LEWISBURG, Pa. – Shannon Gould (So., O'Fallon, Mo.) won her first career individual title with a 7-over par 217 to set the new program record for lowest 54-hole tournament individual score, which propelled Navy women's golf to the team title at the Bucknell Invitational. The Midshipmen posted a three-round score of 55-over par 895 at the Bucknell Golf Club.
 
Navy has won three of its last five tournament appearances and this is the first time in program history Navy has won a fall tournament. The 895 was also one shot shy of tying the program record of lowest 54-hole tournament team score, which the Midshipmen set last season at the Nittany Lion Invitational. 
 
"We played well this weekend and I am excited that we played well at the course that will host the Patriot League Championship in April, which will help us be prepared for the league championship," head coach Nadia Ste-Marie said. "I am also really happy for Shannon to win medalist honors. She played well and played steady over the two days."
 
The Midshipmen led wire-to-wire and were the only team in the nine-team field to post multiple rounds below 300. Navy also had three of its 10 competitors finish in the top five.
 
Over the two-day, three-round tournament, Gould held the lead after the first day to lead her to the individual win. Gould finished with a 7-over par 217 to finish two shots ahead of second place. Her low round of the tournament was in the second round with an even-par 70. Her 70 was in between a 3-over par 73 and a 4-over par 74. Gould led the field in par-three scoring after going 2-under par on the par threes throughout the weekend. She also finished with nine birdies, which was tied for most in the field.
 
Along with leading as a team after all three rounds, the Midshipmen had the individual leader after each round. Before Gould's second and final round leads, Amelia Root (So., Jacksonville, Fla.) had the low round of the weekend in the first round at 2-under par 68 to lead the field of 61 golfers heading into the second round. Root finished tied for fifth place at 12-over par 222 and she was tied with Gould with nine birdies.
 
Root's 68 was also the only round that was under par for the entire tournament and it also tied the program record for the lowest overall round for an individual.
 
Playing as an individual, Angelina Chan (Fr., Franklin, Tenn.) finished tied for fifth with Root at 12-over par 222. Chan carded a 2-over par 72 during her first collegiate round and then followed with a 4-over par 74 and a 6-over par 76. Chan also had the best par-four scoring on the weekend and played the par fours at 3-over par.
 
Katie Um (Jr., Chesapeake, Va.) also competed as an individual and finished seventh overall with a 13-over par 223 to just miss a top-five finish. Um posted her lowest round of the weekend right out of the gate at 3-over par 73 in the first round. She then finished with a 4-over par 74 to complete competition on Saturday and then posted a 6-over par 76 on Sunday.
 
Christine McDonnell (Jr., Suwanee, Ga.) finished tied for 13th at 16-over par 226. After a slow start on Saturday with an opening-round 8-over par 78, McDonnell rebounded with a 3-over par 73 in round two. During the Sunday's round, the junior posted a 5-over par 75 to conclude her season-opening event.
 
Morgan Frazier (Sr., Mechanicsburg, Pa.) and Eve Worden (Fr., Phoenix, Ariz.) rounded out Navy's starting five in 25th and 33rd, respectively. Frazier carded a 22-over par 232 and Worden started her collegiate career with a 26-over par 236.
 
Tori Smith (So., Arlington, Tenn.), Micah Vincent (Sr., Columbus, Ohio) and Jacqueline Cherry (So., Ellicott City, Md.) capped off the Midshipmen in the field. Smith placed tied for 30th at 24-over par 234, Vincent was tied for 45th after posting a 34-over par 244 and Cherry placed tied for 48th with a 36-over par 246.
 
Youngstown State placed second at 58-over par 898 and Towson finished third at 60-over par 900. Lehigh's Addy Douglas finished second in the field at 9-over par 219.
 
Navy is back in action next weekend at the Nittany Lion Invitational at the Penn State Blue Course in State College, Pa.