SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The 26th-ranked Virginia women’s golf team wrapped up its appearance at the 2023 NCAA Championships by tying with No. 19 Clemson for 24th-place. The Cavaliers shot 14-over 302 during Sunday’s third round and did not make the 15-team cut for the final round of stroke play on Monday that determines the eight squads for match play.

A day after nine teams turned in under-par scores, Grayhawk Golf Club was a tougher challenge during the third round as all 30 teams shot over par.

UVA was led during the final round by Cavalier graduate student Riley Smyth, who shot 1-under 71. Playing her final round at Virginia, Smyth had two eagles, two birdies, four bogeys and a double bogey. Smyth did not have a place showing after substituting into the lineup following the tournament’s opening round.

UVA sophomore Amanda Sambach was the team’s top finisher, placing 54th. Sambach had her toughest day on the course, shooting 7-over 79, her first over-par round in her last 11 outings.

Rebecca Skoler was UVA’s second-best finisher, coming in 89th at 9-over 225. She shot 4-over 76 during the third round. Megan Propeck, playing in her first NCAA Championship, was 111th at 12-over 228. He finished with a score of 77 on Sunday. Celeste Valinho was 113th at 229. She shot 78 during the final round.

Top-ranked Stanford made its way to the top of the leaderboard at 13-under 851. The Cardinal shot 2-over 290 on Sunday. USC’s Catherine Park leads the field for medalist honors at 10-under 206. She has a two-shot lead heading into Monday’s final round of stroke play.

This was the 13th time in the 20-year history of the Virginia program the Cavaliers advanced to the NCAA Championships.

NCAA Championships
Grayhawk Golf Club
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Par 72, 6,368 yards
Third-Round Results

Team Results
 1. Stanford        288-273-290-851
 2. Wake Forest     279-280-299-858
 2. Texas           292-276-290-858
 4. USC             296-276-290-862
 5. Florida State   288-286-289-863
 6. South Carolina  286-276-302-864
 7. Arizona         292-288-289-869
 7. Texas A&M       287-284-298-869
 9. Pepperdine      295-279-296-870
 9. Georgia         286-299-294-870
11. Oklahoma State  280-291-300-871
12. New Mexico      287-288-301-876
13. LSU             294-288-295-877
14. Mississippi St. 301-288-291-880
15. SMU             291-295-295-881
The top 15 teams advance
16. San Jose State  292-293-297-882
17. Baylor          289-290-304-883
18. Michigan State  293-294-298-885
18. Duke            288-296-301-885
20. TCU             293-295-298-886
21. Texas Tech      291-298-301-890
22. Northwestern    303-291-298-886
22. Oregon State    297-293-302-892
24. Virginia        298-293-302-893
24. Clemson         299-287-307-893
26. Augusta         296-297-303-896
27. Vanderbilt      305-292-300-897
28. Ole Miss        300-288-310-898
29. Tulsa           301-306-307-914
30. NC State        305-304-308-917

Individual Leaders
1. Catherine Park, USC                       71-64-71-206
2. Lucia Lopez-Ortega, San Jose State        68-69-71-208
3. Ingrid Lindblad, LSU                      70-72-68-210
3. Rose Zhang, Stanford                      72-67-71-210
3. Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, Oklahoma State  66—70-74-210

Virginia Results
 54. Amanda Sambach    70-71-79-220
 89. Rebecca Skoler    76-73-76-225
111. Megan Propeck     74-77-77-228
113. Celeste Valinho   78-73-78-229
 na. Riley Smyth       dnp-76-71
 na. Jennifer Cleary   79-dnp-dnp