QU Women's Golf Leads Dartmouth Invitational Behind Tobia-Palza's Program-Record 65

Saturday, September 23

Hanover Country Club - Hanover, N.H.

10:00 AM

Quinnipiac University

Dartmouth College

QU Women's Golf Leads Dartmouth Invitational Behind Tobia-Palza's Program-Record 65

9/23/2017 6:58:00 PM | Women's Golf

By: QU Athletic Communications

HANOVER, N.H. – Quinnipiac junior Luciana Tobia-Palza (La Paz, Bolivia) broke the program single-round record with a 65 (-7) for the first round of the Dartmouth Invitational to lead Quinnipiac to a nine-stroke lead through the first 18 holes at the Hanover Country Club. The Bobcats combined for a 290 (+2), leading second-place Albany (299, +11). Tobia-Palza set the previous record, 70 (-2), during the second round of last year's Dartmouth Invitational.

LOCATION
Hanover Country Club//Hanover, New Hampshire

RESULTS

Quinnipiac (290, +2)
Albany (299, +11)
Dartmouth (300, +12)
Siena (301, +13)
Sacred Heart (302, +14)
Boston University (305, +17)
Long Island (308, +20)
Hartford (314, +26)
Central Connecticut State (319, +31)
Holy Cross (327, +39)
Farifield (340, +52)

NOTES

Senior Luciana Tobia-Palza (La Paz, Bolivia) shot a 65 (-7) for the first round of the Dartmouth Invitational, good for first place and four-stroke lead over Long Island Carolina Ronchel.
Tobia-Palza's 65 stands as an all-time record at Quinnipiac, and misses the course record at Hanover Country Club by two strokes.
Tobia-Palza also birdied seven holes, giving her 86 for her career. She trails Nicole Scola's 88 for the program record.
Alexandra Sazhin (New Fairfield, Connecticut), last season's MAAC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, opened with a 73 (+1) for the first round of the tournament. Sazhin's 73 tied her career-best that she shot for the second round of the 2017 MAAC Championship.
Sazhin finished the first round tied for 8^th.
Estefania Morales (Caracas, Venezuela) also matched her career-best with a 74 (+2) for the first round of Dartmouth's tournament on her way to a tie for 11^th place. Morales' previous career-best came during the second round of last year's Dartmouth Invitational.
Julie Kemmling (Berlin, Connecticut) shot a 75 (+3), one stroke off her career best and completed the first round tied for 17^th place.
Freshmen Elena Ybarra (Madrid, Spain) and Queenie Lai (Hong Kong, China) made their Quinnipiac debutes. Lai shot a 77 (+5) for a tie of 24^th place while Ybarra finished with an 80 (+8).
Abby Chase (Beaver Dam, Winconsin) shot a 81 (+9) for the first round of the tournament.

Head Coach John O'Connor:
"This was an amazing day today. It was perfect weather for golf on a perfect golf course. We expect another good one here tomorrow. Obviously, Luciana's 65 today is a new record for Quinnipiac golf. It's not a course record, but it's only two strokes off of the course record. She had seven birdies today. It was a great round."

"The two freshmen did outstanding. Elena shot an 80, which was a nice round and Queenie shot a 77. Stephanie shot a 74 today. Alexandra had a great round as well as Julia, but the talk around this place today is how special Luciana played."

UPCOMING GAMES
Quinnipiac will wrap-up the Dartmouth Invitational with the second round commencing on Sunday, Sept. 24 at the Hanover Country Club in Hanover, N.H.