NORFOLK, Va. – Sophomore Virunpat Olankitkunchai finished second overall and led the Maryland women's golf team in the Princess Anne Invitational in Norfolk Sunday.
 
Olankitkunchai finished four strokes under par total for a combined score of 206 (65-71-70). She earned her best career score and finish. She was three strokes behind UCF's Elizabeth Moon for the individual title.

"Our season has started a little slow for us," head coach Diana Cantu said. "We have to work on getting more consistent. Our talent level is there, we just haven't performed as well as we are capable of. We will continue to work hard in order to gain confidence for the end of the fall.

I'm very proud of Virunpat and her performance this weekend. She broke the course record during the first round, which is a huge accomplishment. It was also her lowest round in college thus far. I hope her runner up finish gives her more confidence to carry on the rest of the semester."
 
Sophomore Charlotte Lafourcade tied for 12^th overall with her score of 215 (72-71-72), which was five strokes over. Fellow sophomore Laura Van Respaille earned a combined score of 216 (68-74-74), which was six strokes over par and tied her for 16^th. The Terrapins' three top-20 finishers were their most under head coach Diana Cantu since September 2017.
 
Senior Ludovica Scandroglio went nine strokes over with a score of 219 (70-77-72) and finished 22^nd.
 
Freshman Elena Verticchio and senior Ludovica Farina both tied for 23^rd. Verticchio earned a score of 220 (73-71-76), which was 10 strokes over par. Farina also shot a 220 (72-77-71).
 
Junior Xiaolin Tian shot a 225 (71-76-78), which was +15.
 
As a team, the Terps finished fifth of 12.
 
Next, the Terrapins will compete at the Cardinal Cup in Louisville, Ky. Oct. 19-21.