Sahzin, Tobia-Palza Record Top-20 Finishes in Fall Finale

Saturday, October 20

Rehoboth Beach Country Club - Rehoboth Beach, Del.

Quinnipiac University

University of Delaware

Sahzin, Tobia-Palza Record Top-20 Finishes in Fall Finale

10/21/2018 5:07:00 PM | Women's Golf

Bobcats Finish Ninth as Team at Blue Hen Invitational

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. – Quinnipiac junior Alexandra Sazhin (New Fairfield, Connecticut) and senior Luciana Tobia-Palza (La Paz, Bolivia) both finished inside the top-20 at the Blue Hen Invitational, the final event of the fall season for the Bobcats. After shooting QU's lowest round of the season in round two, Sahzin posted a final round 80 (+9) to claim a tie for 13th place in the individual standings. Tobia-Palza shot an 81 (+10) in the final 18 holes and earned a T19 finish.

As a team, Quinnipiac ninth of 12 teams with a team score of +74, just one shot behind James Madison for eighth place and four shots behind Bucknell for seventh.

What: Blue Hen Invitational
Date: Saturday, Oct. 20 – 36 holes | Sunday, Oct. 21 - 18 holes
Location: Rehoboth Beach Country Club (Rehoboth Beach, Del.)
Course Information: Par-71/5,932 yards (yardage is subject to change)
Weather Conditions: High 50s to mid 60s, SWind WSW at 10 to 20 mph

TOURNAMENT FIELD
12 Teams- America East, BIG EAST, Big South, Big Ten, CAA, Ivy League, MAAC, Patriot League, MAC
Bucknell, Columbia, Delaware, Georgetown, High Point, James Madison, Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Towson, Western Michigan

COMBINED LEADERBOARD
TEAM RESULTS
PLAYER RESULTS

NOTES

As a team, the Bobcats finished with 25 birdies on the weekend, good for the fifth-most in the tournament.
Sazhin finished tied for sixth overall in par-3 scoring (+1) and tied for fourth overall with eight birdies over the three rounds.
Luciana Tobia-Palza (La Paz, Bolivia) shot her two best rounds of the season on Day One with a 74 (+3) in the first round before besting that round by a stroke with a 73 (+2) in the second round. The senior was one of three Bobcats with at least five birdies this weekend.
Queenie Lai (Hong Kong, China) was tied for 30^th through the first two rounds after carding a 75 (+4) in round one and 76 (+5) in round two. Lai moved up a spot in the final round after solid 80 (+9) left her in a tie for 29th.
Elena Ybarra (Madrid, Spain) sat at +18 after two rounds of play as she bounced back in round two with a 77 (+6) after shooting 83 (+12) in the first round. An 86 (+15) saw her finish in 60th place on the weekend.
Casey Oppenheimer (Conshohocken, Pennsylvania) finished at +38 for the tournament, but was tied for 19th in birdies with five on the weekend.
Darby Lillibridge (Geneva, Illinois) was slated as the Bobcats individual golfer and shot a +16 through 36 holes, posting an 80 (+9) through the first 18 holes before a 78 (+7) in the second round. She finished the weekend at +37, after a 92 (+21) in the final round.