Bobcats Repeat as MAAC Champions

Sunday, April 24

Lake Buena Vista, Fla. / Disney's Magnolia GC

7:30 AM

Quinnipiac University

MAAC Championships

4/24/2022 4:44:00 PM | Women's Golf

QU wins fourth MAAC title

By: QU Athletic Communications

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Quinnipiac women's golf overcame a four-stroke deficit entering the final day of the MAAC Championship to emerge as back-to-back MAAC champions, claiming its fourth MAAC title in program history. The Bobcats placed three golfers inside the top 10 and claimed the team championship by seven strokes over second place Albany.

As a team, Quinnipiac shot 296-306-299– 901 (+37) to break the MAAC Championship record for best three-round team score at the tournament.

Junior Leeyen Peralta led Quinnipiac's championship effort by shooting +2 on the week and earning a first place finish on the individual leaderboard to earn MAAC Golfer of the Year honors. The individual win at the MAAC Championship marks Quinnipiac's first individual champion since Alexandra Sazhin in 2017. Peralta's tournament win was her second of the season, one victory shy of tying Luciana Tobia for the single-season program record for most tournament wins in a single-season.

After shooting 71 (-1) in round one and 74 (+2) in the second round, Peralta shot a 73 (+1) to finish at 218 (+2) to break the record for the best three round score of all-time at the MAAC Championship

Kaylee Sakoda joined Peralta inside of the top-five, as she finished alone in second place after shooting 71-77 through the first two rounds, before closing with a 71 (-1) to finish at 219 (+3) for the tournament. Sakoda's score of 219 (+3) stands as the second best three-round score of all-time at the MAAC Championship, behind Peralta's 218 (+2).

First-year Fuge Zhang rounded out Quinnipiac's top-10 finishers by tying for seventh after shooting +5 on the final day. Zhang shot +12 on the tournament to earn her seventh place standing. Aimee Uchida carded a 78 (+6) on Sunday to close the tournament at +24 to tie for 23rd place, while Meg Yoshida shot 85 (+13) on the final day and +36 overall to finish in 35th place.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS (9)
Quinnipiac, Albany, Hartford, Fairfield, Dayton, Monmouth, Siena, Niagara, La Salle

COURSE INFORMATION
Disney's Magnolia Golf Course
Lake Buena Vista, Fla. | Par 72 | 6,079 yards

LINKS AND RESULTS
Team Leaderboard
Player Leaderboard

SCORES AND NOTES

With the championship victory, Quinnipiac repeats as MAAC champions for the second time in program history
Quinnipiac became the first team in MAAC history to repeat as MAAC champions more than once (2016-17, 2021-22)
Quinnipiac shot 296-306-299– 901 (+37) to break the MAAC Championship record for best three-round team score at the tournament
Peralta's +2 score for the weekend earned her a first place finish, securing MAAC Golfer of the Year honors
Peralta became just the third golfer in program history to earn the honor
Peralta's score of 218 (+2) stands as the best three-round score of all-time at the MAAC Championship
Kaylee Sakoda finished the week as she started it, with a score of 71 (-1)
Sakoda's score of 219 (+3) stands as the second best three-round score of all-time at the MAAC Championship
Zhang made a strong MAAC Championship debut by tying for seventh for a top-10 finish
Peralta, Sakoda and Zhang were all named to the All-MAAC Team after earning top-10 finishes

UP NEXT
Quinnipiac awaits seeding for the 2022 NCAA Tournament Regional which will take place in either Franklin (TN), Albuquerque, Ann Arbor, Stillwater, Tallahassee or Stanford from May 9-11.

Stay tuned to the program's social media (@Quinnipiac_Golf on Twitter and @QU_Golf on Instagram) to follow along with all the action.