CASCO, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College women's golf team made history at the 22nd Annual John Queenan Memorial Tournament at the Point Sebago Golf Resort on Wednesday, as the Monks fielded a full scoring team for the first time and posted a fifth place finish with a 320 team score.
The annual tournament honors the memory of John Queenan, a 2003 Bow High School graduate who lost his life in a tragic automobile accident shortly before beginning his freshman year as a student-athlete at Saint Joseph's.
Utilizing a scoring method where the top three golfers for each team counts towards the squads' scores, Southern Maine Community College eclipsed the field with a 269 (+53) card, 17 strokes ahead of runner-up University of Southern Maine (286, +70). Husson University finished third (288, +72), University of New England was fourth (291, +75), and Saint Joseph's placed fifth (320, +104).
SMCC's Grace Thompson shot a 79 (+7) to earn medalist honors while Remy Levin (USM) was the runner-up with an 82 (+10) score, Husson's Caitlyn Chabot and UNE's Abby Flanagan finished tied for third (89, +17), and SMCC's Alexis McCormick rounded out the top five with a 90 (+18) card.
FOR THE MONKS:
- Senior Averi Beaudoin (Monmouth, Maine) finished eighth (95, +23)
- Sophomore Reese Beaudoin (Monmouth, Maine) placed ninth (98, +26)
- Senior Mackenzie Murphy (Weymouth, Mass.) was 22nd (127, +55)
- Freshman Cailin Henry (Wells, Maine), playing in her first collegiate event, finished 23rd (128, +56)
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's will compete in the Southern Maine Cup on Saturday at the Riverside Golf Course. A unique event, the Southern Maine cup features a Ryder Cup format with pairs of golfers playing six holes of best ball, six holes of scramble format and finally six holes of alternate shot golf.
