Pirates Set for Princeton Invitational This Weekend

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's golf team will return to tournament action this weekend for three rounds of golf at the Princeton Invitational at Springdale Golf Club, Sept. 28-29.

Tournament Details:
PRINCETON INVITATIONAL
Host: Princeton University
Location: Princeton, N.J.
Course: Springdale Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-71, 6,086 yards
Dates: September 28-29, 2024

THE COURSE
Dating back to 1895, Springdale Golf Club is one of the oldest in New Jersey. Designed by Gerard Lambert and revised by William Flynn in 1926, the walkable course requires precision shot-making and has superior conditions and playability. The property, which was originally private farmland, was purchased by the Class of 1886 and gifted to Princeton University with the expectation of establishing one of the first courses in the region. The private club has a close relationship with the University, and counts many university professors, administrators and students among its members. With a fine and experienced PGA staff, the club hosts numerous tournaments, collegiate matches, clinics and golf outings every year.

THE FIELD
In addition to Seton Hall and host Princeton, the field is comprised of 10 other teams including: Albany, Boston University, Columbia, Dartmouth, FDU, Harvard, Pennsylvania and Yale. Also joining the field are two BIG EAST opponents: Georgetown and St. John's.

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

THE LINEUP
Seton Hall will be bringing the following lineup to Princeton:

Marta Aguilar, Freshman
Ana Sarrias Pro, Senior
Amelie Gras, Freshman
Kasumi Tran, Sophomore
Renee Rane, Sophomore
Anne-Sofie Ekman, Junior

Individual: Lara Todorovic, Junior

LAST TIME OUT
Freshman Marta Aguilar (Casares Malaga, Spain) shot a 1-under-par, 71, in round three to lift the Seton Hall women's golf team to a ninth-place finish at the Nittany Lion Invitational on Sept. 15 to open the fall season.

Aguilar picks up her first sub-par effort in only her third collegiate round thanks to five birdies and nine pars. For the tournament, she was 5-over-par with a 74-76-71-221 to tie for ninth among 83 individual golfers. Princeton's Catherine Rao won the individual title at 5-under-par.

As a team, The Hall was able to jump one spot in the standings thanks to a 12-over-par, 300, in round three. For the tournament, the Pirates were 46-over-par with a 310-300-300-910. Princeton won the team title at 10-over-par.

LAST TIME AT PENN STATE
Ginevra Zavagli fired a 2-over-par, 73, in the final round to assist the Pirates to an 11th place finish at the Princeton Invitational last fall. Zavagli, the Pirates' leader after two rounds, was again the team's top performer in round three. For the tournament, she tied for 17th place among 72 individual golfers with a 9-over-par, 72-77-73-222. A trio of golfers tied for the individual lead at 2-under-par.

As a team, The Hall shot a 26-over-par, 310, in round three. For the tournament, the Pirates placed 11th with a 71-over-par, 307-306-310-923. BIG EAST foe Georgetown won the team title at 10-over-par, while another conference opponent, St. John's, placed eighth at 62-over-par.

THE SCHEDULE
The tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The field will play two continuous rounds. On Sunday, the field will play one final round, also with a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m.

THE RESULTS
Live scoring will be available throughout the tournament via Scoreboard.clippd.com. Complete results of each day's events will also be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.