MILFORD, Conn. – Fairfield University Women's Golf finished third of eight teams at the SHU Fall Classic at Great River Golf Club this week in Milford.
Victoria Giang and
Sofia Nogalo set the pace for the Stags, both finishing in the individual top 10 of the 54-hole event.
The Stags wrapped up the tournament comfortably in third place with a 942 – finishing 19 strokes ahead of fourth-place New Haven. Fairfield also defeated Providence, Bryant, Hofstra, and Siena on the team ledger.
Brown clipped the Stags by six strokes for second place with a 936. Tournament host Sacred Heart won the event, riding the only sub-300 round of the week with a 295 in the second round to an overall 922 and a 14-stroke victory.
Individually, Giang carded a 230 to tie for fourth place – four shots off the lead. Nogalo was one stroke behind her teammate with a 231. Her opening-round 75 was the best by a Stag for the tournament.
Addie Chang (17th),
Ainhoa Jauregi (22nd),
Sophia DeSantis (T-23rd), and Nic Silow (T-27th) also finished in the top half of the 56 finishers.
Maite Cantu from Sacred Heart was the individual medalist with a 226, besting Siena's Emily Rensch by two strokes.
Fairfield Women's Golf returns to the course on Oct. 12-13 at The Farms Country Club in Wallingford for the Quinnipiac Classic.
