Freshmen Lead Pirates in Round One at Albany

Saturday, October 5

Delmar, N.Y. / Normanside Country Club

All Day

Seton Hall University

First & Second Rounds

Marta Aguilar and Amelie Gras pose during photo day in the fall of 2024

10/5/2024 7:17:00 PM | Women's Golf

LIVE SCORING

Aguilar shot a 4-over-par, 74, while Gras fired a 5-over-par, 75.

DELMAR, N.Y. – Freshman Marta Aguilar (Casaras Malaga, Spain) shot a 4-over-par, 74, to lead the Seton Hall women's golf team to a third-place standing after round one at the 2024 UAlbany Invitational on Saturday.

Aguilar had three birdies and nine pars in route to a 4-over-par, 74, and is currently tied for seventh place among 62 individual golfers. Lehigh's Reese Hannon and Boston University's Christy Chen share the individual lead at 1-over-par with 18 holes left to play.

As a team, The Hall shot a 23-over-par, 303, in round one. Lehigh is the team leader in the clubhouse after a 14-over-par, 294. Merrimack is currently second at 17-over-par. Seton Hall's lone BIG EAST competition, St. John's, is currently seventh at 27-over-par.

Fellow freshman Amelie Gras (Elancourt, France) was only one stroke worse than Aguilar. She had four birdies to fuel a 5-over-par, 75 and is tied for 14^th overall.

Senior Ana Sarrias Pro (Cadiz, Spain) and sophomore Kasumi Tran (Swansea, Wales) are currently tied for 28^th place after a 7-over-par, 70. Sarrias Pro had two birdies, while Tran had three.

Junior Anne Sofie-Ekman (Copenhagen, Denmark) is currently tied for 33^rd place following an 8-over-par, 78.

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

TOURNAMENT LEADER BOARDS
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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 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.

2024 UALBANY INVITATIONAL - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	TOTAL	PAR
1	Lehigh	294		294	+14
2	Merrimack	297		297	+17
3	SETON HALL	303		303	+23
4	Fairfield	305		305	+25
T5	Boston University	306		306	+26
T5	Navy	306		306	+26
7	St. John's	307		307	+27
8	Sacred Heart	308		308	+28
T9	Niagara	310		310	+30
T9	UAlbany	310		310	+30
11	FDU	311		311	+31
12	Siena	315		315	+35