HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. – The No. 13 Washington and Lee women's golf team tied for third place at the NCAA DIII Women's Fall Preview. Sophomore
An Shelmire (Dallas, Texas / Highland Park) claimed her first collegiate individual scoring title in a national field of 95 women on Monday afternoon.
Shelmire, who started the final round in seventh place, carded rounds of 75 and 71 to finish at 2-over par 146 following two rounds on the El Campeon Golf Course in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. She notched five birdies and registered 24 pars during the preview and was the top-performer in par three scoring (2.75 average, -2). Shelmire's one-under 71 in round two ted for the second lowest 18 holes in the tournament.
The Generals, tied for fifth place after the first day of competition, shot 309 on day one alongside No. 4 Carnegie Mellon. Over the course of day two, the Blue and White climbed up two positions and recorded a collective 309-309—615 (+39). The No. 7 University of Redlands (306-299—605 +29) squad took home the team title and No. 20 University of Texas at Dallas (304-309—613 +37) claimed the runner-up position.
The preview field featured eight programs in the Division III Mizuno Women's Golf Coaches' Association Preseason Poll and five additional teams who received votes outside of the top-25.
Marcella Mercer (Bigfork, Montana / Flathead) was among the top-20 finishers with a score of 77-75—152 (+8), tying for 11th place. The sophomore recorded a team-best six birdies and bested the field in par-5 scoring (4.63 average, -3).
Washington and Lee returns to the tee box in Montgomery, Ala. next weekend for the MCC Intercollegiate hosted by Huntingdon College on Saturday, September 24 through Monday the 26th.
