HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.—Three Lions—senior
Alexis Florio, junior
Annie Sun, and senior
Jennifer Wang—finished among the top-10 individuals and Columbia's A team took third place after 18 holes at the St. John's Invitational Monday at Saint Andrews Golf Club. Tuesday's second round was canceled due to inclement weather. Final stats are available on
Golfstat.
The Columbia A team combined to shoot a 19-over-par 303, while Columbia's B Team is in ninth place at 43-over-par 327. All nine Lions are competing in the event. Quinnipiac ended the day in first place at two-over-par 286, and Albany is in second at 16-over-par 300, followed by the Columbia A team.
Florio and Wang led Columbia's A team. Florio finished the first day in fifth place after shooting a two-over-par 73. She shot a 34 on the back nine after firing a birdie and eight pars. Wang is in eighth place at three-over-par 74 with two birdies. First-year
Taylor Zeng ended the day in 21
st place with a six-over-par 77, first-year
Paige Harrison is in 28
th place at eight-over-par 79, and sophomore
Allison Paik is in 40
th at 11-over-par 82.
As part of Columbia's B team, Sun is currently in eighth place with a three-over-par 74. She finished with a 34 on the back-nine. Rounding out the Lions scorers are sophomore
Anne Walsh, who is in 28
th place with an eight-over-par 79, junior
Christine Shao, who is in 45
th place at 12-over-par 83, and senior
Marlene Tartaro, who is in 57
th place at 20-over-par 91.
Players representing 10 teams competed in the event including host St. John's, Seton Hall, Quinnipiac, Columbia A, Columbia B, Rutgers, Yale, Sacred Heart, Hartford, and LIU.
Saint Andrew's Golf Club is a par-71, 5,811-yard golf course. The event marks Columbia's final event of the fall season.