NEPTUNE, NJ – Competing locally at Jumping Brook, Monmouth University Women's Golf placed tied for third in the second event of the Monmouth Spring Series on Monday. Sophomore Liddie McCook (Chester Springs, PA/Downingtown East) posted her second top-10 finish of the season, placing seventh.
 
McCook's 81 was good for solo seventh, her second top-10 in three events so far this season. Claire Orr (Mulberry, FL/Mulberry) was just one shot behind her, placing eighth, while Amanda Hart (Holmdel, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) shot 86 to tie for 14^th. Cassidy Gavaghan (Ambler, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) posted 87, a T16 finish, while Paige Diecidue (Smithtown, NY/Smithtown West) shot 88 to place inside the top 20. Isabel Vance (Huntington, WV/St. Joseph Central) and Nicole Totland (Tinton Falls, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) both finished T21, and Mia Sutton (Scotch Plains, NJ/Wardlaw Hartridge) also competed for MU.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"In a day in which I can confidently say that Mother Nature won, I was very pleased with our efforts today! The wind was gusting between 40-45 mph during the day, measuring up to 40 yard differences in club selections— 100 yard shots into the wind actually played 140 yards into small target greens that were wind blown and in spots treacherous. I would say these were the toughest conditions I have coached in. Players tend to get caught up in scores, but par today was really 77. In a field that included a very strong FDU Team, there were only three players who broke 80 - brilliant playing there! We are excited to get back at it this Thursday at FDU's event and hoping to play in improving weather in order to capitalize on all the progress we have made. Very pleased with where we are at - and excited for Liddie McCook, who continues her strong play this spring and Claire Orr, finishing in the top 10." – Head Coach Michelle Melia

-This marked the third tournament of the season for MU, and the second event in the Monmouth Spring Series circuit.
-Liddie McCook has posted two top-10's so far this season.
-Claire Orr notched her first top-10 this season and second of her career.
-As a team, MU tied for third with Hartford, shooting 342.
 
UP NEXT
-Monmouth competes on Thursday in the FDU Invitational in Fayetteville, PA.
 
PLAYER LEADERBOARD
7. Liddie McCook – 81
8. Claire Orr – 82
T14. Amanda Hart – 86
T16. Cassidy Gavaghan – 87
T19. Paige Diecidue – 88
T21. Nicole Totland – 90
T21. Isabel Vance – 90
T34. Mia Sutton – 101

TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. FDU – 327
2. Siena – 329
T3. Monmouth – 342
T3. Hartford – 342
5. Sacred Heart – 343
6. LaSalle - 378