Women’s Golf Improves to 11th in Final Round of Nittany Lion

Siford is top Tribe Finisher

09/24/06 9:55PM

STATE COLLEGE, PA - William and Mary’s women’s golf team used solid team play on Sunday to squeeze past St. Francis and into 11th place in the final standings at the Nittany Lion Invitational. Host Penn State claimed a ten-stroke victory over runners-up Yale and Washington, and Penn State senior Evelyn Paik held on to her day two lead to claim the individual medal.

Junior Kara Siford (Manassas, VA) closed with a round of 85 to lead the Tribe in a tie for 49th place, two strokes ahead of freshman Robyn English (Warwick, RI), who fired an 82 and improved between every round. Sophomore Ellie Costello (Wilmette, IL) hit a very respectable 86 strokes to stand alone in 64th. Newcomers Brielle Paolini (Virginia Beach, VA) and Morgan Stepanek (Guilford, CT) rounded out the College’s team effort with 266 and 271 strokes, respectively. Senior Melissa DePuy (Naples, FL) posted her best round of the tournament, an 88, to finish in 70th place as an individual.

The team’s next scheduled action comes in two weeks, when the Tribe will host the ECAC Division I Championships at Kiskiack on October 7-8.

Nittany Lion Invitational
Par-72, 6,300 yards

Top Five Teams
School Score To-Par
1. Penn State 927 +63
T2. Washington 937 +73
T2. Yale 937 +73
T4. UNC Greensboro 965 +101
T4. Rollins 965 +101
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11. WILLIAM AND MARY 1029 +145

Top Five Individuals
Player (School) Score To-Par
1. Evelyn Paik (PSU) 224 +8
2. Lindsay Hong (YALE) 229 +13
3. Ellie Brophy (YALE) 232 +16
T4. Amber Prange (WASH) 233 +17
T4. Amy Wang (WASH) 233 +17

W&M Individuals
Player Score To-Par
T49. Kara Siford 253 +37
T54. Robyn English 255 +39
64. Ellie Costello 261 +45
T67. Brielle Paolini 266 +50
70. Melissa DePuy 269 +53 *
71. Morgan Stepanek 271 +55
* Competing as an individual