Bobcats to Host QU Classic on Monday and Tuesday

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac women's golf program returns to action this week, as the Bobcats continue its fall slate at the QU Classic. The three-round tournament will take place at the Farms Country Club in Wallingford, Conn. and will run on Monday and Tuesday, with 36 holes being played on Monday.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS (11)
St. John's, Quinnipiac, Merrimack, Bryant, Holy Cross, Fairfield, LIU, Hartford, Sacred Heart, Fairleigh Dickinson, Siena

COURSE INFORMATION
Farms Country Club – Wallingford, Conn. – Par 72, 6,163 yards

LINEUP
    - Leeyen Peralta
    - Kaylee Sakoda
    - Fuge Zhang
    - Aimee Uchida
    - Sandhya Vaikuntam
    - Riley Carey - Individual
    - Emily Luu - Individual
    - Meg Yoshida - Individual
    - Elena Spangle - Individual

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COACH'S CORNER - John O'Connor

"We're looking forward to two great days of golf on a great golf course."
"The team has been playing solid golf and I look for them to go very low on their own course."

BACK ON HOME TURF

The Bobcats return home to host the QU Classic on Monday and Tuesday
A 54-hole, three-round tournament, the QU Classic opens on Monday with two rounds of play
The QU Classic is played at the Farms Country Club which is a par 72 course which plays 6,183 yards through 18
The last time the Bobcats participated in the QU Classic, QU came away with a first place finish among 12 teams, taking the team title after shooting 918 (+54), 19 strokes ahead of second-place St. John's.
Then sophomore Aimee Uchida continued her strong start to the season after scoring 229 (77-74-78; +13) to tie for second place.
Then junior Leeyan Peralta tied for seventh after posting a score of 234 (76-78-80; +18) for her highest finish of the season
Then First year Meg Yoshida and then senior Elena Lopez rounded out the Bobcats' group tying for 11th and tying for 13th, respectively.
Yoshida shot 235 (80-77-78; +19), while Lopez carded a 236 (80-79-77; +20).

THAT SHIP HAS SAILED

Quinnipiac women's golf took second place out of 15 teams at the Navy Fall Invitational held at the Naval Academy Golf Course in Annapolis
QU ended the tournament in second place among 15 teams after shooting 621 (+45) for the event.
The Bobcats saw two golfers finish within the top-five as Kaylee Sakoda finished in third and Fuge Zhang tied for fourth.
Sakoda shot a 79 (+8) in the final round to close the event at 150 (+6).
Zhang carded a 75 (+3) on the final day to climb from 10th to fourth, finishing at 151 (+7).

WHAT A START!!

Quinnipiac women's golf opened the 2022 fall season with a seventh place finish at the Yale Invitational held at the Golf Course at Yale in New Haven
QU closed the tournament in seventh place among 15 teams after shooting 882 (+30) at the conclusion of the event, setting a new three-round program record
Leeyen Peralta led Quinnipiac's grouping, tying for a 19th place finish
Peralta shot a 71 (E) to close the tournament at 220 (+7)

BOBCATS IN BOSTON

Quinnipiac women's golf closed its second fall tournament tying for fifth place out of 16 teams at the Boston College Intercollegiate held at the Blue Hill Country Club
QU closed the tournament tied for fifth place among 16 teams after shooting 930 (+66) after the three-round invitational
Quinnipiac saw two golfers finish within the top-10, as Leeyen Peralta tied for third, while Kaylee Sakoda took sixth place.
Peralta shot a 76 (+4) in the final round to finish at 220 (+4) to tie for third place
After shooting a program-record 140 (-4) through the first two rounds, Sakoda closed competition with an 84 (+12) for a score of 224 (+8)

LAURELED LEEYEN

Leeyen Peralta returns for her senior campaign in the fall of 2022
In her second event of the fall 2022 season, she earned her first top-five finish of the season, tying for third at the Boston College Invitational
Peralta shot a 76 (+4) in the final round to finish at 220 (+4)
Last season she competed in 11 events and averaged 76.67 strokes per round
Peralta earned seven top-10 finishes and four top-five finishes on the campaign
She recorded a program-record 58 birdies on the season
Peralta earned All-MAAC honors and was named the MAAC Golfer of the Year last season after finishing first at the MAAC Championship
Shot a career three-round best 218 (+2) to take first place at the MAAC Championship
Her 218 (+2) at the MAAC Championship stands as the best three-round all-time score at the tournament

KEEN KAYLEE

Kaylee Sakoda returns for her senior campaign as well
Sakoda earned her first top-10 finish of the fall 2022 season, taking sixth place at the Boston College Intercollegiate
She set a new two-round program-record 140 (-4) on the first day of the tournament
Sakoda closed competition with an 84 (+12) for a score of 224 (+8)
She appeared in eight events last season, averaging 76.35 strokes per round
Sakoda earned All-MAAC honors as a junior last season
She notched five top-five finishes and set a program record of shooting for par or better in six rounds
Sakoda shot a career three-round best 219 (+3) at the MAAC Championship
Her 219 (+3) at the MAAC Championship stands as the second best three-round all-time score at the tournament behind teammate Leeyen Peralta
For more information on Quinnipiac Women's Golf, visit gobobcats.com/golf and follow the team on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_WGolf.

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Players Mentioned

Riley Carey

Elena Lopez

Emily Luu

Leeyen Peralta

Kaylee Sakoda

Elena Spangle

Aimee Uchida

Aimee Uchida

Sandhya Vaikuntam

Meg Yoshida

Meg Yoshida

Fuge Zhang

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