WELLESLEY, Mass. -- The Wellesley College golf team notched a third place finish at their 2010 home tournament, the third annual Ann S. Batchelder Invitational.  Wellesley was led by senior standout Kim Eaton who took second place at the event, held at the par-72, 5,860-yard Nehoiden Golf Course on the campus of Wellesley College.

Eaton shot a +11, 155 to end the day in second place.  She shaved five strokes off of her day one total of 80, carding a 75 on day two to move up a spot from third.

Wellesley placed all five top golfers in the top-19 at the event.  After Eaton, the Blue had three golfers finish within three strokes of each other.  Cassandra Tavolarella tied for 13th place with a 173 (90-83), Alexis Kelleher took 16th with a 174 (89-85) and Michelle Cho notched a 17th-place finish with a 176 (88-88). Alexandra Fuiks wrapped up the Wellesley team scorers with a 185 (91-94) to finish in a tie for 19th place.

The Blue also entered four individuals in the event.  Lindsey Shephardson finished 27th after knocking eight strokes off of her day one score, while Young Hsu finished 30th, improving her day one score by 11 strokes.  Rounding out the action for Wellesley, Eda Lee notched a 10-stroke improvement on day two to finish 32nd overall, while Carrie Read finished 34th.

Williams took the team title, as the Ephs' total score of 626 bested a field of six teams at the event.  They were led by Alexandra Groetsema who shot a two-day total of 145 (+1) to take medalist honors.  Groetsema shot rounds of 72 and 73, both tournament lows, to lead Williams to their second-straight win at the event.  The Ephs were also paced by Becky Miller (77-81) and Georgiana Salant (82-76) who each totaled a +14 score of 158 to tie for fourth place overall.

Amherst took second place overall with a team score of 670.  The Lord Jeffs were led by Elizabeth Monty's +13 total of 157 (81-76), placing her third individually. 

Vassar (358 total) finished fourth, Mount Holyoke (722) nabbed fifth and Westfield State (839) take took sixth to round out the team scoring. The Brewers were led by Alex Bello's eighth-place finish (86-82 +24), while the Lyons were paced by a ninth-place tie from Alexandra Irish (84-85 +25).

Ann S. Batchelder was a Wellesley faculty member for 38 years, teaching physical education and also serving as one of the school's varsity squash coaches.  She retired in spring of 2009, establishing a charitable gift annuity for the Friends of Wellesley College Athletics.  Her generosity created one of the largest gifts from a member of the College's academic community and will benefit Wellesley student-athletes for years to come.