WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- The Christopher Newport women's golf program wrapped up the penultimate tournament of the fall season on Tuesday afternoon with a 12th place finish at the 2026 NCAA Fall Preview at Kingsmill. The tournament, which serves as the preview at the host site of the spring national championship event, was won by top-ranked Emory (+13). 

As a team, the Captains finished with an 89-over par 665 (330-335) in the 36-hole tournament. Sophomore Maddie Cameron (+17) led the individual performances for CNU in 42nd place and posted a six-over 78 on day two. That effort was the best single round showing by the Captains over the two-day event.

Taylor Davis (+23) tied for 51st, Madeleine Smith (+26) finished in 55th, and Gabi McGehee (+27) tied for 56th o nthe individual leaderboard. Rounding out the Captains scoring was Sara McCaskill (+30) in 60th place.

On Tuesday's second round, Davis was 12-over and Smith finished just one stroke behind at 13-over. McCaskill chipped in a 16-over 88. Cameron led the way by overcoming a slow start with three bogeys in her first four holes. She flipped the script by managing the course the remainder of the morning and snagging par on 11 of her final 13 holes including a dominant run through the front nine with eight pars and just one bogey. 

Davis had seven pars in the round and finished strong with four of her last five dropping in at Even. Smith also had an impressive front nine showign with six pars and closed out the second round with 10 plus a birdie three on the 339-yard par four 14th hole. McCaskill hadded seven pars for the Captains to close out the second-round scoring with a 335 as a team. McGehee led the squad with two birdies on day two, dropping in a two on the 133-yard par three 17th before adding a four on the 467-yard par five 9th. 

CNU will close out the fall portion of the schedule at the Colonial Women's Golf Conference Championship next week at the Running Deer GC in Pittsgrove, New Jersey. The two-day tournament will be played on October 26-27.