RICHMOND, Ky. – The University of Pikeville women's golf team continued its torrid pace this season, posting a second-place finish in the Gibson Bay Intercollegiate this week.
 
The six-team field featured four Top 25 teams and another receiving votes at the par 72, 5,974-yard Gibson Bay Golf Course.
 
Individually, junior Tayla Howroyd tied for the championship with a 12-over 228, shooting 74-79-75. She then won the event with a par on the first hole of the playoff. 
 
Meanwhile, senior Renee Crooks was third in the 40-player field at 14-over 230, shooting 74-73-83.
 
No. 11 University of the Cumberlands came away with the win, posting a 54-hole score of 59 over par.
 
UPike, ranked 17^th, finished second at 71 over, 12 strokes behind the Patriots.
 
No. 9 Lindsey Wilson moved up to third in Tuesday's final round, 88 over par. Milligan, ranked 20^th and the only other AAC team in the field, finished fourth at 93 over.
 
Midway, which received votes in the poll, was fifth, 137 over, while Campbellsville was sixth at 148 over.
 
UPike had five players in the top half of the field. Senior Carly Crooks finished 16^th at 24-over par, while freshman Keira Howroyd was 18^th at 25-over, while graduate student Lauren Holmes came in 19^th at 26-over par.
 
Sophomore Laney Sorrell shot 39-over par, while freshman Tiffanie Tran was 50 over for the tournament.
 
The Bears will wrap up play for the fall semester in the AAC Fall Showcase. That will be held Oct. 20-21 at the Governors Towne Club in Acworth, Ga.