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Vora and Liptak Lead Final Round Scoring, Zips Finish 14th at Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge
April 08 | Women's Golf
Pawleys Island, S.C. – Akron golfers Hridhika Vora and Emily Liptak led the Zips scoring in the final 18-hole round of the Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge as the Zips climbed two spots to 14th overall with a 311-306-305 - 922 (+70) tournament total at the Caledonia Golf & Fish Club (Par 71 • 6,054 yards).
Vora carded 75 (+4) with 11 par scores and two birdies, while Liptak registered 76 (+5) with 10 par scores and two birdies. Vora (81-78-75), Liptak (79-79-76 ) and Maisarah Hezri (80-77-77) all finished the 54-hole tournament tied at 65th overall with 234 (+21) total scores.
Kaitlin Kormuth led the Akron scoring throughout the 54-hole tournament with a 72-75-80 – 227 (+14) total. She finished tied for 33rd overall and collected 33 par scores and seven birdies.
Sohniya Chandra Mohan finished second in scoring for the Zips with an 80-76-77 – 233 (+20) scorecard and tied for 58th overall. Chandra Mohan tallied 32 par scores and three birdies.
The 2026 Mid-American Conference Women's Golf Championships at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio on Sunday through Tuesday, April 26-28.
14 Akron 311-306-305 - 922 (+70)
T33 Kaitlin Kormuth 72-75-80 – 227 (+14)
T58 Sohniya Chandra Mohan 80-76-77 – 233 (+20)
T65 Hridhika Vora 81-78-75 – 234 (+21)
T65 Emily Liptak 79-79-76 – 234 (+21)
T65 Maisarah Hezri 80-77-77 – 234 (+21)
Team Scoring
1 Middle Tennessee 289-290-297 - 876 (+24)
2 Coastal Carolina 291-290-298 - 879 (+27)
3 Samford 295-292-294 - 881 (+29)
4 Charleston Southern 288-298-299 - 885 (+33)
T5 Morehead State 299-293-294 - 886 (+34)
T5 Jacksonville St. 300-294-292 - 886 (+34)
7 Ball State 293-294-303 - 890 (+38)
8 UNC Asheville 301-295-295 - 891 (+39)
9 Missouri State 301-299-303 - 903 (+51)
10 Western Michigan 301-295-310 - 906 (+54)
T11 Fairleigh Dickinson 303-299-309 - 911 (+59)
T11 Radford 303-294-314 - 911 (+59)
13 Evansville 299-306-308 - 913 (+61)
14 Akron 311-306-305 - 922 (+70)
15 Winthrop 303-306-317 - 926 (+74)
16 Ohio 310-304-315 - 929 (+77)
17 Marshall 315-303-317 - 935 (+83)
18 Stephen F. Austin St 304-332-322 - 958 (+106)
19 Stonehill College 323-317-336 - 976 (+124)
Vora carded 75 (+4) with 11 par scores and two birdies, while Liptak registered 76 (+5) with 10 par scores and two birdies. Vora (81-78-75), Liptak (79-79-76 ) and Maisarah Hezri (80-77-77) all finished the 54-hole tournament tied at 65th overall with 234 (+21) total scores.
Kaitlin Kormuth led the Akron scoring throughout the 54-hole tournament with a 72-75-80 – 227 (+14) total. She finished tied for 33rd overall and collected 33 par scores and seven birdies.
Sohniya Chandra Mohan finished second in scoring for the Zips with an 80-76-77 – 233 (+20) scorecard and tied for 58th overall. Chandra Mohan tallied 32 par scores and three birdies.
The 2026 Mid-American Conference Women's Golf Championships at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio on Sunday through Tuesday, April 26-28.
14 Akron 311-306-305 - 922 (+70)
T33 Kaitlin Kormuth 72-75-80 – 227 (+14)
T58 Sohniya Chandra Mohan 80-76-77 – 233 (+20)
T65 Hridhika Vora 81-78-75 – 234 (+21)
T65 Emily Liptak 79-79-76 – 234 (+21)
T65 Maisarah Hezri 80-77-77 – 234 (+21)
Team Scoring
1 Middle Tennessee 289-290-297 - 876 (+24)
2 Coastal Carolina 291-290-298 - 879 (+27)
3 Samford 295-292-294 - 881 (+29)
4 Charleston Southern 288-298-299 - 885 (+33)
T5 Morehead State 299-293-294 - 886 (+34)
T5 Jacksonville St. 300-294-292 - 886 (+34)
7 Ball State 293-294-303 - 890 (+38)
8 UNC Asheville 301-295-295 - 891 (+39)
9 Missouri State 301-299-303 - 903 (+51)
10 Western Michigan 301-295-310 - 906 (+54)
T11 Fairleigh Dickinson 303-299-309 - 911 (+59)
T11 Radford 303-294-314 - 911 (+59)
13 Evansville 299-306-308 - 913 (+61)
14 Akron 311-306-305 - 922 (+70)
15 Winthrop 303-306-317 - 926 (+74)
16 Ohio 310-304-315 - 929 (+77)
17 Marshall 315-303-317 - 935 (+83)
18 Stephen F. Austin St 304-332-322 - 958 (+106)
19 Stonehill College 323-317-336 - 976 (+124)
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