WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. – The Cortland women's golf team finished in 18th place at the Williams College Invitational Saturday and Sunday at the Taconic Golf Club. The tournament featured eight schools ranked in the top 25 of the latest WGCA Division III poll, along with four other schools who are "also receiving votes" in the poll.
 
The Red Dragons finished with a two-day score of 698, starting with a 346 on Saturday followed by a 352 on Sunday on the par-71 layout. Amherst, ranked sixth nationally, won the title with a 587 (286-301), followed by fifth-ranked NYU at 597 (293-304). Other ranked teams in the field included Randolph-Macon (7th), Williams (tied 8th), Wellesley (10th), Middlebury (tied for 16th), Hamilton (18th) and Bowdoin (25th), along with "receiving votes" teams Babson, Gustavus Adolphus, Lynchburg and Wesleyan (Conn.).
 
Gina Milazzo (Greenwood Lake/Warwick Valley) tied for 70th place out of 98 golfers with a two-day score of 169. She opened with an 88 and improved to an 81 on Day 2. Amherst's Renna Chang was tournament medalist with a three-under par 139, including a 67 on the opening day.
 
Kara Dumas (Jefferson/Gilboa-Conesville) opened Saturday with a career-best 81 and carded an 88 Sunday for a final score of 169 and a tie for 72nd place. Mimi Rienzo (Stewartsville, NJ/Phillipsburg) placed 80th with a 174 (89-85), Pia Aguilar (Santiago, Chile/Colegio Highlands) was 92nd with a 190 (89-101) and Steffi Trombley (Plattsburgh) finished 93rd with a 198 (100-98).
 
Cortland will compete at the Hamilton College Invitational next Saturday and Sunday in Rome, N.Y.
 
WILLIAMS INVITATIONAL (September 27-28, 2025)
Taconic Golf Club; Williamstown, Mass.
 
FINAL TEAM SCORES:
 
Place, School                                            Day 1-Day 2-Total Score
1) Amherst                                                  286-301-587
2) NYU                                                        293-304-597
3) Williams                                                  295-305-600
4) Wesleyan (CT)                                        293-309-602
5) Middlebury                                              300-305-605
6) Hamilton                                                  307-299-606
7) Wellesley                                                 298-311-609
8) Bowdoin                                                  306-306-612
9) Randolph-Macon                                    304-315-619
10) Babson                                                  315-311-626
11) Williams "B"                                           313-322-635
12) Lynchburg                                              336-308-644
13) Gustavus Adolphus                               325-323-648
14) York (PA)                                               323-338-661
15) Bates                                                     340-331-671
16) Ithaca                                                    339-335-674
17) Trinity (CT)                                             345-342-687
18) Cortland                                                 346-352-698
19) St. Lawrence                                          355-361-716
20) St. John Fisher                                      373-378-751
 
INDIVIDUAL SCORES (TOP 5, PLUS CORTLAND)
(par 71 each day)

Place, Name (School)                             Day 1-Day 2-Total Score
1) Renna Chang (Amherst)                       67-72-139
2) Emma Lindemoen (Amherst)                70-75-145
T3) Petra Yee (Williams)                            71-75-146
T3) Tiya Chowdary (NYU)                         72-74-146
T5) Jia An (Amherst)                                  70-77-147
T5) Ella Han (Middlebury)                          73-74-147
 
T70) Gina Milazzo (Cortland)                     87-81-168
T72) Kara Dumas (Cortland)                      81-88-169
80) Mimi Rienzo (Cortland)                        89-85-174
92) Pia Aguilar (Cortland)                           89-101-190
93) Steffi Trombley (Cortland)                    100-98-198
 
98 golfers competed