The New York University women's golf team finished second at the NCAA Fall Preview at Kingsmill on Tuesday, October 20, at Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, VA.
NYU completed the 36-hole tournament with a two-round score of 599 (+23), following Monday's opening-round 299 (+11) with a 300 (+12) in the final round. The Violets finished second out of 15 teams, five strokes behind champion Emory, which posted a 594 (+18).
"We put together a solid second-place finish," said Head Coach
Brad Johnson. "We need to work on our approach irons and putting."
Carnegie Mellon finished third at 601 (+25), two strokes behind NYU. The Violets had entered Tuesday tied for the team lead after Round One.
Inha Jun led NYU individually, finishing sixth in the 75-player field with a two-round score of 148 (+4). Jun followed an even-par 72 in the opening round with a 76 (+4) on Tuesday.
Jiayi Fu gave the Violets a second top-10 finisher, tying for seventh at 150 (+6) after consecutive rounds of 74 and 76.
Sonia Hao and
Elisa Xue tied for 16th at 153 (+9). Hao posted rounds of 75 and 78, while Xue followed an opening-round 78 with a 75 in the final round.
Jiarui Li tied for 21st at 154 (+10), improving by eight strokes from her opening-round 81 to a one-over-par 73 on Tuesday, NYU's lowest score of the final round.
"We're looking forward to proving that we're the top team this spring," continued Johnson.
NYU wraps up the fall season ranked second in the country. The Violets will return to action next March.