11/5/06 – Sophomore
Natalie Desjardins (Haileybury, Ontario) shot an even-par 73,
the low round of the tournament, as she finished in a tie for
second at the Lady Monarch Invitational, hosted by Old Dominion
University, in Suffolk, Va. this weekend.
The finish was Desjardins'
third consecutive top-two finish and was the ninth top-ten
of her career. Also finishing in the top ten for the Blackbirds
was junior Heather Pothier (Truro, Nova Scotia), who fired
a two-round total of 160 to finish in a tie for 8th.
As a team, LIU finished
fifth out of eight teams at 669. Elon University and host Old
Dominion tied for team honors at 628. ODU's Ashley Davis was
the individual medalist as she bested Desjardins and teammate
Alexis Garduno by two shots at 152.
The event was the
final fall tournament for the Long Island women's golf team.
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