Women's Golf Finishes 3rd at FPU Invitational

Women's Golf Finishes 3rd at FPU Invitational

THE BASICS:

-Tournament: FPU Women's Fall Invitational
-Results: 3rd of 3 teams | 408-421 = 829
-Location: Keene, N.H. | Bretwood Golf course
-Date: Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25-26, 2015
-Course Stats: Par 72 (5,833 yards) 
-The Lead: The Assumption College women's golf team finished third in the FPU Women's Fall Invitational in Keene, N.H. on Oct. 18-19. The Hounds competed against Northeast-10 Conference teams Franklin Pierce and Southern New Hampshire.

 

HOW IT HAPPENED:

-The Hounds finished in third place of three teams at the NE-10 Championships, posting a score of 829 over two rounds. 

-Sophomore Alyssa Ruggieri (Cranston, RI / Cranston West) led the Greyhounds with a total of 201, scoring 100 in round one and 102 in round two, placing 13th overall.

-Senior Emily Gonsalves (Greenville, R.I. / Smithfield) finished second for Assumption with a two-round total of 202 and placed 14th overall. She was the only Hound to shoot below 100 in round one, carding 99 strokes.

-Freshman Casey Gurlitz (Auburn, Mass. / Auburn), senior Jacey Copes (Attleboro, Mass. / Attleboro) and senior Ally Fillebrown (Ayer, Mass. / Ayer Shirley Regional) rounded out the Assumption squad, taking 13th, 14th and 15th place, respectively.

-Franklin Pierce claimed the title with a final score of 634. Southern New Hampshire followed in second with a score of 712.

 

BEHIND THE NUMBERS:

-Gonsalves is the only Hound to break 100 in all four tournaments in the 2015 fall season.

-Gonsalves, Copes and Fillebrown are the only three Greyhounds to compete in all four tournaments this season.

 

UP NEXT:

-The FPU Invitational marks the Hounds' final competition of their 2015 fall season. Assumption looks to return to action in the spring.

 

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