September 10, 2012

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PHOENIX, Md. – Quinnipiac women's golf freshmen Krissy Unger (New York, N.Y.) and Jenn Whaley (Avon, Conn.) turned in a pair of stellar performances to complete their first collegiate competition as the Bobcats finished 14^th out of 18 teams at the Tignanelli Towson Invitational at the Towson Golf and Country Club in Phoenix, Md. Unger finished at +19 for the tournament, tied for 33^rd, while Whaley completed play at +20 and tied for 35^th. 

"Our freshmen played very well today," head coach John O'Connor said. "I think that they had some shots that they'd like to get back, but I chalk that up to nerves. Once they settle down, I'm confident they'll be in the mid-70's on a consistent basis." 

St. John's won the event with a combined 611 (+35). Quinnipiac finished tied for 14^th with Towson (Gold) and ahead of Delaware State (690, +114), Mount St. Mary's (690, +114) and Randolph-Macon (752, +176).

"Honestly, we putted more than we should have. That had a lot to do with our score," O'Connor said. "Once we dig in and start working on our putting consistently, you'll see three or four strokes per round start coming off."

Unger turned in the best performance for a two-day event in program history with a combined 163 (82-81, +19). Her 81 is the fifth lowest score for a round in program history, while her two-day total bests Kayla Ketcheson's (St. Andrews, Manitoba) 166 at last season's Hartford Women's Golf Invitational.

On Sunday, Sept. 9, it was Whaley with the record-breaking performance after shooting an 81 for the program's lowest score for a freshman golfer. With Unger matching that on Monday, Sept. 10, and Whaley carding a combined 164 (81-83, +20), the freshmen duo now hold the two best tournament totals in program history.

Ketcheson bounced back from a disastrous first day of the event to shave 11 strokes off her first round total. Ketcheson wrapped up her first round of the season on Sunday at +22. She finished Monday's round at +11, shaving off six strokes on the back nine, and five strokes on the front, aided by a birdie on the par-3 sixth hole. She finished the day at +33 (177).

"I've never seen Kayla play like she did yesterday, it wasn't like her and she got a little frustrated," O'Connor said. "She had a problem with the water on one hole. Today, she bounced back and was back to normal. She played very well."

Jennifer Forlenza (Wayne, N.J.) shot an 181 (90-91, +37) while Hannah Russell finished with an183 (89-94, +39).

"I'm looking forward to Dartmouth," O'Connor said. "I'm planning on taking a few different players - Alexa Gentile and Angelica Muscatelli - to see how they do. Should be a great tournament."

The Bobcats will be back in action on Sept. 15-16 when they travel to Hanover, N.H. to compete in the Dartmouth Invitational at the Hanover Country Club. 

Contact: Ken Sweeten (kfsweeten@quinnipiac.edu)

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Tignanelli Towson Invitational Final Leader Board

Tignanelli Towson Invitational Final Individual Scores

T14	Quinnipiac	342	338	680
T31	Krissy Unger (1)	82	81	163
T35	Jenn Whaley (3)	81	83	164
T69	Kayla Ketcheson (2)	94	83	177
78	Jennifer Forlenza (5)	90	91	181
T79	Hannah Russell (4)	89	94	183

 

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Quinnipiac Women's Golf All-Time Lowest Tournament Scores

Name	Score	Tournament (Date)
Krissy Unger	163 (82-81)	Tignanelli Towson Invitational (Sept. 9-10, 2012)
Jenn Whaley	164 (81-83)	Tignanelli Towson Invitational (Sept. 9-10, 2012)
Kayla Ketcheson	166 (81-85)	Hartford Women's Golf Invitational (Apr. 16-17, 2012)
Kayla Ketcheson	167 (88-79)	Brown Invitational (Apr. 8-9, 2012)
Kayla Ketcheson	167 (87-80)	ECAC Division I Women's Golf Championship (Oct. 2-3, 2011)
Kayla Ketcheson	168 (88-80)	Rutger's Women's Golf Invitational (Oct. 14-15, 2011)
Bold - 2012-13 Season

Quinnipiac Women's Golf All-Time Lowest Single-Round Scores

Name	Score	Tournament (Date)
Kayla Ketcheson	79 (+7)	Brown Invitational (Apr. 9, 2012
Kayla Ketcheson	80 (+8)	ECAC Division I Women's Golf Championship (Oct. 3, 2012)
Kayla Ketcheson	80 (+8)	Rutger's Women's Golf Invitational (Oct. 15, 2012)
Kayla Ketcheson	80 (+8)	NEC Women's Golf Championship (Apr. 29, 2012)
Kayla Ketcheson	81 (+9)	Hartford Women's Golf Invitational (Apr. 16, 2012)
Jenn Whaley	81 (+9)	Tignanelli Towson Invitational (Sept. 9, 2012)
Krissy Unger	81 (+9)	Tignanelli Towson Invitational (Sept. 10, 2012)
Bold - 2012-13 Season