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William Carey women’s golf finishes third at Coastal Georgia Fall Invitational

William Carey finished third at the 2026 Coastal Georgia Fall Invitational in Jekyll Island, Georgia, posting team rounds of 311, 308 and 314.

Sirikorn Anantathanasarn led the Lady Crusaders early, opening with a 74, two over par, to sit sixth on the leaderboard. Taamtond Nivasananda shot 77, five over par, and stood 15th after the first round.

Anantathanasarn matched her opening-round 74 in the second round and moved up two spots. Nivasananda also shot 77 and climbed three positions. Gracelyn Cooley moved into the top 25 with a 5-over-par round, while Kenley Archer entered the top 25 after posting a 4-over-par score.

Archer made the largest move for William Carey in the final round, shooting 1 under par to finish tied for seventh. Anantathanasarn finished fifth after a 6-over-par round, and Nivasananda placed 13th with the same score.

Cooley finished 20th with a 6-over-par score. Alejandra Esteban placed 32nd overall, and Nawaporn Kompoj finished 41st.

William Carey returns to action Sept. 21-22, when it hosts The Carey Collegiate at Canebrake Country Club in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Source: William Carey Athletics.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."

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