Shauna Wilde Closes in Second Place at Hartford Invitational

4/12/05 -- Senior Shauna Wilde (Mississauga, Ontario) fired a final-round 81, one shot off the day's best score, to close second for Long Island at the Hartford Invitational in West Hartford, Conn.

Wilde, coming off last week's victory at the Hofstra Spring Invitational, finished the tournament with 165 to fall one shot behind Caitlin Munroe of Hofstra. Wilde carded an opening-round 84 on Monday.

The day's best round belonged to senior Veronica Lopes (Mississauga, Ontario), who shot 80 and ended tied for sixth place with 168. That helped the Blackbirds grab fourth place with 702, including a final-round 350.

Senior Tracey Chew (Sacramento, Calif.) finished the championship tied for 23rd with 177.

LIU will be in action next Monday and Tuesday at the Northeast Conference Championship, which takes place at Clustered Spires Golf Club in Frederick, Md. The Blackbirds have finished second in the tournament each of the last three years.