Manhattan and Quinnipiac Top the Leaderboards After the First Round
MAAC Sports
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL – Following the opening round at the 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men’s & Women’s Golf Championships at Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Manhattan College leads all men’s teams, while Quinnipiac University sits atop the leaderboard on the women’s side.
The seventh-seeded Jaspers were led by junior Jon Keyes (70) who shares first place of the leaderboard at -2 with Saint Peter’s Nicholas Dilio. Three of Keyes’s four birdies came on the back nine, while four of Dilio’s five birdies came on the front nine. The pair finds themselves two strokes ahead of reigning MAAC Champion, Kevin Kramarski who sits even at 72.
Although Manhattan sits atop the men’s team leaderboard with an overall score of 302, six of the nine men’s teams lie within one stroke of each other. Iona is second behind Manhattan at 303, while Canisius and Fairfield are tied for third at 304. Saint Peter’s (305) and Siena (306) round out the top six at fifth and sixth, respectively.
Quinnipiac, which finished with an opening round score of +23 (311), was led by freshmen duo, Julia Kemmling and Luciana Tobia. Kemmling (74) who recorded two birdies for the day, shares the individual leaderboard with Siena’s Kristen Bromley. Two-time MAAC Golfer of the Week and one-time ECAC Golfer of the Month, Tobia (76) finished two strokes behind the leaders at +4.
Monmouth (319) finds themselves in second place behind Quinnipiac while Hartford (323), Dayton (324), and Siena (325) find themselves within one stroke of each other.
Second round action picks up tomorrow at 7:30am. The men will tee off from the 1st hole while the women will tee off from the 10th. Fans can follow the men’s and women’s action live via Golfstat. Full pairings and tee times can be found here – men’s | women’s.
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2016 Men’s Standings
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1.
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Manhattan
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+14 (302)
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2.
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Iona
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+15 (303)
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T-3.
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Canisius
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+16 (304)
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T-3.
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Fairfield
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+16 (304)
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5.
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Saint Peter’s
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+17 (305)
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6.
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Siena
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+18 (306)
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7.
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Niagara
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+20 (308)
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8.
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Rider
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+22 (310)
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9.
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Monmouth
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+30 (318)
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2016 Women’s Standings
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1.
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Quinnipiac
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+23 (311)
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2.
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Monmouth
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+31 (319)
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3.
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Hartford
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+35 (323)
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4.
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Dayton
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+36 (324)
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5.
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Siena
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+37 (325)
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6.
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Albany
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+45 (333)
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7.
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Fairfield
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+51 (339)
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8.
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Niagara
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+70 (358)
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