LITTLESTOWN, PA – Monmouth University Women's Golf won the Quail Valley Spring Invite this week, topping a seven-team field to win by eight strokes over its next closest competitor. Junior Paige Diecidue tied for first in the tournament, falling only after three playoff holes.
 
Diecidue tied with LIU's Julia Towne for the top spot in the field through 36 holes, posting a pair of 76's. Towne won the playoff with a birdie on the third hole to capture the individual title. Cassidy Gavaghan placed solo fourth for MU, firing a final round 74 to finish two shots shy of the winner. Freshman Ava Lozito was tied for fifth, three shots behind Gavaghan, while Amanda Hart ranked seventh while playing as an individual. Junior Liddie McCook also grabbed a spot in the top-10, finishing T9 while Claire Orr with 19^th with a final round 79.
 
NOTES
 
-Monmouth won its third tournament of the year, and first that it wasn't the host.
-Paige Diecidue finished first in a tournament for the second time this season.
-Ava Lozito posted her fourth top-10 finish this season.
-Diecidue leads MU in stroke average at 77.1.
-Hart's top-five finish was her second this season.
-Gavaghan posted her fourth top-10 of the season.
 
UP NEXT
-Monmouth will compete in the MAAC Championships in Lake Buena Vista, FL from April 22-24.