Tartans Repeat as Max and Susan Stith Invitational Champions; Wang Claims Individual Medalist Honors

(GLEN ALLEN, Va.) - The Carnegie Mellon University women's golf team, the nation's top ranked Division III team, carded rounds of 290 and 314 at the 36-hole Max and Susan Stith Invitational hosted by Randolph–Macon College and ended the event with a team score of 604 to win the 15-team event for the second consecutive year.

Inside the Invitational:
Tournament Standing: 1st of 15 Teams
Tournament Team Champion: Carnegie Mellon, 604 (290-314)
Tournament Individual Medalist: Samantha Wang, Carnegie Mellon, and Tiya Chowdary, NYU (+4)
Location: The Dominion Club | Glen Allen, Va.
Par/Yardage: 72/5,646

How it Happened:

• Sophomore Samantha Wang opened play on Monday with a three-under par 69 after she played the back nine at five-under, as she recorded an eagle on hole 14. Wang then followed with a 79 for a 36-hole score of 148. Wang tied for the individual medalist in a field of 75 golfers.
• Graduate student Alexis Sudjianto fired a one-over par 73 and then a four-over par 76 to placed tied for third with a 149.
• Senior Sriya Mupparaju carded rounds of two-over par 74 and 79 on to finish with a 153.
• Freshman Cecilia Jia and senior Kaylin Yeoh both finished the 36-hole event with a 158. Jia fired rounds of 74 and 84 while Yeoh carded rounds of 78 and 80.

Notes:

• Wang now has three career individual medalists honor ranking tied for second most in program history.
• Wang's opening round of three-under par 69 is tied for the sixth lowest round in program history.

Up Next:

• The Tartans will next hit the links on April 13-14 at the 54-hole Deb Jackson Invitational hosted by Emory University. The two-day event will be played at the West Pine Golf Club in Douglasville, Georgia.