
Kness, Pirates Vault to Third Place at Yale
10/7/2018 5:27:00 PM | Women's Golf
NEW HAVEN, CONN. – All five Pirates shot 2-over-par or better in Sunday's final round as the Seton Hall women's golf team vaulted up the team leader board to finish third at the 2018 Yale Women's Intercollegiate.
Sophomore Mia Kness (Venetia, Pa.) fired an even-par, 71, to lead the Pirates on a day that the entire lineup excelled. Kness moved up to a tie for 23rd place at 15-over-par with an 80-77-71-228.
Collectively, the Pirates saved their finest round for Sunday, firing a 5-over-par, 289, which was the second-lowest among the field of 17 teams. The Hall moved up to a third place team finish with a 46-over-par, 310-299-289-898, improving at least 10 strokes for a second straight day. Boston University won the team title at 38-over-par, while Stirling placed second at 43-over-par.
Two BIG EAST teams were also in the field. St. John's placed 11th at 89-over-par, while Butler finished 14th at 101-over-par.
Junior Lizzie Win (Sylvania, Ohio) was one of three Pirates to shoot a 2-over-par, 73, in round three. Win was the top Pirate performer over the three-day event, finishing with a 9-over-par, 78-71-73-222. She tied for ninth place among 95 individual golfers for her 10th top-10 finish of her career and the second in three tournaments this fall.
Juniors Sammie Staudt (Coatesville, Pa.) and Carolina Ronchel Salas (Huelva, Spain) also shot a 2-over-par, 73, on Sunday. Staudt finished the event tied for 17th with a 12-over-par, 75-77-73-225, while Ronchel Salas finished one stroke behind for the tournament with a 13-over-par, 79-74-73-226.
Junior Maddie Sager (Phoenixville, Pa.) had the second-best final round on Sunday. She shot a 1-over-par, 72, to move 13 places in the final standings. For the tournament, she finished tied for 32nd at 17-over-par with a 78-80-72-230.
Competing as an individual, freshman Sarah Fouratt (Pasadena, Calif.) shot a 14-over-par, 85, on Sunday.
Tournament Details:
YALE WOMEN'S INTERCOLLEGIATE
Host: Yale University
Location: New Haven, Conn.
Course: Yale Golf Course
Course Vitals: Par-71, 6,093 yards
Dates: October 5-7, 2018, Three Rounds
The Course:
Designed by champion golfer and co-founder of the USGA Charles Blair Macdonald, the par-71, 6,008-yard Yale Golf Course is an exemplar of the early American golf course and has consistently been voted the number one college golf course in America.
The Field:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Yale, the field was comprised of 16 other teams including: Albany, Boston College, Boston University, Brown, Hartford, Harvard, Hofstra, LIU-Brooklyn, Navy, Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, Stirling and Wagner. A pair of other BIG EAST schools, Butler and St. John's, are also a part of the large field.
Up Next:
Seton Hall will wrap up the fall season with three rounds of golf, Oct. 20-21, a Rehoboth Beach Country Club for the 2018 Delaware Lady Blue Hen Invitational.
Sophomore Mia Kness (Venetia, Pa.) fired an even-par, 71, to lead the Pirates on a day that the entire lineup excelled. Kness moved up to a tie for 23rd place at 15-over-par with an 80-77-71-228.
Collectively, the Pirates saved their finest round for Sunday, firing a 5-over-par, 289, which was the second-lowest among the field of 17 teams. The Hall moved up to a third place team finish with a 46-over-par, 310-299-289-898, improving at least 10 strokes for a second straight day. Boston University won the team title at 38-over-par, while Stirling placed second at 43-over-par.
Two BIG EAST teams were also in the field. St. John's placed 11th at 89-over-par, while Butler finished 14th at 101-over-par.
Junior Lizzie Win (Sylvania, Ohio) was one of three Pirates to shoot a 2-over-par, 73, in round three. Win was the top Pirate performer over the three-day event, finishing with a 9-over-par, 78-71-73-222. She tied for ninth place among 95 individual golfers for her 10th top-10 finish of her career and the second in three tournaments this fall.
