VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The Furman (+15) women's golf team placed three players among the top eight to finish as runner-up Sunday at the Evie Odom Invitational, which was hosted by Old Dominion at the par 70, 5,824 yard Princess Anne Country Club in Virginia Beach, Va.

Sophomore Audrey Ryu (E) of Dublin, Ohio, birdied three out of four holes from No. 5 through No. 8 and added a fourth birdie on No. 16 to card a 1-under 69 in the final round.  She paced the Paladins in fourth place, finishing ten strokes behind individual medalist Emma Schimpf (-10) of College of Charleston, who smoked the field with a three-round total of 68-66-66=200.

Freshman Jenna Madden (+1) was one stroke behind Ryu in a tie for fifth place after carding  a 72 with four birdies, including consecutive birdies on No. 5 and No. 6.  Senior Alise Knudson (+2) tied for eight after leading Furman with a 2-under 68 and a team-high five birdies on Sunday.  She finished strong with birdies on two of her last three holes in the final round.

Freshman Eva Ringwald (+12) scored a 79 with a birdie on No. 17 to tie for 42nd, while junior Liza Lapeyre (+25) finished 74th after posting a 79 with a birdie on No. 15 on Sunday.  Sophomore Kelsi Mauzy (+9), who played as an individual, carded a 73 with three birdies to tie for 29th. 

College of Charleston (-2) led the field with a 275 to win the tournament by 17 strokes.  The Paladins (+15) took second, followed by Sacramento State (+20) in third.  Power 5 teams Miami (+21) and Notre Dame (+27), finished fourth and fifth, respectively.  SoCon foe Chattanooga (+31) tied for eighth).

Furman will conclude the 2024 fall season at the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, N.C., Oct. 25-27.

2 Furman 288 279 288 855 +15
4 Audrey Ryu (1) 73 68 69 210 E
T5 Jenna Madden (5) 70 69 72 211 +1
T8 Alise Knudson (2) 73 71 68 212 +2
T29 Kelsi Mauzy (I) 71 75 73 219 +9
T42 Eva Ringwald (3) 72 71 79 222 +12
74 Liza Lapeyre (4) 76 80 79 235 +25
* - playing as an individual