Sunday, April 21
Okatie, S.C. / Callawassie Island Golf Club
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Seton Hall University
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Third Round
Photo by: Stephen B. Morton for the BIG EA
Sager Powers Pirates Final Round at BIG EAST
4/21/2019 3:29:00 PM | Women's Golf
CALLAWASSIE ISLAND, S.C. – Junior Maddie Sager (Phoenixville, Pa.) shot a 1-over-par, 73, to lead the Seton Hall women's golf team in round three and help them to a third place team finish at the 2019 BIG EAST Championship on Sunday.
Sager was 2-under-par over the final 10 holes and even birdied the vaunted par-5, 17th hole to post the top Pirate score of round three. For the tournament, Sager tied for fourth place with a 12-over-par, 80-75-73-228. The top-5 finish is the fourth of her career, and qualifies her for the All-Tournament Team.
Collectively, Seton Hall shot a 16-over-par, 304, in the final round, the third-best score in the field. The Hall finished the championship event with a 54-over-par, 311-303-304-918. Xavier won the team title at 38-over-par, while Georgetown finished just two strokes ahead of The Hall at 52-over-par for second place.
Seton Hall's 918 is its lowest team score in the BIG EAST's four years at Callawassie Island. That includes a second place finish last year, and a BIG EAST title in 2016. It's also Seton Hall's fifth top-3 finish at the conference tournament in the program's nine-year history.
Junior Lizzie Win (Sylvania, Ohio) shot a 6-over-par, 78, in round three, her highest of the tournament, but it was still good enough for her to claim the honor of tournament runner-up. Win finished second with a 9-over-par, 74-73-78-225. Xavier's Makayla Fitzpatrick won the individual title at even-par.
Although no Seton Hall women's golfer has claimed the individual crown of the BIG EAST Championship, Win becomes the fifth Pirate to finish as runner-up, and the first since former teammate Cassie Pantelas tied for second at the 2017 event. Win's top-5 finish is the seventh of her career, which ties for third-most in school history. She also earned All-Tournament Team honors for a second straight year.
One of the players tied with Sager for fourth place is teammate Carolina Ronchel Salas (Huelva, Spain). Ronchel Salas turned in her best round of the tournament with a 2-over-par, 74, on Sunday. She was even-par on the back nine. For the tournament, she shot a 12-over-par, 79-75-74-228. Ronchel Salas is a third Pirate to claim All-Tournament Team honors. It's the second straight year that the Pirates have had three players on the prestigious team.
Freshman Sarah Fouratt (Santa Maria, Calif.) had 13 pars in round three in route to a 7-over-par, 79. For the tournament, she tied for 25th place with a 33-over-par, 90-80-79-249.
Rounding out the Pirates' lineup, Mia Kness (Venetia, Pa.) had a 10-over-par, 82, in round three. The sophomore placed 21st with a 25-over-par, 78-81-82-241.
Tournament Details:
2019 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
Host: BIG EAST Conference
Location: Callawassie Island, S.C.
Course: Callawassie Island Golf Club (Dogwood & Magnolia)
Course Vitals: Par-72, 5,959 yards
Dates: April 19-21, 2019, Three Rounds
Championship Format:
Six team, 54-hole, stroke play Championship. Teams compete in groups of three. The event is conducted over four days with each team's five members playing a practice round of 18 holes on day one, one 18-hole round on days two, three and four.
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 Field:
For the BIG EAST Championship, the field was limited to only the six women's golf teams of the conference. This includes (in order of Golfstat ranking): Seton Hall (98), Xavier (104), Georgetown (130), St. John's (196), Butler (220) and Creighton (234).
Up Next:
The BIG EAST Championship completes the 2018-19 competition year for the Pirates. The Hall will return to tournament play this fall.
Sager was 2-under-par over the final 10 holes and even birdied the vaunted par-5, 17th hole to post the top Pirate score of round three. For the tournament, Sager tied for fourth place with a 12-over-par, 80-75-73-228. The top-5 finish is the fourth of her career, and qualifies her for the All-Tournament Team.
