Seton Hall Plays Princeton Invitational This Weekend

PRINCETON, N.J. - The Seton Hall women' golf team will return to the links on Saturday, September 29 for the first of two rounds of golf at the 2019 Princeton Invitational at Springdale Golf Club.

Tournament Details:
PRINCETON INVITATIONAL
Host: Princeton University
Location: Princeton, N.J.
Course: Springdale Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-72, 6,121 yards
Dates: September 28-29, 2019, Two Rounds

The Course:
Dating back to 1895, Springdale Golf Club is one of the oldest in New Jersey. Designed by Gerard Lambert and revised by William Flynn in 1926, the walkable course requires precision shot-making and has superior conditions and playability. The property, which was originally private farmland, was purchased by the Class of 1886 and gifted to Princeton University with the expectation of establishing one of the first courses in the region. The private club has a close relationship with the University, and counts many university professors, administrators and students among its members. With a fine and experienced PGA staff, the club hosts numerous tournaments, collegiate matches, clinics and golf outings every year.

The Field:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Princeton, the field is comprised of 10 other teams including: Albany, Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Rollins and Yale. A pair of BIG EAST opponents, Georgetown and St. John's are also in the field.

The Lineup:
Seton Hall will be bringing the following lineup, in order as indicated, to Princeton.

Maddie Sager, Senior
Sarah Fouratt, Sophomore
Sammie Staudt, Senior
Carolina Ronchel Salas, Senior
Lizzie Win, Senior

Individual: Mia Kness, Junior

Last Time at Princeton:
Carolina Ronchel Salas (Huelva, Spain) fired a 1-under-par, 71, in the final round to lead the Pirates to a sixth place finish at the 2018 Princeton Invitational. At one point, Ronchel Salas had 11 straight pars, and capped her fantastic final round with birdies on two of her final three holes. For the tournament, she tied for sixth place among all individual golfers with a 2-over-par, 75-71-146. Ronchel Salas ended the event five strokes behind the individual champion, Yale's Ami Giachandani.

As a team, Seton Hall tied Penn State for the lowest second round in the field, a 6-over-par, 294. The effort allowed the Pirates to jump one spot in the standings to sixth place, finishing with a 25-over-par, 307-294-601. Despite the sixth-place finish, The Hall finished just two strokes out of third place. Penn State won the team title at 12-over-par. Fellow BIG EAST competitor, Georgetown, placed second at 20-over-par.

Last Time Out:
Maddie Sager (Phoenixville, Pa.), Sarah Fouratt (Santa Maria, Calif.) and High Point's Samantha Vodry all tied as individual champions of the 2019 Nittany Lion Invitational last weekend. Sager and Fouratt's efforts lifted the Seton Hall women's golf team to a third-place team finish.

With their 214 scores for the tournament, Sager and Fouratt have set a new three-round, par-72 record low for Seton Hall. The previous record was a 216 set by Ali Kruse at the Cincinnati Spring Invitational in 2014.

Collectively, the Pirates, coming off a record-breaking second round, shot a 7-over-par, 295, in round three. Coupled with a strong finish by host Penn State, and The Hall slipped from second to a third-place finish. For the three-round event, the Pirates were 14-over-par with a 298-285-295-878, and finish 10 strokes behind the team champion, Pennsylvania. Penn State finished second, two strokes ahead of The Hall. Seton Hall's lone BIG EAST competition, Georgetown, finished at 74-over-par.

Tee Times:
The tournament will begin with one round on Saturday, with tee times beginning at 8:30 a.m. The Pirates will be paired with golfers from Georgetown and Yale. Finally, there will be one round on Sunday as well, also with tee times starting at 8:30.

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