Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Duquesne University women's golf team concluded its 2025-26 season Wednesday, finishing fourth at the 2026 Atlantic 10 Championship in Orlando, Fla., at Evermore Resort. The Dukes posted a 330 in the third and final round Tuesday and concluded the tournament at 983.
 
TEAM LEADERBOARD
Richmond completed its wire-to-wire victory Wednesday, carding a 305 in the third and final round to finish at 915 for the tournament. The Spiders weren't threatened, finishing 28 strokes ahead of Loyola Chicago (943), which posted its lowest score of the three rounds Wednesday with a 308. Dayton (952) finished third, with Saint Joseph's (1,032) and La Salle (1,073) trailing Duquesne and finishing fifth and sixth, respectively.
 
FINISHING STRONG
For the second consecutive tournament, sophomore Abby Slankster found her groove late, posting the best round of the tournament for the Dukes. She fired a 77 Wednesday to close with a 54-hole score of 240. That tally finished just outside of the top 10 individually in 11th place. Slankster posted both of her birdies of the round on the front nine, including the longest hole of the course at No. 2. A 491-yard par five, Slankster birdied the hole and then went to two under on the front at hole No. 7, a 347-yard par four. She would finish the front nine with a 37 (+1) before handing in a 40 on the back nine. Slankster concluded the A-10 Championship pacing Duquesne in pars (29) and also led the Dukes in scoring on a par four (4.50) and a par five (5.25).
 
THE LINEUP
Sophomore Sasha Petrochko, who led the Dukes with five birdies throughout the tournament as well as with a 3.42 average on a par three, closed with an 83 Wednesday and a 244 for the championship. She finished 16th individually, four strokes ahead of senior Lindsey Powanda. In the final round Wednesday, Powanda carded an 87 to close at 248 and, like Petrochko, tied for the top average on a par three for Duquesne at 3.42. Freshman Lilly Powell would finish with an 86 Wednesday and a 259 for the championship overall, while freshman Ashley von Behren handed in an 84 in the final round and closed at 264 overall.
 
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