NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Incredible showings from first-year Rayee Feng and junior Vanessa Zhang headlined a stellar weekend for Harvard women's golf at the Yale Invitational.

After 54 holes of golf at the Yale Golf Course, Harvard finished in second place in the team standings, as Feng and Zhang finished in a tie for first place after each carded -6 scores across three rounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Harvard started its time at the Yale Invitational in the upper portion of the team standings, as the Crimson combined for a 296 (+8) to take second place after the first round.
• Getting a feel for the course, Zhang shot a team-best 71 (-1) in the first round, highlighted by birdies on the fifth, ninth, 12^th and 16^th holes. Feng and junior Lucy Yuan each shot identical 73's (+1) in the first round.
• A major second round would see Harvard keep pace with the top of the pack, as the Crimson posted a score of 282 (-6), the tournament lead in the second round.
• A trio of Crimson would go under par in the second round at the Yale Invitational. Feng led all Crimson with a 68 (-4) in the second round, starting the round with birdies on three of the first six holes. A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Zhang would also terrific in the second round, posting six birdies en route to a 69 (-3) on the round.
• Sophomore Nikki Iniakov excelled in the second round with a 71 (-1), as the Prunedale, California native posted birdies on three of the first six holes as well.
• In the final round at the Yale Invitational, the Crimson cemented its spot in second by shooting a 293 (+5) in the final 18 at the Yale Golf Course.
• Once again, Feng and Zhang were spectacular, as Feng shot a 69 (-3) in the final round. Zhang would go on to card a 70 (-2), birding the third, fourth and fifth holes in a row.

TEAM RESULTS

1.Boston College (+6)
2.Harvard (+7)
3.Yale (+18)
4.Dartmouth (+31)
5.Memphis (+54)
6.Sacred Heart (+64)
7.UAlbany (+65)
8.Boston University (+75)

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

T1 | Rayee Feng | 73, 68, 69 (-6)
T1 | Vanessa Zhang | 71, 69, 70 (-2)
10 | Lucy Yuan | 73, 74, 76 (+7)
T26 | Dixon Hill (IND) | 78, 79, 75 (+16)
T30 | Daniela Paez | 79, 75, 79 (+17)
T30 | Nikki Iniakov | 83, 71, 79 (+17)
T35 | Katrina Bulkovska (IND) | 80, 79, 76 (+19)
T42 | Bonnie Zhai | 80, 80, 78 (+22)

UP NEXT

Harvard ends the fall season on Saturday, Oct. 24 and Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational.