Youngstown State University
Delaware Lady Blue Hen Invitational
10/25/2026 4:36:00 PM | Women's Golf
Rehoboth Beach, Del. – A pair of Penguins finished in the top 10 individually as the Youngstown State women's golf team tied for eighth at the two-day Delaware Lady Blue Hen Invitational, which concluded on Sunday from Rehoboth Beach Country Club.
Senior Neeranuch Prajunpanich finished tied for sixth on the individual leaderboard with a three-round score of 216 (74-72-70) while freshman Inés González Ortega finished tied for eighth with a 217 (71-72-74). Prajunpanich fired a season-low, two-under-par 70 in Sunday's third and final round that featured 10 pars and five birdies. González Ortega's first-round 71 on Saturday included nine pars and six birdies.
As a team, the Penguins finished tied for eighth with a three-round total of 903 in their final tournament of the fall season. YSU recorded single-round team scores of 306 and 298 over the first two rounds, respectively, on Saturday before closing the event with a 299 in the third and final session on Sunday.
Junior Valentina Peña Anaya finished with a three-round score of 231 (81-76-74). Freshman Eliza Mercer turned in a three-round 242 (83-78-81) while junior Sofia Perez Escarcena carded a 244 (80-81-83).
Delaware claimed its home tournament title at six over par as a team with a three-round total of 870. Dartmouth and Harvard each finished five shots behind the host with an 875 to finish tied for second place, Pennsylvania was fourth with an 876 and Georgetown rounded out the top five with an 884.
Harvard's Vanessa Zhang earned individual medalist honors by two strokes at three under par overall with a three-round score of 213 (67-74-72).
Youngstown State will now pause from competition until the spring portion of the 2026-27 season begins Feb. 15-16 with the RiverTowne Invitational hosted by Charleston Southern at RiverTowne Country Club in Mount Pleasant, S.C.
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