Pirates Play the River Landing Classic, March 5-6

WALLACE, N.C. - The Seton Hall women' golf team will return to the course this weekend with three rounds of golf at the 2018 River Landing Classic, March 5-6.

Tournament Details:
RIVER LANDING CLASSIC
Host: University of North Carolina – Wilmington & East Carolina University
Location: Wallace, N.C.
Course: River Landing Golf Course (River Course)
Course Vitals: Par-72, 6,082 yards
Dates: March 5-6, 2018, Three Rounds

The Course:
The course was designed by nationally acclaimed architect Clyde Johnston of Hilton Head, South Carolina. Through Johnston's incredible vision of the remarkable land given to him at River Landing, he carved out a masterpiece in the 18-hole River Course. His design takes full advantage of the unique natural beauty of our eastern coastal plain region, including scenic lakes, lush woodlands, and the peaceful Cape Fear River.

Designed to embrace the stunning beauty of the natural environment, the River Course runs along the Northeast Cape Fear River. This 18-hole championship course incorporates five tee boxes, Champion Bermuda on the greens and Tifway 419 Bermuda for the tees and fairways.

The Field:
In addition to Seton Hall and hosts East Carolina and UNC-Wilmington, the field is comprised of 11 other teams including: Appalachian State, Campbell, Central Arkansas, Charlotte, Elon, High Point, Marshall, Memphis, Rutgers, Western Carolina and Wofford.

The Lineup:
Seton Hall will bring the following golfers to North Carolina, in order as listed:

Mia Kness, Freshman
Lizzie Win, Sophomore
Maddie Sager, Sophomore
Macky Fouse, Senior
Cassie Pantelas, Senior

Individual – Sammie Staudt, Sophomore
Individual – Jamie Greene, Senior
Individual – Gianna Tomeo, Junior

Last Time Out:
Lizzie Win shot a team-best 2-over-par, 74, while three other Pirate golfers fired a 3-over-par, 75, in Sunday's final round to lift the Seton Hall women's golf team to a come-from-behind team championship of the 2018 Rio Verde Invitational.

Seton Hall entered today's final round trailing Akron by four strokes, but the Pirates were able to fire an 11-over-par, 299, while the Zips shot a 16-over-par, 304, giving The Hall a slim one-stroke victory. For the three-round tournament, Seton Hall shot a 38-over-par, 307-296-299-902. Seton Hall's lone BIG EAST competition, Xavier, finished a distant 20 strokes behind.

Off the heels of her first collegiate individual title, freshman Mia Kness notched her second straight top-10 finish. Kness finished her final round strong with birdies in two of her final four holes to finish with a 3-over-par, 75, on Sunday. For the tournament, she tied for seventh place among 97 individual golfers with an 8-over-par, 73-76-75-224.

Tee Times:
The field will play two continuous rounds on Monday and one final round on Tuesday. There will be a shotgun start on both days at 9:00 p.m.

Results:
Live scoring will be available via Golfstat.com. Complete results will also be available following each day's competition at SHUpirates.com.