Quinnipiac University
University of Hartford
Quinnipiac Women's Golf Wins Second-Straight Tournament At Hartford Hawks Women's Invitational
10/1/2017 5:26:00 PM | Women's Golf
BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut – The Quinnipiac University women's golf team continued its winning streak with it's second-straight tournament victory at the Hartford Hawks Women's Invitational at Gillette Ridge in Bloomfield, Conn. The Bobcats opened the season with a win at Dartmouth last weekend before grabbing its second-straight win, by a stroke. The Bobcats were led by a pair of top-10 finishes from Julia Kemmling (Berling, Connecticut) and Queenie Lai (Hong Kong, China).
LOCATION
Gillette Ridge Golf Course//Bloomfield, Connecticut
RESULTS
- Quinnipiac (317-305—622)
- Brown (306-317—623)
- Sacred Heart (319-308—627)
- Hartford (315-323—638)
- Monmouth (334-316—650)
- Long Island (330-335—665)
- La Salle (342-324—666)
- Siena (337-331—668)
- Saint Francis (Pa.)(348-337—685)
- Hofstra (343-348—691)
- Holy Cross (349-346—695)
- Fairfield (390-392—782)
- St. Francis (N.Y.) (513-518—1,031)
T4th: Queenie Lai (80-73-153)
14th: Alexandra Sazhin (81-78-159)
T24th: Estefania Morales (78-86-164)
30th: Luciana Tobia-Palza (85-81-166)
NOTES
- Quinnipiac improved by 12 strokes from its first-day total, carding a combined 305 for the second round of the Hartford Invitational. The scored is tied with the Bobcats' second-round tally at the 2016 MAAC Championship as the fourth-best team score in program history.
- Julia Kemmling (Berlin, Connecticut) finished second overall with a combined 151.
- Kemmling shot a 78 ( 6) on Saturday and shaved five strokes off her first-day score to turn in a 73 ( 1) for the second round.
- Her 73 is the fourth-best 18-hole score in program history and a personal best.
- Freshman Queenie Lai (Hong Kong, China) finished tied for fourth with a 153 for the tournament.
- Lai opened the tournament with an 80 ( 8) before shooting a 73 ( 1) for the second round. Sophomore Alexandra Sazhin (New Fairfield, Connecticut) finished in 14th place with a 159. Sazhin shed three strokes from her first-round total with a 78 ( 6) for the second round.
QUOTABLES
Head Coach John O'Connor
"It was a great day today. Julia [Kemmling] and Queenie [Lai] both shot 73 today for tremendous rounds. It was a great comeback on a very difficult course, but a good day to play. Estefania [Morales] struggled just a little bit but had a lot of good holes. Luciana [Tobia-Palza] shot an 81 but really hung on after a rough start and Alexandra Sachin's 78 was really the clincher to win. We came back to beat Brown and we were down by about 10 strokes. This is a good win for our program and we are looking forward to our next event."
WHERE ARE THEY NEXT?
Quinnipiac continues its in-state tour with the Yale Fall Invitational on Oct. 6-8.
