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Emory & Henry Women’s Golf Finishes Takes Sixth At Mountain Empire Intercollegiate Tuesday

Lexi Humbert tees off.

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. – The Emory & Henry College Women's Golf Team closed out the 2021-22 season at Milligan University's Mountain Empire Intercollegiate. The Wasps finished sixth in the nine-team field.

The Basics
TOURNAMENT – Mountain Empire Intercollegiate
HOST
– Milligan University
FORMAT – Stroke Play/36 holes/5-count-4
LOCATION – Elizabethton, Tennessee
COURSE
– Elizabethton Golf Course
PAR – 36-36 – 72
LENGTH – 5,848 Yards

Day One - Monday
Sophomore McKenna Quillen (Abingdon, Va.) led the Wasps with a round of 82 (+10) on Monday to sit tied for ninth place while freshman Reece Chasteen (Lake City, Fla.) was 18th after shooting a +14 (86).

Freshman Lexi Humbert (Greeneville, Tenn.) posted an 89 (+17) to tie for 23rd as sophomore Emily Smelcer (Walland, Tenn.) had an opening-round score of 93 (+21) to sit tied for 34th. Freshman Maggie Jolly (Troutman, N.C.) was tied for 44th after shooting a 111.

Day Two – Tuesday
Humbert moved up two spots with a Tuesday performance of 84 (+12) to end the event in 21st place (+29) while Chasteen finished tied for 22nd (+31) after notching an 89 (+17) in round two.

Quillen carded a 93 (+21) and ended the tournament tied for 24th (+32) as Smelcer shot a +14 (86) to conclude play at +35 (T-27th). Jolly shaved 12 strokes off her Monday total to take 44th at +66.

The Winners
Milligan won the tournament at +46 (312-310 – 622) with four of the top six players including the event-winner Alayna Perryman (+9).

Alisa Marie Caraballo of Bryan College was the runner-up at +12. The second-place team was Point University with a score of +94.

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