Pirates Begin UAlbany Invitational, Sunday

DELMAR, N.Y. – The Seton Hall women's golf team will return to tournament action this weekend for two rounds of golf at the UAlbany Invitational at Normanside Country Club, Oct. 11-12.

Tournament Details:
UALBANY INVITATIONAL
Host: University at Albany
Location: Delmar, N.Y.
Course: Normanside Country Club
Course Vitals: Par-70, 5,888 yards
Dates: October 11-12, 2026

THE COURSE
Normanside Country Club opened its golf course in 1927. The course was designed by William Harries. During its many years of play, it has hosted many New York State Golf Association and United States Golf Association events. Notable among them are the 1952 Empire State open and the 1996 NYSGA Mid-Amateur Championship and the 2003 & 2008 NYS Senior Amateur Championship. Normanside has also served as a qualifying site for state and national events.

THE FIELD
In addition to Seton Hall and host UAlbany, the field is comprised of nine other teams including: Brown, FDU, LIU, New Haven, Rutgers, Siena, Stonehill and Williams College. Also joining the field is BIG EAST rival St. John's.

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

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

Laney Bae, Freshman
Marta Aguilar, Junior
Renee Rane, Senior
Kasumi Tran, Senior
Isabella, Stewart, Sophomore

LAST TIME OUT
Junior Marta Aguilar (Casares Malaga, Spain) and freshman Laney Bae (Huntington Beach, Calif.) each shot a 6-over-par, 77, in round two to lift the Seton Hall women's golf team to an 11th place finish at the storm-shortened Princeton Invitational on Sept. 26. Aguilar was one stroke better in round two, than round one, using a birdie and 11 pars to fuel her 77. For the tournament, she was the top Seton Hall finisher, tying for 27th overall with a 13-over-par, 78-77-155.

As a team, the Pirates were six strokes better in round two, finishing with a 29-over-par, 313. For the tournament, The Hall placed 11th with a 64-over-par, 319-313-632. Host Princeton won the team title at 2-over-par. A pair of BIG EAST competitors are also in the field at Springdale. St. John's finished at 45-over-par, while Georgetown was 52-over-par.

LAST TIME AT NORMANSIDE
Aguilar shot a 4-over-par, 74, to lift the Seton Hall women's golf team to a sixth-place finish at the 2025 UAlbany Great Danes Invitational. Aguilar had 14 pars in round two in route to a team-best 4-over-par, 70. For the tournament, she tied for eighth among 80 individual golfers with a 10-over-par, 76-74-150.

As a team, the Pirates had to trudge through a second day of poor weather, but turned in one of the better rounds of the day. The Hall shot a 41-over-par, 321, in round two. For the tournament, the Pirates placed sixth with a 72-over-par, 311-321-632.

THE SCHEDULE
The field will play 36 holes over two days for two rounds total. The Pirates will be paired with golfers from UAlbany and St. John's in round one with a shotgun start scheduled for 12:30 p.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.