Pirates Impress with Third-Place Finish at BIG EAST

Monday, April 22

Okatie, S.C. / Callawassie Island Golf Club

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Seton Hall University

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The Seton Hall women's golf team poses after the final round of the 2024 BIG EAST Championship.

Pirates Impress with Third-Place Finish at BIG EAST

4/22/2024 4:20:00 PM | Women's Golf

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Ginevra Zavagli and Renee Rane tie for seventh place among all individual golfers.

OKATIE, S.C. – Freshman Renee Rane (New Delhi, India) shot a 3-over-par, 75, in Monday's final round to help the Seton Hall women's golf team to a third-place finish at the 2024 BIG EAST Championship at Callawassie Island Golf Club.

Despite this being her first year as a collegian, Rane looked every bit the veteran playing in her first BIG EAST Championship. On Monday, she had the top Seton Hall round with a birdie and 14 pars in route to a 3-over-par, 75. For the tournament, Rane tied for seventh among all golfers with a 7-over-par, 72-76-75-223. It's her first career top-10 finish.

Xavier's Emma Welch won the individual BIG EAST title at 3-under-par.

As a team, The Hall shot a 21-over-par, 309, in round three, but scores were up across the field on Monday. Temperatures dipped 25 degrees from play on Saturday and a steady wind elevated scores. The Hall entered the tournament as the fifth-ranked team, but placed third with a 42-over-par, 300-297-309-906.

Xavier won its fifth-straight BIG EAST title and will represent the conference in the NCAA Tournament. Georgetown placed second, only two strokes behind the Musketeers.

Seton Hall's lone senior Ginevra Zavagli (Rome, Italy) carded a 7-over-par, 79, in her final collegiate round, but it didn't take the shine off a fantastic final tournament. Zavagli tied Rane for seventh among all individual golfers with a 7-over-par, 70-74-79-223. It's her best performance at a BIG EAST Championship in four trips to the event. It was also Zavagli's 33^rd consecutive appearance in Seton Hall's starting lineup.

Kasumi Tran (Swansea, Wales) also impressed in her first BIG EAST Championship. In fact, it was only the second time Tran has been in Seton Hall's lineup. Tran finished round three with a 6-over-par, 78. For the three-day event, she tied for 15^th with a 14-over-par, 78-74-78-230.

Tying Tran for 15^th place was junior Ana Sarrias Pro (Cadiz, Spain). She was one stroke better on Monday, finishing with a 5-over-par, 77, but tied Tran with a 14-over-par, 80-73-77-230, for the tournament.

Sophomore Lara Todorovic (Belgrade, Serbia) was a third-round substitution for the Pirates. She carded a 10-over-par, 82, on Monday.

Tournament Details:
2024 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
Host: BIG EAST Conference
Location: Okatie, S.C.
Resort: Callawassie Island Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-72, 6,162 yards
Dates: April 20-22, 2024

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THE COURSE
The club features three nine-hole courses. The competition will play the first nine holes on the Dogwood Course and the second nine on the Magnolia Course. Designing Callawassie Island's award-winning championship 27-hole course, Tom Fazio took advantage of the island's natural beauty to create a juxtaposition of visual drama and superb playability. Magnificent live oaks and magnolias, as well as freshwater ponds and the surrounding saltwater marsh, come into play on most holes. Inspiring vistas and abundant wildlife make nature part of the golf experience.

The 2024 BIG EAST Championship will be played on the Magnolia and Dogwood courses.

THE FIELD
The field was limited to only the six member schools of the BIG EAST Conference. Below are the teams in order of their by their national ranking.

Georgetown – 108
Xavier – 120
Butler – 200
St. John's – 210
SETON HALL – 219
Creighton – 225

THE FORMAT
Teams played five golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.

THE STAKES
By virtue of winning the BIG EAST Championship, Xavier has earned an automatic berth to the 2024 NCAA Championship. Since the individual BIG EAST Champion, Emma Welch, is a member of the team champion, no additional individual will receive an NCAA Championship invitation.

MEDIA
For the second straight year, GKLive.TV, will provide online coverage of the Championship. The broadcast is free.

UP NEXT
This concludes the 2024 spring season for Seton Hall. The Pirates will return to action this fall.