Jamesville, N.Y. – Two beautiful days at Pompey Club in Jamesville were the site for the Le Moyne Fall Invitational on Sunday and Monday. The par 72, 5807-yard course played host to four schools and 25 golfers.
 
The Dolphins were once again led by Meghan McKeen (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy), as she continued her consistent play. McKeen placed T5th after rounds of 85 and 83, to total a 168.
 
McKeen's top 10 finish is her sixth in a row, dating back to last year. She also set a new program record for most consecutive top 10 finishes, breaking Bianca Cruz-Hernandez's previous record of five. This also marks her second top five appearance, with the other being in last year's Le Moyne Spring Invitational.
 
After round one, the Dolphins were tied for third with The College of Saint Rose. The team finished fourth after day two, with a two-round total of 743, eight shots back of Saint Rose.
 
The individual winner after the two rounds was Erika Fuentes from Saint Rose as she shot two rounds of 78 for a total score of 156. The Adelphi University Panthers won the team competition with a total score of 669, 13 shots ahead of Assumption University. Adelphi was led by Hannah Trinh, who finished second with a total score of 160 off of rounds of 81 and 79.
 
McKeen's consistent play got off to a hot start with a par on the first hole of the invitational. She crushed a drive on the 335-yard par four before making a slippery 18-foot putt for par. She would play the first five holes in just one over par. The 168-yard par three sixth hole played tough for everyone but McKeen was able to chip to 10 feet and two-putt to save bogey. She would close out her front nine narrowly missing a par putt on the par-five ninth hole to shoot a 42. McKeen continued to score well on the back nine, especially on the par three 13th hole. Her tee shot landed on the front left fringe of the green and she would two putt from there to par. She would then play the last six holes at just three over par. On the 365-yard par four 18th hole, McKeen parred to finish her back nine with a 43 and a total round score of 85, which featured eight pars and placed her seventh after the first round.
 
Junior Mikaela Riley (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) scored her first par of the first round on the 289-yard par four second hole. She would then close out the front nine with a bogey on the 415-yard par five ninth hole to finish with a 48 on the front. Riley started off the back nine with back-to-back pars on 10 and 11. She was then able to make a spectacular bogey save on 12 after an errant second shot. Her last four holes were played in just two over par, as she would end with a total round score of 95, which featured five pars and placed her 19th after the first round.
 
Redshirt senior Nessa McKie (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse/Pace) also scored her first par on the second hole. Her approach shot found the green in regulation, leading to a two-putt par. She would finish the front nine with a bogey on the ninth hole after finding the right rough with her tee shot. Her third shot found the green side left rough, where she would chip to 10 feet and two putt for a bogey save and a 44 on the front. McKie would turn it on with a bogey save on 12, followed by back-to-back pars on 13 and 14. Her tee shot at the 155-yard par three 13th hole found a green side bunker, where she would go up and down to save par. On the short par-four 14th hole, McKie would find the middle of the fairway and hit another green in regulation with her approach shot before two putting for par. She would close out her back nine score of 45 with a par and bogey on 17 and 18. Her total round score of 89 featured four pars and was a new career best and placed her 12th after the first round.
 
Junior Madeline Ferris (Fayetteville, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) found her stroke on the last five holes of the front nine. On the 470-yard par five seventh hole, Ferris landed a shot from 200 yards short of the green in the right rough before saving bogey. Her last five holes on the front nine were played in just four over par, as she parred the ninth hole to finish with a front nine score of 48. On the back nine, Ferris would play the last three holes at three over, including a bogey to close out her score of 51 on the back nine. Her total round score of 99 placed her 20th.

Graduate student S. B. (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill/Onondaga C.C.) picked up her first par on the 485-yard par five fifth hole. She would close out her front nine with a score of 54. Her back nine started with bogeys on 10 and 11, before making par on 13. B. would finish her back nine with a bogey on the 365-yard par four 18th hole. Her total round score was a 107, which featured two pars and placed her 21st after the first round.
 
Playing as an individual, freshman Margaret Dec (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) crushed a drive on the 335-yard par four first hole. After an approach shot from 120 yards, Dec bogeyed the first hole. Her front nine was highlighted by bogeys on four, six, and nine, closing out the front nine with a 50. Dec would manage to save bogey on the 155-yard par three 13th hole. She would close out her back nine with back-to-back bogeys on 17 and 18, to shoot a 59 on the back nine, totaling a 109 and placed her 23rd after the first round.
 
McKeen would start her second round on the 15th hole with the shotgun start format. She then would par holes 16, 17, and 18. She would also play her first seven holes in just four over par. McKeen's consistency shined through on the last five holes, where she played them at three over par, including a birdie on 10 and a par on 13. Her total round of 83 featured nine pars and was good enough to move her into a tie for fifth.
 
Riley started on hole 16 and bogeyed hole 18 and one. She would then birdie the 159-yard par three third hole. Riley also played holes four through six at four over par. After a par on the 155-yard par three 13th hole, Riley would finish her round with a score of 101, placing 19th after the two rounds.
 
After starting on 17, McKie parred the first hole with an approach shot from 125 yards to 25 feet where she would two putt. McKie shot a 40 on the front nine, which was third best of anyone on the front nine. McKie would finish four over on her last four holes, including a par on 15. Her second-round score of 89 featured seven pars, a new career best. Her two round score placed her 14th.
 
Bunce started on the 18th hole where she would bogey. She played hole eight through 11 at four over par, with a par on the 491-yard par five 11th hole. Bunce also finished with back-to-back bogeys on 16 and 17. Her 51 on the front and 51 on the back would total a score of 102. Her five-stroke improvement from the first round placed her 22nd after the second round.
 
Dec would start on the 330-yard par four 15th hole with a par. She would make par on 16 to card back-to-back pars to start her second round. Dec also played her first four holes in just three over par. She would round out the front nine with a bogey on eight and par on nine to finish with a 51. Dec played her last six holes in five over par, finishing her back nine with a 45. Her total round score of 96 was a 13-shot improvement from the first round and placed her 21st.
 
Ferris withdrew after the first round.
 
The Dolphins return to action with the Northeast 10 Championships on October 9-10 at Beaver Meadow Golf Club in Concord, New Hampshire.
 
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