Monday, February 20
Boynton Beach, Fla. / Indian Spring Country Club
9:00 AM
Quinnipiac University
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Atlantic Invitational
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Bobcats Set to Open Spring Slate at Atlantic Invitational
2/19/2023 11:56:00 AM | Women's Golf
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – The Quinnipiac women's golf program opens its spring slate on Monday, as the Bobcats take part in the Atlantic Invitational. The three-round tournament will take place at the Indian Spring Country Club in Boynton Beach, Fla. and will run on Monday and Tuesday, with 36 holes being played on Monday.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS (12)
Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Troy, Quinnipiac, Georgetown, Texas A&M - Commerce, Georgia State, Northern Illinois, Queens, Murray State, Jacksonville State, Stetson
COURSE INFORMATION
Indian Spring Country Club (West) – Boynton Beach, Fla. – Par 71, 5,840 yards
LINEUP
- Leeyen Peralta
- Kaylee Sakoda
- Fuge Zhang
- Meg Yoshida
- Aimee Uchida
LINKS AND INFO
Live Results
COACH'S CORNER - John O'Connor
PARTICIPATING TEAMS (12)
Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Troy, Quinnipiac, Georgetown, Texas A&M - Commerce, Georgia State, Northern Illinois, Queens, Murray State, Jacksonville State, Stetson
COURSE INFORMATION
Indian Spring Country Club (West) – Boynton Beach, Fla. – Par 71, 5,840 yards
LINEUP
- Leeyen Peralta
- Kaylee Sakoda
- Fuge Zhang
- Meg Yoshida
- Aimee Uchida
LINKS AND INFO
Live Results
COACH'S CORNER - John O'Connor
- "I'm excited to see how the team stacks up against some good competition."
- "They've worked hard and are ready to get the season going."
- The Quinnipiac women's golf team has been picked to finish first in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the conference on Friday, Feb. 3
- The reigning back-to-back MAAC Champions, Quinnipiac edged out Loyala Chicago for first place, receiving 73 total points and seven first-place votes
- Loyola Chicago received 66 points in second, while UAlbany received 63 total points and the remaining three first-place votes.
- Quinnipiac women's golf head coach John O'Connor has announced the team's captains for the 2023 spring season on Jan. 20.
- Seniors Kaylee Sakoda and Leeyen Peralta were been selected as captains for the program.
- The last time we saw the Bobcats, as they took part in the Lehigh Invitational to close their fall campaign
- The Bobcats tied for 4th place among 16 teams at the tournament
- Kaylee Sakoda won the Lehigh Invitational after five playoff holes to lead the Bobcats to a top-five finish
- Sakoda was tied for third coming into the final round and shot a 71 (-1) to force a playoff with Navy's Mara Hirtle. She eventually won after scoring a par on the fifth playoff hole
- Quinnipiac women's golf finished the Delaware Invitational tied for sixth place out of 12 teams, led by Leeyen Peralta's tie for fourth place.
- Peralta led the Bobcats after two days, shooting 78 (+6) on day two and finished tied for fourth place overall. Peralta carded a 220 (+4) in three rounds to finish the Delaware Invitational.
- Kaylee Sakoda finished in a tie for 18th place after she shot a 76 (+4) in the final round, for a total of 227 (+11).
- Fuge Zhang shot a 71 (-1) in the final round to finish the tournament tied for 33rd.
- Quinnipiac women's golf wrapped up play at the Quinnipiac Classic, finishing tied for 2nd out of 11 teams.
- QU ended the tournament tied in second place among 11 teams after shooting 934 (+70) after three rounds. Sacred Heart finished in first place after shooting a combined 933 (+69), just one stroke ahead of Quinnipiac and Fairleigh Dickinson (+70).
- The Bobcats had three golfers placed within the top-10, as Kaylee Sakoda finished in first place, Leeyen Peralta finished tied for 8th and Emily Luu finished tied for 10th after competing as an individual.
- Sakoda shot a 71 (-1) in the final round and 215 (-1) in the whole tournament.
