Ekman's Career Round Lifts Pirates to Seventh Place

Sunday, April 7

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Anne-Sofie Ekman takes a swing off the tee at the Rutgers Invitational on April 6

Ekman's Career Round Lifts Pirates to Seventh Place

4/7/2024 2:47:00 PM | Women's Golf

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Sophomore Anne-Sofie Ekman (Copenhagen, Denmark) fired a career-low round to fuel the Seton Hall women's golf team to a seventh-place finish at the Rutgers Invitational on Sunday.

Ekman had 17 pars and only one bogey for a career-low 1-over-par, 72, on Tuesday. Her performance shot her up the individual leader board into at tie for 34^th place overall. For the tournament, she was 24-over-par with a 79-86-72-237.

As a team, The Hall climbed one spot to finish seventh on Tuesday. The Pirates shaved off 23 strokes from their second-round performance to fire their best round of the tournament, a 16-over-par, 300. For the three-round event, Seton Hall was 78-over-par with a 307-323-300-930. Host Rutgers won the team title at 24-over-par. BIG EAST competitors Georgetown and St. John's finished fourth and sixth respectively.

The top performer of the tournament for The Hall was senior Ginevra Zavagli (Rome, Italy), who used a pair of birdies to pace a 5-over-par, 76, on Sunday. For the event, she tied for 21^st place with a 19-over-par, 76-80-76-232.

Junior Ana Sarrias Pro (Cadiz, Spain) and freshman Renee Rane (New Delhi, India) finished only two strokes behind Zavagli at 21-over-par. Sarrias Pro had her best round of the tournament on Sunday with a 3-over-par, 74. For the tournament, she was 21-over-par with a 79-81-74-234. Rane tallied a 9-over-par, 80, in round three to finish with a 73-81-80-234.

Sophomore Lara Todorovic (Belgrade, Serbia) and freshman Kasumi Tran (Swansea, Wales) also tied to close out the tournament. Both golfers shot a 7-over-par, 78, on Tuesday to finish tied for 42^nd place at 27-over-par for the tournament. Todorovic shot an 81-81-78-240, while Tran had an 80-82-78-240.

Tournament Details:
RUTGERS INVITATIONAL
Host: Rutgers University
Location: Piscataway, N.J.
Course: Rutgers Golf Course
Course Vitals: Par-71, 6,016 yards
Dates: April 6-7, 2024

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THE COURSE
Over 6,300 yards in length, the picturesque, tree-lined, PGA sanctioned course is a par 71 and offers a challenging layout with four teeing areas per hole. Highlights include narrow fairways, fast greens, and water hazards on seven holes. The 18-hole Rutgers University Golf Course is open to the general public and tee times start at 7 am weekdays and 6 am on weekends in the height of the season. Our targeted opening and closing dates, weather permitting, are March 1 and December 15.

Developed from a 9 hole facility, Rutgers University Golf Course was reopened on May 29, 1963 as an 18 hole facility. The course is located on Rutgers University's Busch Campus in Piscataway, and nearby points of interest are The Waksman Institute, Rutgers Medical School and multiple athletic facilities, including SHI Stadium. The mission of the course is to ensure that every player enjoys a timely round of golf played on superior fairways and true greens with uncompromising service and instruction.

THE FIELD
In addition to Seton Hall and host Rutgers, the field was comprised of seven other teams including: Albany, Dartmouth, Lehigh, Monmouth and Sacred Heart. BIG EAST competitors Georgetown and St. John's are also in the field.

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

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to tournament play for the marquee event of the spring season, the 2024 BIG EAST Championship, April 21-23, at Callawassie Island Golf Club in Okatie, S.C.

2024 RUTGERS INVITATIONAL - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	Rutgers	292	294	290	876	+24
2	Albany	303	295	304	902	+50
3	Dartmouth	299	311	293	903	+51
4	Georgetown	305	299	300	904	+52
5	Sacred Heart	307	305	295	907	+55
6	St. John's	314	307	304	925	+73
7	SETON HALL	307	323	300	930	+78
8	Lehigh	312	316	304	932	+80
9	Monmouth	323	321	320	964	+112

2024 RUTGERS INVITATIONAL - Seton Hall Player Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T21	Ginevra Zavagli	76	80	76	232	+19
T28	Renee Rane	73	81	80	234	+21
T28	Ana Sarrias Pro	79	81	74	234	+21
T34	Anne-Sofie Ekman	79	86	72	237	+24
T42	Kasumi Tran	80	82	78	240	+27
T42	Lara Todorovic	81	81	78	240	+27