Quinnipiac University
Low Country Intercollegiate
QU Women's Golf Competes at Low Country Intercollegiate This Weekend
3/15/2018 12:57:00 PM | Women's Golf
COURSE INFORMATION
- Moss Creek Golf Club - Hilton Head, S.C. - Par 72
- Live Scoring: BirdieFire.com
TEE TIMES AND FORMAT
(five players, count the four low scores)
- Saturday, March 17 – First Round -- Shotgun Start 9:30 a.m.
- Sunday, March 18 – Second Round -- Shotgun Start 9:30 a.m.
TOURNAMENT FIELD
Wofford, The Citadel, Bethune-Cookman, Gardner-Webb, Seton Hall, USC Upstate, USC Beaufort, Univ. of Findlay, Indiana State, Appalachian State, Presbyterian College, Albany and Quinnipiac
LAST TIME OUT
The Bobcats were last in action at the Benbow Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida on Monday and Tuesday. The Bobcats finished third overall out of nine teams with a two-day 616, 10 shots behind leader Saint John's and four shots behind host Butler. Alexandra Sazhin finished fifth overall among individuals with a 76-76-152, while freshman Queenie Lai tied for sixth with a 78-75-153.
BENBOW INVITATIONAL NOTES
- Alexandra Sazhin and Queenie Lai each had eagles, with Sazhin holing hers on the first round on Monday and Lai getting hers in the second round on Tuesday. They were the second and third eagles for the Bobcats in 2017-18, after Julia Kemmling also had one in the fall.
- Sazhin finished fifth out of 60 competitors, while Lai tied for sixth
- Sazhin's 76 (+4) in the first round tied her for fourth in the field.
- Lai's 75 (+3) in the second round placed her as the fifth best round of the day, moving her up for 11th to a final finish of a tie for sixth.
- Estefania Morales earned a top 10 finish, tying for ninth with a 77-78-155.
- Julia Kemmling shot a 77 on day two to finish with a 79-77-156, placing her 13th.
- Alexandra Sazhin added four more birdies to her total to give her 41 this season, three shy of the school record set by Luciana Tobia-Palza as a freshman two years ago.
- Lai increased her birdie total on the season to 31, second on the team.
BACK-TO-BACK MAAC HONORS
The last two weeks that the Bobcats have participated have seen the team take home the MAAC Women's Golfer of the Week Award. Sophomore Alexandra Sazhin earned the honor on Feb. 28 after the Kiaweh Island Classic when she finished 13th out of over 200 golfers. Freshman Queenie Lai, meanwhile, earned the distinction on March 14 after a top 10 finish (sixth) at the Benbow Invitational in Jacksonville. The Bobcats were idle in between those events and did not have a nominee for the award announced on March 7.
CAPTAINS ANNOUNCED
Last week, Head Coach John O'Connor announced his captains for the spring season, junior Julia Kemmling and junior Luciana Tobia-Palza. "Julia and Luciana both exemplify team work, focus, desire to win and leadership," said O'Connor. "They come to practice ready to work hard with a positive attitude and a desire to improve the team and make history. Both of these golfers are very proud to be a part of Quinnipiac and the golf team. Julia and Lu are always willing to help the younger golfers on the golf course but more importantly how to make the most of their time at Quinnipiac University. I'm extremely proud to announce Lu and Julia as the golf team captains."
FALL WRAP-UP
The Bobcats were one of four NCAA Division I teams in the country to win three tournaments after winning the Dartmouth Invitational, the Hartford Invitational and the St. John's Invitational. Quinnipiac completed the first semester with its highest rating in program history at 124, just ahead of Albany (145), the Bobcats' biggest threat to a possible "Three-peat".
MAAC PRESEASON COACHES POLL FAVORITES
The Quinnipiac University women's golf team was picked as the favorite to three-peat at the 2018 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Champions, as announced by the conference via social media on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. The Bobcats enter the Spring semester as back-to-back MAAC Champions and NCAA Tournament participants after winning titles in 2016 and 2017.
GOLF WEEK.COM PRESEASON FAVORITES
Golfweek.com tabbed the Quinnipiac women's golf team as the preseason favorite to win the 2018 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship, as released on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. Quinnipiac is currently preparing for its Spring season with the goal of defending its 2016 and 2017 MAAC Championships.
THE BOBCATS AT THE TOP
Three-time conference Coach of the Year John O'Connor's squad currently features the last two MAAC Players and Rookies of the Year in Luciana Tobia-Palza, who earned both awards in 2016, as well as Alexandra Sazhin, who collected both honors last season. In addition, Julia Kemmling has earned all-MAAC honors in each of the last two seasons with back-to-back top 10 finishes at the conference tournament. Estefania Morales also earned all-conference honors in 2017.
UP NEXT
Quinnipiac will head back to Florida next weekend to compete in the Babs Steffens Hatter Collegiate, hosted by Stetson, at the Debary Country Club.
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