VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. – The Cortland women's golf team began the spring portion of its season with a fifth-place finish at the Virginia Wesleyan University Marlins Invitational. The two-day tournament was conducted Monday and Tuesday at the Cypress Point Country Club.
 
Cortland finished with a 356 on Monday and a 349 on Tuesday for a final score of 705. The Red Dragons were sixth after the first day but moved up to finish fifth, two strokes ahead of Mount Union (349-358-707). Southern Virginia won the team title with a 645 (310-335) and Virginia Wesleyan was second with a 662 (324-338). A total of nine teams competed.
 
Gina Milazzo (Greenwood Lake/Warwick Valley) was Cortland's top finisher with a tie for 13th place out of 55 golfers. Her two-day score of 171 featured an 83 Monday and an 88 Tuesday. Pia Aguilar (Santiago, Chile/Colegio Highlands) tied for 24th with a 177, improving from a 91 on the first day to an 86 on the second day.
 
Mimi Rienzo (Stewartsville, NJ/Phillipsburg) made a 12-stroke improvement between rounds, opening with a 96 before posting an 84 on Tuesday. She finished in 28th place. Steffi Trombley (Plattsburgh) tied for 30th place with a 182 (89-93) and Kara Dumas (Jefferson/Gilboa-Conesville) placed 33rd with a 184 (93-91).
 
Sydney Richards of Southern Virginia was the tournament medalist with a 149, including an even-par 72 on Monday.
 
Cortland returns to action April 11-12 when its hosts the Martin/Wallace Invitational at the Cortland Country Club.
 
VIRGINIA WESLEYAN MARLINS INVITATIONAL (March 16-17, 2026)
Cypress Point Country Club (Virginia Beach, Va.)
 
FINAL TEAM SCORES:
 
Place, School                                                    Day 1-Day 2-Total Score
1) Southern Virginia                                             310-335-645
2) Virginia Wesleyan                                           324-338-662
3) Pfeiffer                                                             334-342-676
4) Averett                                                             348-351-699
5) Cortland                                                           356-349-705
6) Mount Union                                                   349-358-707
7) Stevenson                                                        371-351-722
8) Sweet Briar                                                      401-421-822
9) Roanoke                                                           388-441-829
 
INDIVIDUAL SCORES (TOP 5, PLUS CORTLAND) (par 72 each day)

Place, Name (School)                                        Day 1-Day 2-Total Score
1) Sydney Richards (Southern Virginia)            72-77-149
2) Juliette Coffey (Virginia Wesleyan)             74-77-151
3) Kirstyn Page (Pfeiffer)                                    77-78-155
4) Mia Skaggs (Virginia Wesleyan)                    77-83-160
5) * Lexi Leavitt (Southern Virginia)                 80-85-165

tie 13) Gina Milazzo (Cortland)                          83-88-171
tie 24) Pia Aguilar (Cortland)                             91-86-177
28) Mimi Rienzo (Cortland)                               96-84-180
tie 30) Steffi Trombley (Cortland)                   89-93-182
33) Kara Dumas (Cortland)                                 93-91-184
 
* individual entry
(55 golfers competed)