QU Women's Golf Fights Tough Conditions to Stand in Third After Day One of Benbow Invitational

Monday, March 12

Blue Sky GC - Jacksonville, Fla.

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Benbow Invitational

QU Women's Golf Fights Tough Conditions to Stand in Third After Day One of Benbow Invitational

3/12/2018 3:09:00 PM | Women's Golf

By: QU Athletic Communications

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Sophomore Alexandra Sazhin shot a 76 (+4) to lead the Quinnipiac women's golf team to a third-place standing, five strokes off the lead, after the first round of the Benbow Invitational on Monday in blustery and rainy conditions in Jacksonville. The second of two rounds will be played tomorrow at the Blue Sky Golf Club.

Head Coach John O'Connor: "While it's nice to be in Florida, we had a very, very windy and rainy day today. It was a tough day on the golf course; the conditions were not very good. So all in all, for my "A" team to shoot a 310, I'm pretty pleased with that. Alexandra proved that she can play shooting a 76 today is a very good round."

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Alexandra Sazhin was in action for the first time after capturing the MAAC Golfer of the Week Award following her last competition, the three-round Edwin Watts/Kiawah Classic in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Sazhin had three birdies and added an eagle on the par-5 ninth hole, She now has 40 birdies on the season, four shy of the school mark set two years ago by current junior Luciana Tobia-Palza.
The eagle for Sazhin was the second for the Bobcats in 2017-18, after Julia Kemmling had one earlier in the year.
After the first round, Sazhin is tied for fourth out of 60 competitors, four strokes behind leader Lauren Tibbets of Butler, who shot an even-par 72.
Quinnipiac's five golfers who were designated for team scoring were all bunched together between 76-80.
Senior Estefania Morales was one stroke behind Sazhin for the team lead, while freshman Elena Ybarra, who was competing as an individual, also shot a 77.
Freshman Queenie Lai shot a 78 and junior Julia Kemmling was right behind with a 79 to give the Bobcats a 310 from their top four scorers. Junior Luciana Tobia-Palza was just one stroke behind with an 80.
Quinnipiac's 310 puts it in third place out of nine teams following the first round. Host Butler is in first place with a 305, followed by Saint John's with a 306.

UP NEXT
Quinnipiac will play in the second round of the Benbow Invitational tomorrow and then head to the Low Country Intercollegiate in Hilton Head, South Carolina on Saturday and Sunday.