Women's Golf Victorious at Monmouth Invitational

4/4/06 -- Four Blackbirds recorded top-ten finishes as the LIU women's golf team posted its first victory of the season at the Monmouth Hawk Invitational in Lakewood, N.J. over the weekend.

Freshman Natalie Desjardins (Haileybury, Ontario) led the way, finishing sixth at 163. Sophomore Heather Pothier (Truro, Nova Scotia) notched her best finish as a Blackbird with a tie for eighth at 164. Junior Erica Chong (Hilo, Hawaii) and freshman Emma Lister (Manchester, England) each finished a shot behind Pothier to end tied for 10th.

For Desjardins, it was her fifth top-ten finish of the season and third consecutive. The freshman tied for eighth at the Fighting Camel Spring Classic March 5-7, then recorded her first collegiate victory at the Fairfield Spring Invitational the following week.

The team finished at 657, nine shots in front of the University of Hartford. LIU also defeated five conference opponents in the tournament. St. Francis (PA) was the closest league competitor at 670.

The women's golf team travels to Harrisonburg, Va. to compete in the Lady Dukes Invitational, hosted by James Madison University, Apr. 7-9.