CLARION, Pa. --Â Kutztown University women's golf held off a charge from PSAC foe Seton Hill to capture its fourth team title in five fall tournaments as the Golden Eagle Autumn Invitational wrapped up from Clarion Oaks Golf Club, Sunday.
The Maroon and Gold carried an 11-shot lead into the final round after shooting 33-over-par 321 on Saturday and while head coach
Glen McCartney's lineup didn't better that number in the second round, the buffer proved enough in a five-stroke victory.
Kutztown's four countable scorers were separated by just four shots on Sunday. Senior
Brooke Graham (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) led the way with a 9-over 81, backed by nine pars and a birdie on the par 4, 296-yard second.
Graham, the two-time defending PSAC Athlete of the Week, just missed out on her fourth straight medalist honor after Clarion's McKayla Kerle shot 2-over 74 in the final round to take the individual title by two shots. Graham came into the final round with a one-shot lead over teammate
Livia Andov (Pekanbaru, Indonesia/) and still hasn't finished outside the top two after completing the 36-hole tournament with a 159 (78-81).
Andov carded a final round 84 to finish tied for fifth with a 163 (79-84). The sophomore made birdie at No. 3, a 428-yard par 5, and added seven pars.
Abby McCaffrey (Leesport, Pa./Schuylkill Valley) provided a team-high two birdies in the second round to go along with six pars during her round of 83. McCaffrey's birdies came at No. 3 and No. 13, a par 3 playing at 158 yards. The first-year Golden Bear secured her fourth top 10 finish in five tournaments by tying for eighth at 164 (81-83).
Eva Moawad (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) had seven pars and shot 85 to place 11th overall at 168 (83-85).
Brooke Prindiville (Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Lake Zurich)Â recorded two pars and had a two-day total of 190 (88-102) to finish 34th in the 52-player field.
The Golden Bears shot 654 (321-333) to top nine opponents, six of which were from the PSAC. Seton Hill finished runner-up at 659 (332-327), with Millersville third (676), host Clarion fourth (680) and California (Pa.) fifth (693).
Kutztown will conclude the fall season with its home tournament at Moselem Springs Golf Club next Sunday and Monday, Oct. 4-5.
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