The Batten University women's golf team captured the Shenandoah Invitational championship, while Juliette Coffey completed a record-setting weekend by winning the individual title at Cacapon Resort State Park.
The Marlins entered the final round three strokes behind first-place Susquehanna before carding a 319 to finish the tournament with a two-day total of 633. Batten jumped into first place and defeated second-place Marymount by two strokes. Susquehanna finished third at 637, followed by Methodist at 642 and Otterbein at 643.
Coffey led the charge with a historic final round. After opening the tournament with a two-over-par 74, Coffey fired a two-under 70 to set a new Batten 18-hole record. She made the turn at two-under after carding a 34 on the front nine and played the back nine at even-par 36.
Her rounds of 74 and 70 gave Coffey an even-par 144 for the tournament, also establishing a new Batten 36-hole scoring record. The performance moved Coffey from second place following Saturday's opening round into first to capture the individual championship.
Kylie Heffernan recorded Batten's second-lowest score of the final round with a nine-over 81. She improved three strokes from her opening-round 84 to finish the tournament with a 165.
Mia Skaggs carded an 84 after opening with a 77, giving her a two-day total of 161. Alexandra Jensen also shot an 84 in the final round and finished at 163 after recording a 79 on Saturday. Lena Fuss rounded out the Marlins' lineup with a 95 in the second round and a 183 for the tournament.
Batten posted rounds of 314 and 319 to finish at 633 and secure the team championship in the 10-team field. The Marlins finished ahead of Marymount, Susquehanna, Methodist, Otterbein, Salisbury, Stevenson, Catholic, and Drew.
The Batten B team also competed in the 13-team field, finishing 10th overall with a two-day team score of 697. The Marlins posted a 342 in Saturday's opening round before carding a 355 on Sunday.
Meredith Gailey led the B team in the final round, shooting a 13-over 85 to finish tied for 35th overall. Cheyenne Krupp followed with an 87 (+15) and finished tied for 49th, while Morgan Schwartz carded a 91 (+19) to finish tied for 41st.
Kaleigh Dean shot a 92 (+20) on Sunday and finished tied for 62nd, while Haley Davis recorded a 93 (+21) and finished tied for 65th. Batten also had Sophia Simiele and Ella Bickel competing as individuals, with Simiele shooting an 87 in the final round to finish tied for 49th and Bickel recording an 88 to finish tied for 31st.
