HARRISONBURG, VA- The Chowan University women's golf team finished in second place at the Bridgewater Invitational on Sunday afternoon.  The Hawks posted a team score of 329, a four shot improvement from their first day score (333) to earn a second place finish out of eight competing teams.  Bridgewater College took home first place team honors with a two-day score of 620.  The Hawks finished with a two-day team score of 662, just two strokes ahead of Eastern University which posted a 664.

Christina Herbert earned individual medalist honors with a two-day score of 145.  She carded a 74 in the opening round and shot a 71 on Sunday. 

Inecia Rolle paced the Hawks with a second round score of 76 after posting a 78 in the first round of competition.  Rolle ended the tournament in a four-way tie for third place and earned All-Tournament honors for the Chowan Blue and White.  Virginia Lane carded an 80 in both the first and second round, which was good for a two-day score of 160 and 12^th place individual finish. 

Gaby Rivera-Garcia finished just three strokes behind Lane with a two-day score of 163.  After carding an 82 in the opening round, Rivera-Garcia bounced back to shoot an 81 in the final day of play and placed 15^th individually.  L'leah Laing finished in 30^th place in the 55 player field.  Laing posted a two-day score of 185 with a 93 on Saturday and 92 on Sunday. 

Chelsea Rose also competed for Chowan.  She shot a 118 on Saturday and followed-up with a score of 121 on Sunday. 

Randolph-Macon finished in fourth place with a two-day team score of 673.  Marymount (VA) posted a team score of 693, resulting in a fifth place team finish.  Greensboro followed in sixth place with a team score of 715 followed by Hollins University in seventh place (753), and Shenandoah (760) in eighth place. 

The Hawks return to action on October 2^nd when Chowan travels to compete in the Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate Tournament.