The Hall Heads to Albany This Weekend

DELMAR, N.Y. – The Seton Hall women's golf team will return to tournament action this weekend for two rounds of golf at the UAlbany Invitational at Normanside Country Club, Oct. 5-6.

Tournament Details:
UALBANY INVITATIONAL
Host: University at Albany
Location: Delmar, N.Y.
Course: Normanside Country Club
Course Vitals: Par-70, 5,888 yards
Dates: October 5-6, 2024

THE COURSE
Normanside Country Club opened its golf course in 1927. The course was designed by William Harries. During its many years of play, it has hosted many New York State Golf Association and United States Golf Association events. Notable among them are the 1952 Empire State open and the 1996 NYSGA Mid-Amateur Championship and the 2003 & 2008 NYS Senior Amateur Championship. Normanside has also served as a qualifying site for state and national events.

THE FIELD
In addition to Seton Hall and host UAlbany, the field is comprised of 10 other teams including: Boston University, Fairfield, FDU, Lehigh, Merrimack, Navy, Niagara, Sacred Heart and Siena. Also joining the field is BIG EAST rival St. John's.

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

THE LINEUP
Seton Hall will be bringing the following lineup to Albany:

Ana Sarrias Pro, Senior
Marta Aguilar, Freshman
Amelie Gras, Freshman
Kasumi Tran, Sophomore
Anne-Sofie Ekman, Junior

LAST TIME OUT
Freshman Amelie Gras (Elancourt, France) shot a 3-over-par, 74, in the final round of the 2024 Princeton Invitational to help lift the Seton Hall women's golf team to an eighth-place finish on Sunday.

Gras had two birdies and 11 pars to fuel her third-round effort. For the tournament, she tied for 17th place with a 14-over-par, 80-73-74-227.

As a team, The Hall shot a 16-over-par, 300, in round three. Seton Hall finished eighth with a 58-over-par, 314-296-300-910 despite wet conditions all tournament. Host Princeton won the team title by a remarkable 30 strokes at 11-over-par.

The top Seton Hall performer for the tournament was Ana Sarrias Pro (Cadiz, Spain). The senior had a birdie and 12 pars in route to a 4-over-par, 75, on Sunday. For the tournament, she tied for 14th place among 75 individual golfers with a 11-over-par, 76-73-75-224.

THE SCHEDULE
The field will play 18 holes on two days for two rounds total. The Hall will tee off in round one from the No. 10 hole beginning at 11:30 a.m. The Pirates will be paired with golfers from St. John's and Sacred Heart.

THE RESULTS
Live scoring will be available throughout the tournament via Scoreboard.clippd.com. Complete results of each day's events will also be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.