three-round score of 220. She posted a trio of birdies and shot a 76.
Logging Sunday’s top individual effort was Morgan Lee, who shot a 74 to secure third on the leaderboard (222). She posted birdies on the sixth and 16th holes during the final 18 holes.
Ella Han earned a share of 12th place with Wesleyan’s Kayla Howell at 229. She birdied on her first green of the day en route to a 79.
Julia Hua finished right behind Han in 14th with an overall score of 231. The Panther shot a 77 over the 54-hole tournament.
Teegan Duffy posted an 81 across the weekend’s final 18 holes to split 26th place alongside Hamilton’s Keira Joshi (243).
NOTES
Wei’s individual second-place showing marks the highest finish for a Panther since Chloe Levins ’20 took first in the 2018-19 installment.
Lee established a new career three-round low, shaving three strokes off her prior mark of 225.
Three shots separated the top three teams, marking the narrowest margin atop the leaderboard since the league event was adopted during the 2015-16 season.
Middlebury awaits its NCAA Championship fate when the field is announced via press release on Monday, May 11.