Collectively, Seton Hall shot a 16-over-par, 304, in the final round, the third-best score in the field. The Hall finished the championship event with a 54-over-par, 311-303-304-918. Xavier won the team title at 38-over-par, while Georgetown finished just two strokes ahead of The Hall at 52-over-par for second place.
Seton Hall's 918 is its lowest team score in the BIG EAST's four years at Callawassie Island. That includes a second place finish last year, and a BIG EAST title in 2016. It's also Seton Hall's fifth top-3 finish at the conference tournament in the program's nine-year history.
Junior Lizzie Win (Sylvania, Ohio) shot a 6-over-par, 78, in round three, her highest of the tournament, but it was still good enough for her to claim the honor of tournament runner-up. Win finished second with a 9-over-par, 74-73-78-225. Xavier's Makayla Fitzpatrick won the individual title at even-par.
Although no Seton Hall women's golfer has claimed the individual crown of the BIG EAST Championship, Win becomes the fifth Pirate to finish as runner-up, and the first since former teammate Cassie Pantelas tied for second at the 2017 event. Win's top-5 finish is the seventh of her career, which ties for third-most in school history. She also earned All-Tournament Team honors for a second straight year.
One of the players tied with Sager for fourth place is teammate Carolina Ronchel Salas (Huelva, Spain). Ronchel Salas turned in her best round of the tournament with a 2-over-par, 74, on Sunday. She was even-par on the back nine. For the tournament, she shot a 12-over-par, 79-75-74-228. Ronchel Salas is a third Pirate to claim All-Tournament Team honors. It's the second straight year that the Pirates have had three players on the prestigious team.
Freshman Sarah Fouratt (Santa Maria, Calif.) had 13 pars in round three in route to a 7-over-par, 79. For the tournament, she tied for 25th place with a 33-over-par, 90-80-79-249.
Rounding out the Pirates' lineup, Mia Kness (Venetia, Pa.) had a 10-over-par, 82, in round three. The sophomore placed 21st with a 25-over-par, 78-81-82-241.
Tournament Details:
2019 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
Host: BIG EAST Conference
Location: Callawassie Island, S.C.
Course: Callawassie Island Golf Club (Dogwood & Magnolia)
Course Vitals: Par-72, 5,959 yards
Dates: April 19-21, 2019, Three Rounds
| TOURNAMENT LEADER BOARDS | ||||||||||||
| Team Leaders | Player Leaders | Combo Listing | Statistical Leaders | |||||||||
Six team, 54-hole, stroke play Championship. Teams compete in groups of three. The event is conducted over four days with each team's five members playing a practice round of 18 holes on day one, one 18-hole round on days two, three and four.
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 Field:
For the BIG EAST Championship, the field was limited to only the six women's golf teams of the conference. This includes (in order of Golfstat ranking): Seton Hall (98), Xavier (104), Georgetown (130), St. John's (196), Butler (220) and Creighton (234).
Up Next:
The BIG EAST Championship completes the 2018-19 competition year for the Pirates. The Hall will return to tournament play this fall.
| 2019 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP - Team Scores | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | TOTAL | PAR |
| 1 | Xavier | 306 | 298 | 298 | 902 | +38 |
| 2 | Georgetown | 312 | 299 | 305 | 916 | +52 |
| 3 | SETON HALL | 311 | 303 | 304 | 918 | +54 |
| 4 | St. John's | 324 | 323 | 292 | 939 | +75 |
| 5 | Creighton | 323 | 319 | 316 | 958 | +94 |
| 6 | Butler | 338 | 326 | 327 | 991 | +127 |
| 2019 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP - Seton Hall Individual Scores | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | TOTAL | PAR |
| 2 | Lizzie Win | 74 | 73 | 78 | 225 | +9 |
| T4 | Maddie Sager | 80 | 75 | 73 | 228 | +12 |
| T4 | Carolina Ronchel Salas | 79 | 75 | 74 | 228 | +12 |
| 21 | Mia Kness | 78 | 81 | 82 | 241 | +25 |
| T25 | Sarah Fouratt | 90 | 80 | 79 | 249 | +33 |
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