WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – Stroke play at the 2024 NCAA Division II Women's Golf Championships wrapped up Wednesday from Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge. Cal State East Bay finished 54-hole stroke play in 16th place among 18 teams and did not advance to medal match play.
- Finishing stroke play with the Pioneers' lowest individual score was Mandi Granato at 7-over-par 223 (70-77-76). Granato had two birdies on Thursday and six overall during the 54-hole stroke play.
- Jasmin Krishna had a team-high seven birdies throughout the three rounds.
- Carlota Eroles and Alma Garcia had two birdies each in the third round.
- Garcia and Granato each carded a 76 on Thursday.
"Sadly the 2023-2024 season came to a close today," said Cal State East Bay head coach
Alan Sue. "We had some challenges this week with high heat and humidity which are foreign to us. We played well except for the finishing stretches in each of the first two rounds. An illness to a couple of players also became another obstacle that we couldn't overcome ultimately sidelining our leading scorer today. We had a capable substitute in her place but the hole we dug was very deep at that point. This team should be very proud of what they accomplished in becoming the first women's golf team [at Cal State East Bay] to qualify for the National Championships in back-to-back seasons. As always, we say goodbye to seniors and prepare to welcome our new additions. The returning core will have a great opportunity to use this experience to better themselves for next season and create a new culture for Pioneer Women's Golf."
Flagler College won the team scoring in stroke play and earned the No. 1 seed to open Friday's medal match play. The individual national champion was Gabby Woods from Findlay with a final score of 9-under-par 207.
The 2023-24 season has concluded for Cal State East Bay, which was the second straight year in which the Pioneers as a team reached the 2024 NCAA Division II Women's Golf Championships and the third consecutive year at least one golfer representing the program qualified for an NCAA Championship tournament.
