2020-21 Women's Golf Roster
Ward, Emily
Emily Ward
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- AN Myer Secondary School
- Hometown:
- Niagara Falls, Ontario
Bio
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
Women's Golf Receives NCAA Bid
Wednesday, April 23
Women's Golf Headed to Charlottesville Regional
Wednesday, April 23
Women's Golf Ready For A10 Tournament
Tuesday, April 15
Women's Golf Season Preview
Wednesday, September 11
