Women's Golf Wins MAAC Championship

Friday, April 23

Magnolia Country Club / Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

9:00 AM

Quinnipiac University

MAAC Championships

4/25/2021 12:26:00 PM | Women's Golf

Bobcats Earn Third Conference Title in Program History

By: QU Athletic Communications

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Quinnipiac women's golf broke multiple program records en route to the third MAAC Championship in program history. The Bobcats placed all five golfers inside the top 20 and claimed the team championship by 18 strokes over second place Albany.

Sophomore Leeyen Peralta led Quinnipiac's championship effort by shooting +4 on the week and earning a third place finish on the individual leaderboard.

Sunday's final round was shortened to nine holes due to weather delays.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS (9)
Quinnipiac, Albany, Hartford, Fairfield, Dayton, Monmouth, Siena, Niagara, La Salle

COURSE INFORMATION
Disney's Magnolia Golf Course
Lake Buena Vista, Fla. | Par 72 | 6,023 yards

LINKS AND RESULTS
Team Leaderboard
Player Leaderboard

SCORES AND NOTES

Peralta played Sunday's nine-hole round at +1 to wrap up a stellar MAAC Championship debut and earn third place. The sophomore recorded five birdies on the week, one short of the overall tournament high.
Kaylee Sakoda finished the week with a strong final round, shooting even par after a birdie on the third hole.
Senior co-captain Elena Ybarra finished her final MAAC Tournament with a tenth-place finish thanks to a +12 45-hole score.
Darby Lillibridge bounced back to shoot +2 in the nine-hole final round and claimed a spot in the top 15 (T-13th).
Elena Lopez was +3 on Sunday and moved 14 spots up the leaderboard to finish in a tie for 16th after a tough opening round.
As a team, the Bobcats outscored all opponents on par 3s and par 4s for the week and recorded more holes of par or better than any other team.

UP NEXT
Quinnipiac awaits seeding for the 2021 NCAA Tournament Regional which will take place in either Baton Rouge, Louisville, Columbus (OH), or Stanford from May 10-12. Stay tuned to the program's social media (@Quinnipiac_Golf on Twitter and @QU_Golf on Instagram) to follow along with all the action.