Corrin Conroy Leads UAlbany Golf to a Second-Place Standing at Rutgers Invitational

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

Piscataway, N.J. – Sophomore Corrin Conroy shot the lowest-ever single round score of 75 to lead the UAlbany golf team to a second-place team standing after the first day of the Rutgers Invitational at the Rutgers University Golf Course on Friday. The Great Danes shot an 18-hole score of 318 on the first day of competition to finish one shot off the lead, held by Lehigh with a score of 317.

Conroy, who recorded four birdies for the day, finished at three-over on the par-72 course, shooting 38 on the front nine and 37 on the back to tie for second in the individual standings. Freshman Annemarie Kissane, who shot a first round total of 76, recorded one of four birdies in the field on the day, finishing fourth overall. Fellow freshman Stephanie Klein placed 17th in the individual standings, shot a first-round total of 80. Juniors Jessica Signorelli and Amanda McPhee finished with 18-hole scores of 87 and 92, respectively.

Lehigh’s Livia Amado led the individual scoring with a first-round total of 74.

UAlbany’s team score of 318 was ten shots better than the previous one-round record total of 328, shot at the Rutgers Invitational on Oct. 18, 2003.

The Great Danes will continue play on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m.

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Team Scoring: 1. Lehigh 317, 2. UAlbany 318, 3. Boston College 319, 4. Fairleigh Dickinson 320, 5. Hampton 324, 6. Rutgers 325, t7. Bucknell, Pennsylvania, Sacred Heart 328, 10. Siena 334, 11. Hartford 337, 12. Monmouth 340, 13. Long Island 343, 14. Central Connecticut 344, 15. Kutztown 345, 16. Boston U. 360.

UAlbany Scoring: t2. Corrin Conroy 38-37—75, t4. Annemarie Kissane 36-40—76, t17. Stephanie Klein 38-42—80, t58. Jessica Signorelli 46-41—87, t78. Amanda McPhee 45-47—92.