University of Richmond Athletics
2021-22 Women's Golf Roster
Emily Ward
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- AN Myer Secondary School
- Hometown:
- Niagara Falls, Ontario
CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• 77.85 career stroke averaged was tied for ninth-lowest in program history at time of her graduation
• 5 career top-10 finishes, nine career top-20 finishes
• 4-time WGCA All-American Scholar ... the first four-time WGCA All-American Scholar in program history
• 2-time Patriot League All-Academic selection ... first player in program history to be named Academic All-Patriot League in multiple seasons (2021-22)
Senior (2021-22)
- Academic All-Patriot League selection
- 76.69 stroke average was 13th-lowest in a season in program history at end of 2021-22 season
- 1 of three Spiders to compete in all 28 competitive rounds
- Tied for 18th at Patriot League Championship, shooting 82-80-81/243 (+27)
- Tied for 36th at Ironwood Invitational, shooting 80-71-73/224 (+8) ... 71 (-1) in Round 2 was her first under-par round of the year
- Led Richmond with a career low 223 (+7) at Kingsmill Spring Intercollegiate ... Finished in fourth place, her fifth career top-10 result ... Named Patriot League Golfer of the Week on March 30 for her efforts
- Shot 79-87-79/245 (+29) and tied for 58th at Low Country Intercollegiate
- Tied for 59th at River Landing Classic after shooting 76-82-74/232 (+16)
- Shot 73-76/149 (+5) at Independence Classic and tied for fourth, helping Richmond to a win vs Seton Hall & St. John's
- Recorded her first top-20 finish of the season at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational, tying for 12th in the field of 72 ... Shot 76-72-78/226 (+10)
- Shot 80-77/157 (+13) at Navy Fall Invitational and tied for 23rd ... Helped the Spiders to their first tournament win since the 2019 Bucknell Spring Break Intercollegiate and their first win in a full-field event since the 2017 Bill Berg Invitational
- Led all Spiders at the Bryan National, shooting 76-73-75/224 (+8) ... Recorded the lowest tournament score of her career ... Finished tied for 26th
- Shot 75-77-75/227 (+11) at season-opening Kingsmill Intercollegiate ... Finished tied for 35th
- Named to WGCA All-American Scholar Team
- Named to Patriot League's Academic Honor Roll
Junior (2020-21)
- Competed in all six of Richmond's events, averaging 76.31 strokes over 13 rounds, more than 1.5 strokes lower than her 2019-20 average (78.06) and the second-best scoring average on the team
- Named First Team All-Patriot League following her performance at the conference championship
- Also named Academic All-Patriot League for her results on the course and in the classroom ... Became just the fourth Spider ever to earn Academic All-Patriot League honors
- Tied for fourth at the Patriot League Championship with a score of 230 (+14) ... Led Spiders with a 77 (+5) in windy conditions in Round 2
- Tied for seventh at the Kingsmill Spring Intercollegiate, shooting 230 (+14) ... Seventh-place finish was best of her career in an event with 40 or more competitors
- Led Richmond to a win over William & Mary at home by shooting rounds of 74 (+2) and 77 (+5), finishing fourth among the 13 golfers competing in the match
- Shot a career-low 69 (-3) in Round 3 at the River Landing Classic, tied for the fourth-best 18-hole score in program history ... Finished the event at 228 (+12), tied for 47th in the field
- 76 (+4) at The Match at Spring Creek was tied for the best of any Spider
- Shot 78 (+6) at Richmond's season-opening win at William & Mary, tied for second-best among the field of 15
- Named to WGCA All-American Scholar Team ... joined Lauren Folgosa (2007-09) as the only players in program history to earn WGCA All-American Scholar honors three times
- Named to Patriot League's Academic Honor Roll
Sophomore (2019-20)
- Finished season with a stroke average of 78.06, nearly two shots better than her freshman season (79.95)
- Shot 236 (+20) at the River Landing Classic and tied for 55th
- Tied for 16th at the Old Friends Invitational, shooting 234 (+18th) ... Registered her second top-20 finish of the season
- Placed 90th at the Cardinal Cup, shooting 245 (+29)
- Tied for 60th at the Lady Paladin Invitational ... Shot 76-82-76/234 (+16)
- Shot 231 (+21) at the Bucknell Invitational and tied for 22nd
- Tied for 10th at the Kingsmill Invitational (225, +9), her second career top-10 finish ... Shot a team-best 72 (E) in the final round, tying the low round of her career
- Named to WGCA All-American Scholar Team
- Named to Patriot League's Academic Honor Roll
Freshman (2018-19)
- Tied for 19th at Patriot League Championship (238, +22), her second top-20 finish of the season
- Finished second at Bucknell Spring Break Intercollegiate in March (147, +3), helping Spiders to a share of team title
- Was named Patriot League Golfer of the Week in March for her efforts at Bucknell Spring Break Intercollegiate
- Shot 159 (+15) at Richmond's 36-hole match vs Columbia, finishing 13th in the field of 15
- Tied for 82nd at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate with a score of 243 (+27) ... Shot a career-low 72 (E) in the first round
- Finished 76th at the Boston College Intercollegiate with a 54-hole score of 251 (+35)
- Made collegiate debut at Kingsmill Intercollegiate, finishing with a score of 230 (+14) ... Shot 76 on a difficult course setup in final round, second best of any Spider ... Finished tied for 23rd
- Named to WGCA All-American Scholar Team
- Named to Patriot League's Academic Honor Roll
