Quinnipiac University
Rutgers Invitational
QU Women's Golf Finishes Tied For 11th At Rutgers Invitational; Ribbins, Scola Tie For 26th
10/11/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
The Quinnipiac University women's golf team tied for 11th out of 17 teams at the 2014 Rutgers Invitational in Sommerset, New Jersey. Sophomores Nicole Scola (Westerly, Rhode Island) and Emily Ribbins (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) both tied for 26th out of 90 golfers in the tournament.
Ribbins matched her first-day score, shooting an identical 80 on the second day to finish at 160 (+16) for a career-best day. Ribbins previous career best came at last year's St. John Invitational when she carded a 163. Senior captain Jenn Whaley (Farmington, Connecticut) improved by three strokes from her first day score, carding an 80 for a combined 163 (+21) for a tie of 41st place.
Alexa Gentile (Avon, Connecticut) shot an 85 to go-along with an 82 from Friday for a two-day 165 and a tie of 56th place. Freshman Estefania Morales (Caracas, Venezuela) shot a 90 to finish at 178 for a tie of 86th for the weekend.
LIU-Brooklyn took first place, followed by host Rutgers, Saint Francis, Penn and St. John's to round-out the field's top five spots. Albany and Lehigh slid-in in front of Fairleigh Dickinson and Wagner, who tied for eighth, and Hofstra in 10th place. Central Connecticut and Quinnipiac split 11th place, followed by Dartmouth, Monmouth, Fairfield, Sacred Heart and St. Francis (N.Y.).
Quinnipiac is back in action when it hosts the Quinnipiac Classic on Oct. 20-21 at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn.
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