MILFORD, CT – Monmouth University Women's Golf wrapped up the regular season with a ninth-place finish at the Sacred Heart Invite, as sophomore Paige Diecidue (Smithtown, NY/Smithtown West) led the Hawks after posting a two-under par 70 in the final round.
 
Diecidue's final-round 70 propelled her into the top-20, finishing tied for 19^th. She posted a four-under par 32 on the back nine with a pair of birdies and an eagle. Cassidy Gavaghan (Ambler, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) was five shots better in her final round to finish T29. Liddie McCook's (Chester Springs, PA/Downingtown East) opening-round 75 was her best round of the week, finishing T40. Amanda Hart (Holmdel, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) and Claire Orr (Mulberry, FL/Mulberry) rounded out the MU lineup on the weekend.

NOTES AND QUOTES
"First of all, I can't tell you how proud of this group I am. We were in a situation this past weekend in which these young women spent 19 hours on the golf course completing 36 holes of golf... I repeat, 19 hours, between Sunday and Monday completing this event. During our first round on Sunday, it took our team four hours to finish the first 9 holes, and conditions never got any better. Major shout out to Amanda, Cassidy, Paige, Liddie and Claire for standing tall, fighting hard and overcoming huge obstacles. We had our lowest team score of the year in the second round, despite everything thrown out us. Just a gutsy team effort, the stuff you as a coach hope your team aspires to. So many clutch highlights over the event. The team and I couldn't be happier for Paige today - posting her first career under par round, with a 2 under 70 including opening up her front with a four under 32. Huge breakthrough performance!" – Head Coach Michelle Melia

-Diecidue and posted one of just six even-par or better performances in the final round in the 75-player field.
-Diecidue's 70 is her first career under par round and her best career score.
-313 is MU's team low score this season.
-Diecidue moved up 38 spots with her final round 70.
-Four Hawks (McCook, Diecidue, Orr, Hart) have played all eight competition rounds this season.
-McCook now leads MU in scoring average at 80.3
-Monmouth improved by nine shots between rounds, going from 322 to 313.
-There were six MAAC teams in the field, with MU placing fourth among those teams.
 
UP NEXT
-Monmouth heads to the 2021 MAAC Championships at Disney's Magnolia Golf Course in Florida on April 23-25.

TEAM LEADERBOARD
1 – Boston College – 596
2 – St. John's – 606
3 – Boston University – 607
4 – FDU – 610
5 – UAlbany – 612
6 – Quinnipiac – 617
T7 – Monmouth – 625
T7 – Sacred Heart – 625
9 – Hartford – 630
10 – Fairfield – 647
11 – Siena – 649
12 – Merrimack – 692
 
HAWK LEADERBOARD
T19 – Paige Diecidue – 154
T29 – Cassidy Gavaghan – 157
T34 – Claire Orr – 158
T41 – Liddie McCook – 161
T54 – Amanda Hart - 167