Pirates Head to the Lady Buckeye Invitational

COLUMBUS, OHIO - The Seton Hall women' golf team will return to the course this weekend for three rounds of golf at the 2018 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational, hosted by Ohio State University, April 14-15.

Tournament Details:
LADY BUCKEYE SPRING INVITATIONAL
Host: Ohio State University
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Course: Ohio State Golf Club (Scarlet Course)
Course Vitals: Par-72, 6,319 yards
Dates: April 14-15, 2018, Three Rounds

The Course:
In 1941, Ohio State made history when it hosted the first ever women's collegiate golf championship on the Scarlet course. In 1982, Ohio State hosted the final Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Division I National Championship. In 1991, Ohio State hosted the NCAA Women's Championship, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the national tournament for women on the course on which it was conceived. The women's program later went on to host the 1997 and 2006 tournaments as well. The Scarlet Course has also played host to 10 men's National Championships. Over the years the Ohio State Scarlet course has been the site of several U.S. Open qualifiers, U.S. Amateur qualifiers and the 1977 USGA Junior Championship.

In 2005 and 2006 the Scarlet Course underwent a major restoration project overseen by former Buckeye legend Jack Nicklaus. Jack concentrated on restoring the course to the way Alister MacKenzie originally intended it to play. The bunkers were redesigned to appear more like the classic MacKenzie designs at his numerous other courses. The course was also lengthened to play more than 7,400 yards and the par was changed to 71. The driving range was also enlarged and a short-game practice area was built for both of the varsity golf teams as well as another one for the members of the club.

The Field:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Ohio State, the field is comprised of 12 other teams including: Illinois, Indiana, Indianapolis, No. 16 Kent State, Maryland, No. 12 Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Oregon State, Rutgers, Toledo and No. 15 Washington.

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

Cassie Pantelas, Senior
Lizzie Win, Sophomore
Mia Kness, Freshman
Sammie Staudt, Sophomore
Maddie Sager, Sophomore

Individual – Macky Fouse, Senior

Last Time Out:
Four Pirates finished in the top-10 among 76 individual golfers as the Seton Hall women's golf team claimed the team championship of the 2018 Low Country Intercollegiate on March 18.

The Pirates entered Sunday's final round leading Albany by eight strokes. Both teams shot a 22-over-par, 310, in round two, so Seton Hall won the title by eight strokes. For the two-round event, The Hall shot a 33-over-par, 299-310-609.

The Pirates' top finisher for the weekend didn't have the best final round for The Hall, it was good enough to tie her for third place among all golfers. Senior Cassie Pantelas (Canton, Ohio) added a 7-over-par, 79, to her first round, 72, to finish at 7-over-par with a 72-79-151. Pantelas' finish is her sixth top-5 of her career, which ties Megan Tenhundfeld for third-most in Pirate history. It's also her 12th top-10 result, which ties both Tenhundfeld and Erin McClure for second-most ever at Seton Hall.

Last weekend, the Pirates played two matches at "Match Madness at Fox Hollow" in Branchburg, N.J. The Hall defeated Penn, 3.5-to-1.5, in the semifinals, but fell in the title match to Princeton, 3-to-2.

Last Time at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational:
Megan Tenhundfeld and Karlie Zabrosky finished at 21-over-par to pace the Pirates to a 12th place finish at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational in 2016.

Zabrosky saved her best round for round three, shooting a 4-over-par, 76, in round three, to finish the tournament with a 21-over-par, 82-79-76-237. Tenhundfeld also shot her best round on Sunday to finish with a 21-over-par, 79-81-77-237.

Collectively, the Pirates finished in 12th place with an 80-over-par, 325-311-308-944. Kent State on the team title at 14-over-par.

Tee Times:
The field will play 36 holes on Saturday, and a final 18 holes on Sunday. Both days of competition will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Results:
Live scoring is available at Golfstat.com. Complete results will also be available after each round's completion at www.SHUpirates.com.