ROME, N.Y. – Hamilton College's Shanya Arasu '28 led the Continentals to second place out of 10 teams in the 2026 Hamilton Women's Golf Fall Invitational, which was played at Rome Country Club on Saturday, Oct. 3 and Sunday, Oct. 4.
 
The 11^th-ranked Continentals finished with a tournament team total of 614. Hamilton was in the lead after Saturday's four-person team score of 304 before recording a 310 on Sunday. The Continentals led after the first round of three out of four tournaments this fall.
 
Wellesley College edged Hamilton for the team title at 610. Babson College and Susquehanna University tied for third place at 619.
 
Arasu tied for second place out of 51 golfers with a 36-hole score of 147. Her one-over par round of 73 on Sunday was the best of the weekend for the Continentals.
 
Aubrey Lee '28 tied for eighth place at 152 that included a two-over 74 on Saturday. Lee leads the team with an 18-hole stroke average of 73.89, and all nine of her rounds this fall have been 78 or better.
 
Kiran Bagga '29 tied for 13^th place at 155 (77-78). Cate Leydig '30 contributed a 79 in the first round and tied for 25^th at 161.
 
Annika Saida '27 led Hamilton's 'B' team entry and tied Bagga in 13^th place with rounds of 77 and 78. Saida's 36-hole total of 155 was the best of her career with the Continentals.
 
Sydney Dweck '27 and Caitlyn Navaleza '30 tied for 18^th place at 158. Dweck carded a 74 on Sunday and Navaleza tied a season-best with a 74 on Saturday.
 
Hellen Xiang '29 topped Hamilton's 'C' team entry in a tie for 20^th place at 159 that included a 78 on Saturday.
 
The Continentals wrap up the fall portion of their schedule with the Ekwanok Sap Bucket Challenge at Ekwanok Country Club in Manchester, Vt., on Tuesday, Oct. 13.