GREENVILLE, N.C. – Bethune-Cookman Women's Golf scored a 16th place finish across the two-day, 54-hole Ironwood Invitational hosted by East Carolina at Ironwood Golf & Country Club. The Wildcats wrapped up play Tuesday afternoon in Greenville, North Carolina.
Bethune-Cookman received several impressive opening-round scores including back-to-back tournaments with an opening scorecard of 82 from sophomore
Meeya Marquez. The Los Angeles native finished 93rd on the final individual leaderboard with rounds of 82, 90 and 96, respectively. Her opening round 82 was the lowest for any Wildcats performer in the field.
Katie Robinson, a senior from American Canyon, California, led all Maroon and Gold players with a collective 251 scorecard across her three-round performance in delivering scores of 85, 81 and 85 for the tournament. Robinson, the reigning Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women's Golfer of the Week, would finish tied for 85th in the field with a plus-35 average.
Skylar Kew (86-84-88=258, +42) served as the second-lowest scorer for the Wildcats after dropping two strokes from her opening round in Monday's second leg of 36 holes played on the day. Kew finished the event placed 88th on the final leaderboard after firing a final round 88 on Tuesday.
Another senior for the Wildcats is
Kamary Leaf (91-85-89=265, +49) as she finished 92nd in the tournament field, respectfully. The Brownsburg, Indiana product lowered her opening round by six strokes as she turned in a second round 85 on Monday evening. She would conclude Tuesday's 18 holes firing an 89.
The final golfer for the Wildcats was junior
Jordan Davis (97-107-117), matching her single-low round for the 2024-25 campaign during Monday's opening 18 holes where the Tampa native carded a 97, respectfully. Davis fired a similar 97 in the second round of the Babs Steffens Invitational hosted by Stetson back in February. She added to her card each round afterwards, allowing her to finish the event 94th overall.
As a team, Bethune-Cookman (344-340-358=1042, +178) was 16th behind William & Mary.
Virginia Tech (294-289-292=875, +11), ranked in the top 50 in the latest polls, claimed the team tournament title besting host East Carolina by six strokes. Meanwhile, N.C. State's Marie Madsen (70-71-69=210, -6) earned the individual medalist award.
The Wildcats conclude the 2024-25 season at the SWAC Championships taking place April 14-15 in Birmingham, Alabama.
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