LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL – Monmouth University Women's Golf finished in sixth place at the 2021 MAAC Championships in Florida. Sophomore Liddie McCook (Chester Springs, PA/Downingtown East) posted a top-10 finish, placing tied for seventh. The three-round tournament was cut short due to inclement weather, with the teams playing just nine holes on Sunday.
 
The Hawks opened the tournament with a score of 316, led by a four-over par 76 from McCook. Three Hawks posted 80 in the opening round, with Paige Diecidue (Smithtown, NY/Smithtown West), Cassidy Gavaghan (Ambler, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) and Amanda Hart (Holmdel, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) all finishing at that mark. The second round saw McCook shoot 75 with a pair of birdies, while Diecidue finished with a 79 after rebounding with a one-over 37 on the back nine. MU shot 158 in the final round.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES

"Just want to start off saying, what an amazing feeling it was to be wearing the Blue and White at the MAAC Championships this week- in a year that we didn't think was possible, it was amazing to be competing. We were heartbroken not to have an opportunity to complete today's final round — this team was just shots away from a third-place finish, striking distance to the best programs in our conference, and proved each day through consistent and well-balanced play, they belong there! The team was on pace to have its best 54-hole MAAC Conference score in our program's history when play was cut short to just 45 holes- so we are disappointed but excited about what the future will bring." – Head Coach Michelle Melia
 
"I couldn't be happier for Liddie McCook - she has worked so hard through three surgeries to put together an impressive spring semester and now has the highlight of an All-MAAC Conference finish with an outstanding performance this week. Our team was well balanced with Paige Diecidue, Cassidy Gavaghan, Amanda Hart, and Claire Orr battling each day - they did a tremendous job. I'm proud of what we are building here and of our young women, who prove to be amazing competitors, fantastic students, and wear the Blue and White with pride." – Coach Melia

-McCook earned All-MAAC honors by virtue of her seventh-place finish.
-McCook is the fifth Hawk ever to finish top-10 in the MAAC, joining Haley Goodling (T10 in 2017), Sarah Kokotajlo (2^nd in 2016), Faith Garcia (T9 in 2016) and Michelle Rosenhouse (T2 in 2014).
-The Hawks ranked third in par-five scoring for the weekend (5.30).
-MU made the third most pars in the field (100).
-Amanda Hart made one of two eagles in the field for the week, posting a three on the par-five fourth hole in the opening round.
-Cassidy Gavaghan played the par-3's at even par for the week, fifth in the field.
-McCook was under par for the tournament in par-5 scoring, finishing at 4.88.
-Diecidue finished fifth in par-5 scoring, playing them at one-over par for the tournament.
-McCook led MU with four birdies.
-Gavaghan made 25 pars, one shy of the tournament lead.
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TEAM LEADERBOARD
1 – Quinnipiac - +30
2 – UAlbany - +48
3 – Dayton - +55
4 – Fairfield - +63
5 – Hartford - +66
6 – Monmouth - +69
7 – Siena - +89
8 – Niagara - +106
9 – LaSalle - +145
 
HAWK LEADERBOARD
T7 – Liddie McCook - +10
19 – Paige Diecidue - +18
T20 – Amanda Hart - +20
26 – Cassidy Gavaghan - +22
T34 – Claire Orr - +30