VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Mount Union's women's golf team finished in sixth place at the Anita Hobson Invitational at Cypress Point Country Club to kickoff their spring season.

The Purple Raiders finished with a team score of 707 (349-358) which was just two strokes back of fifth place SUNY Cortland. Southern Virginia won the event with a team score of 645 (310-335).

Junior Emma Packard (Ashland) led the way for Mount Union with a 36-hole score of 171 (86-85), with junior Larisa Golembiewski (Macedonia / Nordonia) finishing with a 178 (82-96). Junior Amanda Fedor (Uniontown / Lake) and junior Kamil Stephens (Marblehead / Danbury) rounded out the Raiders team score, shooting 181 (91-90) and 186 (99-87) respectively.

The Raiders return to action on Saturday, March 28 for the first round of the UC Santa Cruz Invitational at Pacific Grove C.C. in Pacific Grove, Calif.

Team Scores

1. Southern Virginia 645 (310-335), 2. Virginia Wesleyan 662 (324-338), 3. Pfeiffer 676 (334-342), 4. Averett 699 (348-351), 5. SUNY Cortland 705 (356-349), 6. Mount Union 707 (349-358), 7. Stevenson 722 (371-351), 8. Sweet Briar 822 (401-421)

Top 5 Individuals

1. Sydney Richards (SVA) 149 (72-77), 2. Juliette Coffey (VWU) 151 (74-77), 3. Kirstyn Page (PFEIF) 155 (77-78), 4. Mia Skaggs (VWU) 160 (77-83), 5. Lexi Leavitt (SVA) 165 (80-85)

Mount Union

T13. Emma Packard 171 (86-85), T26. Larisa Golembiewski 178 (82-96), 29. Amanda Fedor 181 (91-90), T35. Kamil Stephens 186 (99-87), T41. Mya Downing 192 (90-102)