- Peralta shot a 236 (+20) and Luu shot a 237 (+21) total in the three rounds.
- Quinnipiac women's golf took second place out of 15 teams at the Navy Fall Invitational held at the Naval Academy Golf Course in Annapolis
- QU ended the tournament in second place among 15 teams after shooting 621 (+45) for the event.
- The Bobcats saw two golfers finish within the top-five as Kaylee Sakoda finished in third and Fuge Zhang tied for fourth.
- Sakoda shot a 79 (+8) in the final round to close the event at 150 (+6).
- Zhang carded a 75 (+3) on the final day to climb from 10th to fourth, finishing at 151 (+7).
- Quinnipiac women's golf opened the 2022 fall season with a seventh place finish at the Yale Invitational held at the Golf Course at Yale in New Haven
- QU closed the tournament in seventh place among 15 teams after shooting 882 (+30) at the conclusion of the event, setting a new three-round program record
- Leeyen Peralta led Quinnipiac's grouping, tying for a 19th place finish
- Peralta shot a 71 (E) to close the tournament at 220 (+7)
- Quinnipiac women's golf closed its second fall tournament tying for fifth place out of 16 teams at the Boston College Intercollegiate held at the Blue Hill Country Club
- QU closed the tournament tied for fifth place among 16 teams after shooting 930 (+66) after the three-round invitational
- Quinnipiac saw two golfers finish within the top-10, as Leeyen Peralta tied for third, while Kaylee Sakoda took sixth place.
- Peralta shot a 76 (+4) in the final round to finish at 220 (+4) to tie for third place
- After shooting a program-record 140 (-4) through the first two rounds, Sakoda closed competition with an 84 (+12) for a score of 224 (+8)
- Leeyen Peralta returns for her senior campaign in the fall of 2022
- Peralta tied for fourth place at the Delaware Invitational to earn her second consecutive top-five finish of the fall
- In her second event of the fall 2022 season, she earned her first top-five finish of the season, tying for third at the Boston College Invitational
- Peralta shot a 76 (+4) in the final round to finish at 220 (+4)
- Peralta shot a 236 (+20) to tie for eighth at the QU Classic to earn her second top-10 finish of the season
- Last season she competed in 11 events and averaged 76.67 strokes per round
- Peralta earned seven top-10 finishes and four top-five finishes on the campaign
- She recorded a program-record 58 birdies on the season
- Peralta earned All-MAAC honors and was named the MAAC Golfer of the Year last season after finishing first at the MAAC Championship
- Shot a career three-round best 218 (+2) to take first place at the MAAC Championship
- Her 218 (+2) at the MAAC Championship stands as the best three-round all-time score at the tournament
- Kaylee Sakoda returns for her senior campaign as well
- Sakoda earned a first place finish at the Lehigh Invitational to close the fall
- Kaylee Sakoda won the Lehigh Invitational after five playoff holes to lead the Bobcats to a top-five finish
- Sakoda was tied for third coming into the final round and shot a 71 (-1) to force a playoff with Navy's Mara Hirtle. She eventually won after scoring a par on the fifth playoff hole
- She finished at 143 (-1) for the win
- Sakoda earned her first top-10 finish of the fall 2022 season, taking sixth place at the Boston College Intercollegiate
- She set a new two-round program-record 140 (-4) on the first day of the tournament
- Sakoda closed competition with an 84 (+12) for a score of 224 (+8)
- Sakoda earned her first individual win of the season after taking first place at the QU Classic
- Sakoda shot 71 (-1) in the final round and 215 (-1) in the whole tournament to finish 11 strokes ahead of the next closest competitor
- She appeared in eight events last season, averaging 76.35 strokes per round
- Sakoda earned All-MAAC honors as a junior last season
- She notched five top-five finishes and set a program record of shooting for par or better in six rounds
- Sakoda shot a career three-round best 219 (+3) at the MAAC Championship
- Her 219 (+3) at the MAAC Championship stands as the second-best three-round all-time score at the tournament behind teammate Leeyen Peralta
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