Friday, April 21
Lake Buena Vista, Fla. / Disney's Palm Golf Course
9:00 AM
Quinnipiac University
vs
MAAC Championship
Photo by: Tyrell Walden
Bobcats Look to Three-Peat at MAAC Championship at Disney
4/20/2023 1:00:00 PM | Women's Golf
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Quinnipiac women's golf aims to win its third consecutive MAAC Championship as the Bobcats head down to Lake Buena Vista for the tournament. The MAAC Championship will begin Friday at 7:30 a.m., with Saturday and Sunday's tee times starting at 7:30 a.m. as well. The teams will be playing 18 holes per day over the 54-hole tournament.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS (9)
Quinnipiac, Siena, Niagara, Mount St. Mary's, Lasalle, Loyola Chicago, Fairfield, Dayton, UAlbany
COURSE INFORMATION
Disney's Palm Golf Course - Par 72 - Round 1 – 6,065 – Round 2 – 6, 048 – Round 3 – 6,089
LINEUP
- Leeyen Peralta
- Kaylee Sakoda
- Fuge Zhang
- Aimee Uchida
- Meg Yoshida
- Emily Luu (Alternate)
LINKS AND INFO
Live Results | MAAC Championship Guide | Watch Live (Final Round)
COACH'S CORNER - John O'Connor
PARTICIPATING TEAMS (9)
Quinnipiac, Siena, Niagara, Mount St. Mary's, Lasalle, Loyola Chicago, Fairfield, Dayton, UAlbany
COURSE INFORMATION
Disney's Palm Golf Course - Par 72 - Round 1 – 6,065 – Round 2 – 6, 048 – Round 3 – 6,089
LINEUP
- Leeyen Peralta
- Kaylee Sakoda
- Fuge Zhang
- Aimee Uchida
- Meg Yoshida
- Emily Luu (Alternate)
LINKS AND INFO
Live Results | MAAC Championship Guide | Watch Live (Final Round)
COACH'S CORNER - John O'Connor
- "We are very excited at the opportunity to three-peat with the top two players in the conference."
- "The team is confident and ready to show Quinnipiac what they can do."
- Quinnipiac women's golf enters the 2023 MAAC Championship aiming to win its third consecutive championship in a row
- If Quinnipiac were three-peat, it would be just the second MAAC program to do so (Siena)
- Since joining the MAAC for the 2014-15 season, Quinnipiac's four MAAC Championships are the most during that span
- Quinnipiac women's golf head coach John O'Connor 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 Quinnipiac women's golf team was 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 Loyola 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 wrapped up its spring regular season play at the St. John's Invitational, as the Bobcats finished in fifth place in a field of 11 at the tournament held at the Saint Andrew's Golf Club
- Leeyen Peralta led Quinnipiac's grouping, tying for third place after shooting 145 (+3) to conclude play at the tournament.
- Aimee Uchida climbed 17 spots in the final round to finish tied for 12th after scoring 152 (+10)
- Kaylee Sakoda tied for 15th shooting 153 (+11).
- Quinnipiac women's golf overcame a six-shot deficit to win the Low Country Invitational in Hilton Head, South Carolina on Sunday, March 19th for their biggest win of the season.
- The Bobcats shot a team total of 619 (+43) to come back from a fourth place (six shots down) after shooting a field-best 302, the lowest score of all teams by four strokes
- They beat UNC Asheville, who shot 620 (+44), by one stroke. Elon, Jacksonville, and Presbyterian College rounded out the top five
- Fuge Zhang and Leeyen Peralta tied for fifth place overall, each shooting 152 (+8)
- Leeyen Peralta shot a 71 on day two moving up the leaderboard from 30th
- The Bobcats finished 10th of 12 teams in a stacked field
- Quinnipiac women's golf got off to a hot start at the Atlantic Invitational, scoring a 282 to set a new program record for the lowest team score after a single round
- The Bobcats saw two golfers sit within the top 20, as Leeyen Peralta and Kaylee Sakoda tied for 16th place after shooting a 214 (+1).
- Both Peralta and Sakoda shot a 72 (+2) to finish at 214 (+1) to tie for 16th
- The Bobcats took part in the Lehigh Invitational to close their fall campaign, taking fourth of 16 teams
- 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 the 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 236 (+20) and Luu shot 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 the competition with an 84 (+12) for a score of 224 (+8)
- Fuge Zhang "Pauline" has built on her strong first-year campaign as a sophomore
- She is averaging 77.50 strokes per round this season, the third-best mark on the team
- Zhang has tallied three top-10 finishes, including two top-five finishes
- Zhang carded a 75 (+3) on the final day of the Navy Fall Invitational to climb from 10th to fourth, finishing at 151 (+7)
- Zhang's fourth-place finish at the Navy Invitational was her best finish of the season
- Zhang finished second for the Bobcats in a nine-way tie for ninth at 150 (+6) at the Lehigh
- Zhang tied for fifth at the Low Country Intercollegiate, shooting 152 (+8)
- Leeyen Peralta returns for her senior campaign in the fall of 2022
- She is averaging 74.70 strokes per round this season, which would be the second-best mark in a single season in program history
- Peralta has landed five top-five finishes this season, including two finishes within the top-three
- She earned her third top-five finish of the season, tying for fifth place at the Low Country Intercollegiate
- Shooting a 152 (+8) overall at the tournament, she shot a 71 on day two, moving up the leaderboard from 30th
- 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
- She shot a three-round career-best 214 (+1) at the Atlantic Invitational to tie for 16th place
- 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 in 2021-22
- She recorded a program-record 58 birdies in 2021-22
- 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 previous 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
- She is averaging 74.62 strokes per round this season, which would be the best mark in a single season in program history
- Sakoda has secured four top-10 finishes in the 2022-23 campaign, including two first-place finishes
- 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 the 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 previous 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
For more information on Quinnipiac Women's Golf, visit gobobcats.com/golf and follow the team on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_WGolf.
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