Pirates Head to Georgia State Invitational, Monday

JOHNS CREEK, GA. – The Seton Hall women's golf team will return to action on March 25-26 for three rounds of golf at the Georgia State Spring Invitational at Rivermont Golf Club.

Tournament Details:
GEORGIA STATE SPRING INVITATIONAL
Host: Georgia State University
Location: Johns Creek, Ga.
Course: Rivermont Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-72, 6,095 yards
Dates: March 25-26, 2024

THE COURSE:
Rivermont's centerpiece is the Championship 18-Hole Golf Course originally designed by Joe Lee which underwent a complete re-design by golf course designer, Michael Riley in 2006. The improvements transformed what was already an excellent layout and course into one of the most critically acclaimed courses in Georgia today. Over the last forty-seven years the course has maintained the integrity and beauty of the natural environment and continues to challenge to the low handicapper as well as the new player. Continued improvements over the years, specifically in 2015-2016 and 2019-2020 have helped elevate Rivermont's reputation among golfers both locally and even nationally.

Rivermont has been honored to host nearly thirty qualifiers for the United States Golf Association (local qualifying for the US Open and sectional qualifying for the US Senior Open, the US Mid-Amateur, the US Women's Mid-Amateur and the Men's Four-Ball Championship) as well as more than a dozen Atlanta Amateur Championships for the Georgia State Golf Association. We have also hosted events for the Georgia Section of the PGA, the Atlanta Junior Golf Association and the Southern Golf Association. In 2018, Rivermont hosted the Georgia State Golf Association Junior Championship in June and in 2019 Rivermont Golf Club received an award as the "Best Golf Club" in Johns Creek. In 2023, Rivermont will host the Georgia State Amateur Championship.

THE FIELD
In addition to Seton Hall and host Georgia State, the field is comprised of 13 other teams including: Appalachian State, Bradley, Bryant, Dayton, Eastern Michigan, Eastern Kentucky, Lehigh, Little Rock, Memphis, Murray State, Queens College, Troy and Utah Tech.

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 Georgia:

Ginevra Zavagli, Senior
Ana Sarrias Pro, Junior
Renee Rane, Freshman
Anne-Sofie Ekman, Sophomore
Lara Todorovic, Sophomore

Individual: Kasumi Tran, Freshman

LAST TIME OUT
Sophomore Lara Todorovic (Belgrade, Serbia) shot a career-best 1-over-par, 73, to fuel the Seton Hall women's golf team to a 15th place finish at the Grand Canyon University Invitational on February 28.

Todorovic bested her previous low round by four strokes, using two birdies and 13 pars to power a 1-over-par, 73, in round three. For the tournament, she was 18-over-par with an 85-76-73-234. Freshman Renee Rane (New Delhi, India) also was only one over par for round three with nearly an identical round to Todorovic, two birdies and 13 pars. For the three-round event, she was 8-over-par with a 76-75-73-224.

As a team, The Hall shot a 9-over-par, 297, in round three to finish in a tie for 15th place with the University of California, Irvine. For the two-day event, the Pirates were 29-over-par with a 300-296-297-893. New Mexico State won the team title at 18-under-par.

The top Seton Hall performer for the tournament was Ginevra Zavagli (Rome, Italy). The senior used 15 pars to power a solid 3-over-par, 75, in round three. For the tournament, she tied for 49^th place among 116 individual golfers with a 5-over-par, 72-74-75-221.

LAST TIME AT RIVERMONT
Last year, Zavagli tallied an even-par, 72, in the final round to power the Seton Hall women's golf team to an eighth-place finish at the Georgia State Invitational.

Zavagli had two birdies and 14 pars in a stellar final round that capped a career-best tournament. For the three-round event, Zavagli tied for second place among 89 individual golfers with a 1-under-par, 73-70-72-215. Boston College's Stephany Kim won the individual title just one stroke better than Zavagli at 2-under-par.

As a team, The Hall turned in its best round of the event with an 11-over-par, 299 in round three. The Pirates finished the 54-hole event with a 38-over-par, 302-301-299-902. Lipscomb won the team title at 3-over-par.

TEE TIMES
The field will play two continuous rounds on Monday with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. On Tuesday, there will be one final round, also with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Seton Hall will be paired with golfers from Queens College and Bryant on Monday, beginning on holes 13 through 15.

THE RESULTS
Live scoring will be available via Golf Genius. Full day results will also be available at SHUPirates.com.