WEST POINT, Miss. – Old Dominion women's golf turned in a 10-over par round of 298 on the final day of The Ally to finish in fifth place Tuesday at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Mississippi.
"We played well this tournament," said head coach Mallory Kane. "Old Waverly is a demanding course and the wind and colder temperatures made it very hard. We would have liked to have finished a little higher up on the leaderboard, but we definitely showed what are capable of doing."
The Monarchs opened the tournament with a combined 298 on Monday morning, followed by a 16-over 304 on Monday afternoon. ODU's 54-hole total of 900 (+34) was one stroke behind Alabama, who carded an 899 (+34) to grab fourth place. Ole Miss finished atop the team leaderboard with a three-over 867, Southern Miss came in second with a five-over 869, and the host Bulldogs were third at 22-over 886.
Ole Miss' Andrea Lignell was the individual champion after shooting a three-under par 213. SMU's Ellie Szeryk was the runner-up with a one-under 215, and JMU's Kendall Turner and Ole Miss' Ellen Hume tied for third with even scores of 216.
Lucia Gonzalez turned in ODU's best round on Tuesday, a two-under 70 for her final trip around the course. The freshman from Monterrey, Mexico ended up tied for 13th and five-over par with a 221. Leah Onosato was next for the Monarchs as her nine-over 225 tied her for 20th. Federica Torre was two strokes behind her and tied for 27th at 227, Minami Kudo tied for 19th at 235, and Klara Wildaber posted a 238 to tie for 22nd.
Gonzalez finished tied for second in par-5 scoring with a 4.75 average and was also tied for fourth in par-3 scoring with an average of 2.92. Onosato led the team with 11 birdies, Wildhaber and Gonzalez both had eight, and Gonzalez made a team-high 35 putts for par.
"The last day of competition in the fall is always bittersweet," continued Kane. "We are looking forward to some rest but will certainly miss tournament golf in the coming months. We showed a lot of promise this fall and we do feel like this is a special team. They are very capable of playing great golf and with some dedicated work this off season, we will be ready for a successful spring."
Team Results
1. Ole Miss (292-287-288 – 867) +3
2. SMU (282-291-296 – 869) +5
3. Mississippi State (303-288-295 – 886) +22
4. Alabama (307-298-294 – 899) +35
5. Old Dominion (298-304-298 – 900) +36
6. Illinois (295-307-303 – 905) +41
7. Missouri (308-300-299 – 907) +43
8. James Madison (306-309-294 – 909) +45
9. Indiana (309-294-307 – 910) +46
10. Chattanooga (307-298-316 – 921) +57
11. Mercer (310-312-317 – 939) +75
ODU Lineup
T13. Lucia Gonzalez (74-77-70 – 221) +5
T20. Leah Onosato (75-73-77 – 225) +9
T27. Federica Torre (73-75-79 – 227) +11
T46. Minami Kudo (82-79-74 – 235) +19
T53. Klara Wildhaber (76-85-77 – 238) +22
Women’s Golf Takes Fifth Place at The Ally
