University of Albany's Taylert and Conroy Lead the Way to First Round Lead at America East Golf Championship

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

Simsbury, Conn. – Maggie Taylert and Corrin Conroy each fired an opening-round 80 to lead UAlbany to a first round lead at the America East Conference Women’s Golf championship at the par-72, 5,826-yard Simsbury Farms Golf Course. The Great Danes shot a program-record round of 324, for a three-stroke lead over Hartford.

Taylert and Conroy finished the first round tied for first place with Hartford’s Sadie Heald after carding eight-over par 80s. Taylert shot a round-best 39 on the front nine, before closing out her round with a 41. Conroy recorded a 42 in the opening nine holes and finished out her day with a 38 on the back nine.

Sophomore Amanda McPhee tied Taylert for the best front nine score with a 39 and totaled an 81 to place fourth after the first round. Sophomore Jessica Signorelli rounded out the Great Danes’ top four competitors with an 83, to finish tied for eighth. Junior Sun Hwa Kim carded a 91 for the Great Danes.

The final round of the championship will begin at 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 3.
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Team Scores
1. UAlbany 324, 2. Hartford 327, 3. Boston U. 343.

Individual Scores
t1. Sadie Heald (Hartford) 43-37 – 80, t1. Corrin Conroy (UAlbany) 42-38 – 80, t1. Maggie Taylert (UAlbany) 39-41 – 80, 4. Amanda McPhee (UAlbany) 39-42 – 81, t5. Megan Claxton (Hartford) 41-41 – 82, t5. Juliana Carrillo (Hartford) 42-40 – 82, t5. Allison Hamilton (Boston U.) 40-42 – 82, t8. Kaitlyn Mardeusz (Boston U.) 43-40 – 83, t8. Jessica Signorelli (UAlbany) 41-42 – 83, t8. Kara Sikorski (Hartford) 41-42 – 83, 11. Paige Gauthier (Hartford) 43-43 – 86, t12. Ana Johnson (Boston U.) 44-45 – 89, t12. Dana DeStefano (Boston U.) 46-43 – 89, 14. Lauren Stong (Boston U.) 44-46 – 90, 15. Sun Hwa Kim (UAlbany) 44-47 – 91.