QU Women's Golf Completes First Round Of Dartmouth Invitational

Saturday, September 13

Hanover Country Club - Hanover, N.H.

Quinnipiac University

Dartmouth Invitational

QU Women's Golf Completes First Round Of Dartmouth Invitational

9/13/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf

First Round Results

HANOVER, N.H. – The Quinnipiac University women's golf team completed its first round of the 2014 season with a 12^th place finish, out of 13 teams, at the 2014 Dartmouth Invitational at the Hanover Country Club in Hanover, N.H.

Place	QU Player	Score
T30.	Nicole Scola	80 (+8)
T54.	Alexa Gentile	85 (+13)
T56.	Emily Ribbins	86 (+14)
T61.	Estefania Morales	87 (+15)
T67.	Taylor Lambrou	90 (+18)

The Bobcats battled the elements in their first time on the links this season as a storm passing through delayed play and wreaked havoc on Hanover Country Club. The results were five scoring totals 80-or-higher by the Bobcats.

"We had to deal with some very bad weather conditions today," Quinnipiac head coach John O'Connor said. "We had torrential downpours and temperatures in the low-50's for much of the afternoon. That equates to difficult playing conditions for anyone, and especially difficult for those on the course for the first time this year."

Sophomore Nicole Scola (Westerly, Rhode Island) led Quinnipiac through the first 18 holes at Hanover, carding a +8, 80 for a tie of 30^th place out of the 76 competing golfers. Alexa Gentile (Avon, Connecticut) turned in Quinnipiac's second-best score on the afternoon with an 85 (+13) for a tie of 54^th place. Sophomore Emily Ribbins (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) finished two spots behind Gentile with an 86, followed by Estefania Morales (Caracas, Venezuela) with an 87 in her first career collegiate action. Taylor Lambrou (Baldwin, New York) finished with a 90.

"I saw a lot of good decisions and good shots," O'Connor said. "It seemed as though everyone had a few bad, blow-up holes. On this course, you can't make some of those mistakes or it will cost you dearly. That happened with everyone today."

Place	School	Score
1.	Boston University	291
2.	Boston College	308
3.	Dartmouth	309
4.	Brown	311
5.	Siena	315
6.	Wagner	316
7.	Williams	317
8.	Sacred Heart	320
T9.	Merrimack	321
T9	Fairfield	321
11.	Hartford	332
12.	Quinnipiac	338
13.	Holy Cross	362

Boston University led the field with a combined 291, followed by Boston College (308), Dartmouth (309), Brown (311) and Siena (315) to round-out the top-five. Wagner (316), Williams (317), Sacred Heart (320), Merrimack and Fairfield (321) and Hartford (332) lined up in front of Quinnipiac (338), who was slotted in ahead of Holy Cross (362).

"I'm not disappointed," O'Connor noted. "I'm happy with a lot of the decisions I saw. This team will continue to improve and I'm looking forward to better scores tomorrow."

The Bobcats are back on the course in Hanover, N.H. on Sunday, Sept. 24. Gentile will tee-off at 8:40 a.m., followed by Lambrou at 8:48 a.m., Rbbins at 8:56 a.m., Morales at 9:04 a.m. and, lastly, Scola at 9:12 a.m. at Hole No. 9.