FRIPP ISLAND, S.C. – Tylah James won the individual title as North Carolina Central capped its historic fall women's golf season by earning runner-up honors at the Fripp Island Intercollegiate on Sunday at Ocean Creek Golf Course.

NCCU concluded its most successful fall season since launching the women's program in 2021. The Eagles captured three individual titles, a team championship and two runner-up finishes in four tournaments.

The individual crown marked the first for James as an NCCU player and the third straight for the Eagles. A junior transfer from Johannesburg, South Africa, James fired a three-round total of 220 to win by three strokes over three golfers tied for second.

The Eagles placed second in the team standings after firing a 920 in the three-day tournament. NCCU finished 21 strokes ahead of Presbyterian and North Carolina A&T, which tied for third at 941. Charleston Southern won the team championship with an 899.

James lowered her score each round, starting with a four-over 76 on Friday and a two-over 74 on Saturday before closing with a two-under 70 on Sunday on the par 72, 6,032-yard course. She was the only golfer in the 47-player field to shoot under par in the third round.

Led by James, three NCCU golfers finished in the top five of the individual standings. Cailynn Winford and Sanaa Carter, who was individual champion in the Eagles' last two tournaments, were among four golfers tied for fifth at 226. Mya Smith rounded out NCCU's scoring with a 248 to tie for 33rd.

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