Juniors Sammie Staudt (Coatesville, Pa.) and Carolina Ronchel Salas (Huelva, Spain) also shot a 2-over-par, 73, on Sunday. Staudt finished the event tied for 17th with a 12-over-par, 75-77-73-225, while Ronchel Salas finished one stroke behind for the tournament with a 13-over-par, 79-74-73-226.
Junior Maddie Sager (Phoenixville, Pa.) had the second-best final round on Sunday. She shot a 1-over-par, 72, to move 13 places in the final standings. For the tournament, she finished tied for 32nd at 17-over-par with a 78-80-72-230.
Competing as an individual, freshman Sarah Fouratt (Pasadena, Calif.) shot a 14-over-par, 85, on Sunday.
Tournament Details:
YALE WOMEN'S INTERCOLLEGIATE
Host: Yale University
Location: New Haven, Conn.
Course: Yale Golf Course
Course Vitals: Par-71, 6,093 yards
Dates: October 5-7, 2018, Three Rounds
TOURNAMENT LEADER BOARDS | ||||||||||||
Team Leaders | Player Leaders | Combo Listing | Tee Times |
Designed by champion golfer and co-founder of the USGA Charles Blair Macdonald, the par-71, 6,008-yard Yale Golf Course is an exemplar of the early American golf course and has consistently been voted the number one college golf course in America.
The Field:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Yale, the field was comprised of 16 other teams including: Albany, Boston College, Boston University, Brown, Hartford, Harvard, Hofstra, LIU-Brooklyn, Navy, Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, Stirling and Wagner. A pair of other BIG EAST schools, Butler and St. John's, are also a part of the large field.
Up Next:
Seton Hall will wrap up the fall season with three rounds of golf, Oct. 20-21, a Rehoboth Beach Country Club for the 2018 Delaware Lady Blue Hen Invitational.
2018 YALE WOMEN'S INTERCOLLEGIATE - Team Scores | ||||||
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Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | TOTAL | PAR |
1 | Boston Univ. | 303 | 300 | 287 | 890 | +38 |
2 | Stirling | 303 | 300 | 292 | 895 | +43 |
3 | SETON HALL | 310 | 299 | 289 | 898 | +46 |
4 | Pennsylvania | 305 | 295 | 299 | 899 | +47 |
5 | Boston College | 310 | 294 | 296 | 900 | +48 |
6 | Harvard | 303 | 304 | 298 | 905 | +53 |
7 | Yale | 313 | 312 | 293 | 918 | +66 |
8 | Brown | 309 | 307 | 303 | 919 | +67 |
9 | Navy | 322 | 303 | 296 | 921 | +69 |
10 | Quinnipiac | 321 | 299 | 306 | 926 | +74 |
11 | St. John's | 325 | 308 | 308 | 941 | +89 |
12 | Albany | 318 | 308 | 316 | 942 | +90 |
13 | Hartford | 309 | 328 | 306 | 943 | +91 |
14 | Butler | 326 | 309 | 318 | 953 | +101 |
15 | Sacred Heart | 331 | 326 | 326 | 974 | +122 |
16 | Hofstra | 344 | 339 | 314 | 997 | +145 |
17 | LIU-Brooklyn | 347 | 333 | 332 | 1012 | +160 |
2018 YALE WOMEN'S INTERCOLLEGIATE - Seton Hall Individual Scores | ||||||
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Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | TOTAL | PAR |
T9 | Lizzie Win | 78 | 71 | 73 | 222 | +9 |
T17 | Sammie Staudt | 75 | 77 | 73 | 225 | +12 |
19 | Carolina Ronchel Salas | 79 | 74 | 73 | 226 | +13 |
T23 | Mia Kness | 80 | 77 | 71 | 228 | +15 |
T32 | Maddie Sager | 78 | 80 | 72 | 230 | +17 |
--- | Sarah Fouratt (Ind.) | 78 | DQ | 85 | --- | --- |
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