No. 20 women’s golf in second place after first day at NESCAC championship

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. – The Hamilton College Continentals were in second place out of eight teams after the first round of the 2025 NESCAC Women’s Golf Championship at breezy and warm Yahnundasis Golf Club on Friday, May 2.
 
Three Hamilton players broke 80 and the 20^th-ranked Continentals posted a four-person team score of 314. Williams College led the way at 306 and three teams are within eight shots of Hamilton.
 
Olivia Strigh ’25 paced the Continentals with a 3-over par 76 for the opening 18 holes. Strigh was tied for third place out of 39 golfers.
 
Aubrey Lee ’28 was tied for seventh place after she carded a 78 that included four birdies. Lee entered the weekend with a team-best scoring average of 78.29 for 14 rounds this season.
 
Keira Joshi ’27 was tied for ninth place with a 79. Joshi birdied the first hole and was just 1-over par through the first 14 holes.
 
Sydney Dweck ’27 was tied for 17^th place after she recorded an 81 that included a 38 on the back nine. Dweck made birdie on the 429-yard, par-five 10^th hole.
 
Angela Liu ’27 made back-to-back birdies on the 12^th and 13^th holes and finished with an 84.
 
The first group opens the second round at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 3. Hamilton’s first player is on the first tee at 11:50 a.m.