RESULTS
DORSET FIELD, Vt. – Led by all-tournament team performances from
Jacquelyn Stiles,
Yiting Pan and
Prakruthi Sastry, the Merrimack College women's golf team dominated the field the past two days at the Stonehill Invitational at Dorset Field Club and claimed a 52-shot team victory.
The Warriors jumped out to a 32-shot lead in the opening round Sunday, thanks to a dazzling +2 round of 72 from Stiles that put her alone in second place in the tournament. She had six birdies during the round, including back-to-back ones to start the day and four in her first seven holes. Pan was just two shots off Stiles' pace Sunday thanks to a 74 that included a final 11 holes where she played to one under par.
(L-R) Sastry, Stiles and Pan with
their all-tournament team awards.
Sastry showed tons of resiliency Monday to climb into the individual top-5. After an opening round 79, she fought through wet conditions in the second day to card an 80, which bumped her up a couple spots into fifth place to claim the all-tournament team honor.
Merrimack had a final day total of 313 to finish at 614. At a final team mark of +54, the Warriors nearly defeated second place Assumption (+106) by double the amount they were over par.
The Basics
Top Finisher: Jacquelyn Stiles (72 and 75/+7 | 2nd)
Location: Dorset Field Club / Dorset Field, Vt.
Course Info: Par 70 | 5,601 Yards
How It Happened
- Alexandra Tomasso also fought through the rain Monday for a solid finish. She put up matching cards of 81 during the tournament to jump up five spots on the leaderboard Monday to narrowly miss out on a top-5 slot.
- Ava Minisolo put together her best collegiate round Sunday with a 76 that included a birdie and 11 pars. She ended in a tie for eighth overall after an 87 to close the tournament.
- Charlotte Cute played as an individual and shined. She had rounds of 80 and 83 to finish in a tie with Minisolo for eighth.
- Also counted as an individual, Caitlin White ended in a tie for 26th overall. She did have the lone eagle of the tournament for the Warriors when she drove the green on the 303-yard ninth hole, then made her putt for a two.
Up Next
Merrimack starts to wind down the fall season at the Quinnipiac Classic Oct. 11-12 at The Farms Country Club in Wallingford, Conn.
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