ANNAPOLIS, Md. – With senior Emma Tang winning her fifth-career individual medal, the Navy women's golf team used a strong start Saturday to tie Stetson atop the leaderboard when action wrapped Sunday, with tiebreakers giving the Midshipmen runner-up honors at the 2026 Navy Fall Invitational in Annapolis, Md.
 
Playing at the par-72, 6,084-yard U.S. Naval Academy Golf Club in its lone home tournament of the season, the Mids jumped out to a commanding lead by shooting an 8-over par 296 on Saturday. Navy's 25-over par 313 in Sunday's round allowed Stetson to catch the hosts and earn a share of first place at 33-over par 609 for the weekend. Forcing tiebreakers, the Hatters then took the team title over the Mids with a better fifth counting score on Sunday, repeating as tournament champions after winning last year's edition of the Navy Fall Invitational.
 
The 36-hole event also marked the final home tournament in the Navy careers of Tang and fellow seniors Keira Howard and Una Johnson, who were honored at the conclusion of Sunday's round.
 
Tang captured the Navy Fall Invite's individual crown for the second time in three years, opening play with a 4-under par 68 on Saturday that tied for second all-time in program and course history. She then finished the event with a 2-over par 74 in the final round to post a 2-under par 142 for the weekend, beating runner-up Paris Fieldings of Howard by five strokes. Tang's 142 total strokes also tied her own 2024 Navy Fall Invitational-winning mark to rank second in program history for 36-hole scores.
 
Tying for 11th, junior Megan Kirkpatrick carded back-to-back rounds of 78 to close the tournament at 12-over par 156, while fellow junior Vivian Cressman tied for 13th place after rounds of 74 and 83 gave her a final score of 13-over par 157.
 
With a weekend mark of 14-over par 158, rookie Jamison Louie tallied rounds 76 and 82 to share 15th place on the leaderboard. For Howard, she bounced back after Saturday's 83 round to notch a 79 on Sunday, pulling into a tie for 25th at 18-over par 162.
 
Competing as an individual, Johnson shot an 82 on Saturday and then a 3-over par 75 in Sunday's round, with the team captain taking 13th place at 13-over par 157.
 
Also competing as individuals, sophomores Iliana Rubio, Malerie Lague and Elizabeth Hang all found their way to top-25 finishes. Rubio (77-82) and Lague (78-81) both tied for 17th with matching two-round scores of 15-over par 159, while Hang grabbed a share of 25th place with an 18-over par 162 (80-82).
 
Navy will close the fall season on Oct. 19-20 with the Spider Invitational in Richmond, Va.