Women's Golf Ranked No. 16 in Second NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Poll

LEBANON, Tenn.--Cumberland women's golf checked in at No. 16 in the second edition of the 2026-27 NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Top 25, dropping two spots from its previous ranking. The Phoenix collected 266 points in the latest poll.

Cumberland opened the fall with a fifth-place finish at the Wildcat Fall Invitational, posting a three-round total of 913. Crystal Zamzow led the Phoenix with a third-place individual finish at five-over-par 221, highlighted by a bogey-free, two-under 70 in the second round. Cumberland followed with a fourth-place finish at the Carey Collegiate in Hattiesburg, Miss.

Most recently, the Phoenix placed 12th in the 17-team Lady Roadrunner Fall Preview at Dalton Golf & Country Club. Matilda Lind earned a top-10 finish with rounds of 74, 79 and 75 for a 54-hole total of 228, finishing just one stroke outside the top five. Zamzow followed with a 233, closing the tournament with her best round of the event at 76.

British Columbia climbed from No. 4 to No. 1 with seven first-place votes and 514 points. Keiser (Fla.) remained second, followed by Embry-Riddle (Ariz.), Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and SCAD (Ga.). Cumberland was one of three Mid-South Conference programs in the Top 25, joining No. 4 Lindsey Wilson and No. 15 Cumberlands (Ky.).

The Phoenix return to action Oct. 19-20, hosting The Club at Five Oaks Invitational in Lebanon, before closing the fall at the Mid-South Conference Fall Preview Oct. 26-27 in Bowling Green, Ky. The final fall NAIA rating will be released Oct. 30.

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Players Mentioned

Matilda Lind: 5' 5"; Junior

Crystal Zamzow: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Matilda Lind
: 5' 5"; Junior

Crystal Zamzow
: 5' 4"; Sophomore