CHARLESTON, W.Va --- The Golden Eagle women's golf team continued their hot play to start the season with another round among the best in program history, finishing 10^th overall at the Charleston Invitational over the course of 36 holes.
 
Clarion started the tournament with a 345 on Monday, which was consistent with what the team had shot the weekend before at the Vulcan Invitational hosted by California (Pa.). That weekend the Golden Eagles carded rounds of 344 and 343 respectively, giving them their best two-round score (687) since the 2011 Mercyhurst Fall Invitational, when they also shot a 682
 
The Golden Eagles tied that mark at Edgewood Country Club this week, though, when they notched a team score of 337 on Tuesday. That ranks among the best single-round scores in program history, and is the best since the team shot a 336 on the opening day of the Mercyhurst Fall Invitational on Sept. 10, 2011. Clarion finished with a two-round score of 682 at Charleston, matching the two-round mark set at that same 2011 tournament. They did it despite the wet and rainy conditions in Charleston, enduring several weather delays before finishing up.
 
­­Freshman Hannah Smith was the top finisher for the Golden Eagles, shooting identical rounds on both days of the tournament. The first-year athlete carded an 83 on both Monday and Tuesday to finish with a two-round score of 166, good for 50^th overall in the huge field.
 
Upperclassmen Sylvia Stibley and Samantha Huth were close behind and right next to one another on the leaderboard, with the former shooting rounds of 88 and 82 for a two-round score of 170. Huth was just one stroke behind Stibley on Tuesday after finishing with an identical score on Monday, going 88-83-171. Hailee Liptak rounded out the team result for the Golden Eagles a two-round score of 89-86-175.
 
 
Clarion Team Scores
345-377-682
 
Clarion Individual Scores
50. Hannah Smith – 83-83-166
56. Sylvia Stibley – 88-82-170
59. Samantha Huth – 88-83-171
64. Hailee Liptak – 86-89-175
75. McKayla Kerle – 88-94-182
80. Lauren McGrady (Ind.) – 102-92-194