MANON DONCHE-GAY CAPTURES REGION VIII TITLE

April 18, 2021 – Sophomore Manon Donche-Gay played her best golf of the season and in the process won the individual title at the NJCAA Region VIII Championship with scores of 70-69 (139).   Donche-Gay won the title by one stroke over Seminole State College's Minori Nagano, the nation's top ranked player who shot scores of 71-69 (140).   Donche-Gay clinched the victory with a 10 -foot putt on the final hole after scrambling for par.  Down the stretch she made birdies on her 16^th and 17^th holes to put herself in contention to win.   Other top finishers for the Falcons include Symone Henriques who finished in a tie for 5^th with scores of 75-72 (147), Sarah Scott who posted scores of 80-75 (155) and Casey Sommer who shot 79-76 (155), both finishing in a tie for 9^th.    

Seminole State won the team competition with scores of 286-288 (574) while the Falcons finished 2^nd with scores of 304-292 (596).   Eastern Florida finished 3^rd in the event with scores of 313-320 (633).    The top two teams advanced to the NJCAA National Championship which is being hosted by Daytona State College May 10^th – 13^th at Plantation Bay Golf Club in Ormond Beach, FL.