PRINCETON, N.J. -- Yale's Jennifer Peng and Columbia's Ridhima Dilawari received the Ivy League women's golf postseason awards following a vote of the League's coaches.
Princeton's Erika DeSanty was named the Ivy League Coach of the Year, Yale junior Jennifer Peng was selected as the Player of the Year and Columbia freshman Ridhima Dilawari was tabbed as the Rookie of the Year.
Peng posted the best scoring average in the Ivy League this season at 74.11 through 19 rounds. The Highland Park, N.J., native averaged 2.21 strokes over par while posting six top 15 finishes in seven tournaments. She placed 23rd at the Ivy League Women's Golf Championship at Orange Tree Golf Club—her worst finish of her junior campaign—shooting +25.
Dilawari compiled a 75.76 scoring average through 17 rounds during her freshman campaign. The New Delhi, India, product averaged 3.88 strokes over par and posted three top 10 finishes in six tournaments. She tied for ninth at the Ivy League Women's Golf Championship, carding a +15 to earn Second Team All-Ivy honors. Dilawari was 1-of-3 freshmen to earn a place on one of the All-Ivy teams.
DeSanty guided Princeton to its first Ivy League women's golf title since 2005 and just its fifth all-time. Her Tigers topped the championship field by 31 strokes and claimed a League-high four All-Ivy recipients for top 10 finishes.
Princeton was also the only program to produce multiple First Team All-Ivy honorees with three. Brown and Columbia fostered a pair of All-Ivy golfers, while Dartmouth, Harvard and Penn were represented by one golfer each.
The All-Ivy teams are based on the results from the Ivy League Women's Golf Championship. The top five finishers, including ties, are recognized as First Team All-Ivy golfers, while the next five finishers, including ties, are honored as Second Team All-Ivy recipients.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jennifer Peng, Yale (Jr. – Highland Park, N.J.)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Ridhima Dilawari, Columbia (Fr. – New Delhi, India)
COACH OF THE YEAR
Erika DeSanty, Princeton
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY
Amber Wang, Princeton (So. – Sugar Land, Texas)
Alison Chang, Princeton (Fr. – Walnut, Calif.)
Catharine Roddy, Dartmouth (So. – Trabuco Canyon, Calif.)
Hana Ku, Princeton (Sr. – Basking Ridge, N.J.)
Jacqueline Chulya, Columbia (Sr. – Bangkok, Thailand)
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY^
Erin Lo, Penn (Sr. – Philadelphia, Pa.)
Maya Walton, Princeton (Fr. – Austin, Texas)
Sienna Chapman, Brown (Jr. – Racine, Wisc.)
Christine Kim, Brown (Jr. – San Jose, Calif.)
Ridhima Dilawari, Columbia (Fr. – New Delhi, India)
Anna Zhou, Harvard (So. – Palo Alto, Calif.)
^ Second Team Expanded Due To Tie At Ivy League Women's Golf Championship