• 77.85 career stroke averaged was tied for ninth-lowest in program history at time of her graduation
• 5 career top-10 finishes, nine career top-20 finishes
• 4-time WGCA All-American Scholar ... the first four-time WGCA All-American Scholar in program history
• 2-time Patriot League All-Academic selection ... first player in program history to be named Academic All-Patriot League in multiple seasons (2021-22)
Senior (2021-22)
- Academic All-Patriot League selection
- 76.69 stroke average was 13th-lowest in a season in program history at end of 2021-22 season
- 1 of three Spiders to compete in all 28 competitive rounds
- Tied for 18th at Patriot League Championship, shooting 82-80-81/243 (+27)
- Tied for 36th at Ironwood Invitational, shooting 80-71-73/224 (+8) ... 71 (-1) in Round 2 was her first under-par round of the year
- Led Richmond with a career low 223 (+7) at Kingsmill Spring Intercollegiate ... Finished in fourth place, her fifth career top-10 result ... Named Patriot League Golfer of the Week on March 30 for her efforts
- Shot 79-87-79/245 (+29) and tied for 58th at Low Country Intercollegiate
- Tied for 59th at River Landing Classic after shooting 76-82-74/232 (+16)
- Shot 73-76/149 (+5) at Independence Classic and tied for fourth, helping Richmond to a win vs Seton Hall & St. John's
- Recorded her first top-20 finish of the season at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational, tying for 12th in the field of 72 ... Shot 76-72-78/226 (+10)
- Shot 80-77/157 (+13) at Navy Fall Invitational and tied for 23rd ... Helped the Spiders to their first tournament win since the 2019 Bucknell Spring Break Intercollegiate and their first win in a full-field event since the 2017 Bill Berg Invitational
- Led all Spiders at the Bryan National, shooting 76-73-75/224 (+8) ... Recorded the lowest tournament score of her career ... Finished tied for 26th
- Shot 75-77-75/227 (+11) at season-opening Kingsmill Intercollegiate ... Finished tied for 35th
- Named to WGCA All-American Scholar Team
- Named to Patriot League's Academic Honor Roll
Junior (2020-21)
- Competed in all six of Richmond's events, averaging 76.31 strokes over 13 rounds, more than 1.5 strokes lower than her 2019-20 average (78.06) and the second-best scoring average on the team
- Named First Team All-Patriot League following her performance at the conference championship
- Also named Academic All-Patriot League for her results on the course and in the classroom ... Became just the fourth Spider ever to earn Academic All-Patriot League honors
- Tied for fourth at the Patriot League Championship with a score of 230 (+14) ... Led Spiders with a 77 (+5) in windy conditions in Round 2
- Tied for seventh at the Kingsmill Spring Intercollegiate, shooting 230 (+14) ... Seventh-place finish was best of her career in an event with 40 or more competitors
- Led Richmond to a win over William & Mary at home by shooting rounds of 74 (+2) and 77 (+5), finishing fourth among the 13 golfers competing in the match
- Shot a career-low 69 (-3) in Round 3 at the River Landing Classic, tied for the fourth-best 18-hole score in program history ... Finished the event at 228 (+12), tied for 47th in the field
- 76 (+4) at The Match at Spring Creek was tied for the best of any Spider
- Shot 78 (+6) at Richmond's season-opening win at William & Mary, tied for second-best among the field of 15
- Named to WGCA All-American Scholar Team ... joined Lauren Folgosa (2007-09) as the only players in program history to earn WGCA All-American Scholar honors three times
- Named to Patriot League's Academic Honor Roll
Sophomore (2019-20)
- Finished season with a stroke average of 78.06, nearly two shots better than her freshman season (79.95)
- Shot 236 (+20) at the River Landing Classic and tied for 55th
- Tied for 16th at the Old Friends Invitational, shooting 234 (+18th) ... Registered her second top-20 finish of the season
- Placed 90th at the Cardinal Cup, shooting 245 (+29)
- Tied for 60th at the Lady Paladin Invitational ... Shot 76-82-76/234 (+16)
- Shot 231 (+21) at the Bucknell Invitational and tied for 22nd
- Tied for 10th at the Kingsmill Invitational (225, +9), her second career top-10 finish ... Shot a team-best 72 (E) in the final round, tying the low round of her career
- Named to WGCA All-American Scholar Team
- Named to Patriot League's Academic Honor Roll
Freshman (2018-19)
- Tied for 19th at Patriot League Championship (238, +22), her second top-20 finish of the season
- Finished second at Bucknell Spring Break Intercollegiate in March (147, +3), helping Spiders to a share of team title
- Was named Patriot League Golfer of the Week in March for her efforts at Bucknell Spring Break Intercollegiate
- Shot 159 (+15) at Richmond's 36-hole match vs Columbia, finishing 13th in the field of 15
- Tied for 82nd at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate with a score of 243 (+27) ... Shot a career-low 72 (E) in the first round
- Finished 76th at the Boston College Intercollegiate with a 54-hole score of 251 (+35)
- Made collegiate debut at Kingsmill Intercollegiate, finishing with a score of 230 (+14) ... Shot 76 on a difficult course setup in final round, second best of any Spider ... Finished tied for 23rd
- Named to WGCA All-American Scholar Team
- Named to Patriot League's Academic Honor Roll
A-10 Womens Golf Preview
Wednesday, April 15
WGOLF WINS AT KINGSMILL
Tuesday, September 09
Women's Golf Receives NCAA Bid
Wednesday, April 23
Women's Golf Headed to Charlottesville Regional
Wednesday, April 23
