MIDLOTHIAN, Va. - Longwood junior Chiara Wippert posted a career-best score on the way to a top-5 finish at the Spider Invitational on Tuesday.

As a team, the Lancers finished third in the seven-team field, shooting a 30-over par 894. Longwood shot its best round in the second with a 292 (+4) following an opening round 304 (+16). The Lancers capped the tournament with a 298 (+10) on Tuesday.  

Wippert earned her first career top-5 finish with a team-best 3-over par 219 to place fourth. After an opening round 78, the Lancer junior fired back-to-back rounds in red figures with a 70 (-2) in round two and a 71 (-1) to close things out on Tuesday. Those scores were the best round among all competitors. Wippert was second in the tournament with 40 pars across her 54 holes and finished fourth in par 3 scoring at even and seventh in par 4 scoring at 3-over.  

Junior Abigail Sheldon and sophomore Avery Nordman finished in a share of 21st place at 228 (+12). Sheldon rebounded from a tough round one with back-to-back rounds of 74 (+2) in the second and third.

Junior Madison Lehr opened with 1-over par rounds of 73 in the first and second, before finishing in a share of 24th place at 229 (+13).

Freshmen Abbie Moore and Mai Wongvilaivarin rounded out the Longwood competitors in 28th and 35th, respectively. Moore led the tournament in par 3 scoring at 1-under and finished with a 230 (+14) overall. Competing in her first tournament, Wongvilaivarin shot a 239 (+23).

Quotable
"This was a disappointing tournament. The course was straightforward; it beat us mentally, and we really struggled with three putts. Chiara had back-to-back amazing under-par rounds, leading the field in rounds two and three!" - head coach Megan Weaver 

Up Next
The Lancers close out the fall season at the Keswick Cup hosted by the University of Virginia on Monday, Oct. 26.

Spider Invitational
Midlothian, Va. / Independence Golf Course
Par 72

Team Results T1. Florida Atlantic +15 | 879 (295-291-299)
T1. Richmond +15 | 879 (289-291-293)
3. Longwood +30 | 894 (304-292-298) 
4. Bucknell +40 | 904 (304-299-301)
5. William & Mary +44 | 908 (301-302-305)
6. Navy +48 | 912 (302-301-309)
7. Rollins +60 | 924 (311-310-303)

Longwood Results
4. Chiara Wippert +3 | 219 (78-70-71)
T21. Abigail Sheldon +12 | 228 (80-74-74)
T21. Avery Nordman +12 | 228 (77-75-76)
T24. Madison Lehr +13 | 229 (73-73-83)
28. Abbie Moore +14 | 230 (76-77-77)
T35. Mai Wongvilaivarin +23 | 239 (79-79-81)