Seton Hall Opens BIG EAST Championship, Saturday

OKATIE, S.C. – The Seton Hall women's golf team will look for its first BIG EAST Championship since 2016 when it heads to Callawassie Island Golf Club in Okatie, S.C. for three rounds of golf this weekend.

The Pirates enter the 2026 BIG EAST Championship as the No. 6 seed in the field of seven conference schools. The Hall averaged 311.23 strokes per round during the 2025-26 academic year, but has performed better this spring, posting a seventh-place finish at the Space Coast Classic, and most recently, a fifth-place finish at the Rutgers Invitational.

Individually, Marta Aguilar (Casares Malaga, Spain) continued her assault on the Seton Hall record books this year. The sophomore has been named BIG EAST Golfer of the Week three times this year and won two individual titles giving her four for her career, which is two more than any other women's golfer in school history. Her 73.79 scoring average this year is on pace to be the lowest for a single-year in Seton Hall history.

Make no mistake, Aguilar has a legitimate chance to become the program's first-ever BIG EAST individual champion.

Seton Hall won the team BIG EAST title three consecutive years from 2014 through 2016.

Tournament Details:
2026 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
Host: BIG EAST Conference
Location: Okatie, S.C.
Resort: Callawassie Island Golf Club
Dates: April 25-27, 2026

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 2026 BIG EAST Championship will be played on the Magnolia and Dogwood courses.

THE FIELD
The field will be limited to only the seven member schools of the BIG EAST Conference. Below are the teams in order of their national ranking.

Xavier – 80
Georgetown – 170
Butler – 181
St. John's – 191
Creighton – 204
SETON HALL – 210
Providence – 276

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

THE LINEUP

Marta Aguilar, Sophomore
Renee Rane, Junior
Isabella Stewart, Freshman
Anne-Sofie Ekman, Senior
Kasumi Tran, Junior
Lara Todorovic, Senior

LAST TIME OUT
For the fourth time in her young career, Marta Aguilar (Casares Malaga, Spain) took home an individual tournament title. The sophomore earned a share of the Rutgers Invitational and helped lead the Seton Hall women's golf team to a fifth-place finish on April 12.

Aguilar closed the tournament with two birdies and 14 pars for a 1-over-par, 72, in round three. For the tournament, she tied Penn's Mi Li for the title with a 6-over-par, 71-76-72-219. It's Aguilar's second title this spring and fourth of her career, two more than any other women's golfer in Seton Hall history.

As a team, Seton Hall shot a 31-over-par, 315, in round three. The Hall carded a 79-over-par, 312-304-315-931 for the tournament, which placed them fifth in the large field of 16 teams. Host Rutgers won the team title at 44-over-par. The Pirates were defeated by BIG EAST foe Georgetown, which shot eight strokes better, but downed St. John's, which finished at 101 strokes over par.

LAST YEAR AT THE BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
Marta Aguilar shot an even-par, 72, in the final round of the BIG EAST Championship and was named to the All-Tournament Team as the Seton Hall women's golf team placed fourth at the 2025 event.

Aguilar started her final round on fire, collecting birdies on three of her first five holes. The start vaulted her back to the top of the individual leaderboard. After a double-bogey on hole No. 8 and a bogey on No. 9, Aguliar steadied herself and was even on the back nine. In all, she had four birdies in round three to fuel an even-par, 72. For the tournament, she was 4-over-par with a 71-77-72-220.

As a team, The Hall shot a 20-over-par, 308, in Monday's final round. The Pirates were able to hop Butler for a fourth-place finish, but finished two strokes shy of overcoming Creighton for third. Seton Hall finished the tournament with a 68-over-par, 320-304-308-932. Overall, Seton Hall was solid in rounds two and three, but ultimately, couldn't climb out of their significant round one hole.

THE STAKES
The BIG EAST will crown a team champion, which earns an automatic berth to the 2026 NCAA Championship. The individual champion also receives an NCAA Championship invitation.

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

TEE TIMES
The field will play one round (18 holes) over each day for three days. Competition on Saturday and Sunday will begin at 8:00 a.m. On Championship Monday, the action will begin at 8:30 a.m. Seton Hall will be paired with golfers from Providence in round one with Lara Todorovic teeing off the first hole at 8:00 a.m.

THE RESULTS
Live scoring will be available via Scoreboard.clippd.com. Full day results will also be available at SHUPirates.com.