Low Round Moves Rollins Up the Leaderboard

PRINCETON, N.J. (September 26, 2021) – The Tars shot the day's low round, and moved up the leaderboard at the Princeton Invitational, finishing 6^th.  Carla Alvarez Perez tallied an even par 72 on the final day to move up into a tie for 13^th position.
 
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Rollins began the final 18 holes in tenth place, but the Tars recorded the best score of the final round to jump up into the sixth spot.  The Tars tallied a two-over par, 290.  The round was tied for the fifth best of the entire tournament.  In their climb Rollins overtook St. John's, Farleigh Dickinson, Harvard, and Georgetown.
 
Princeton maintained their 15 stroke lead, to take home the win at their home event.  The Tigers shot even par over the three rounds. Columbia moved up one spot to earn runner-up honors.  Seton Hall fell from second to third during the last day of play.  Yale finished in the fourth spot, and Albany moved up two spots to earn a top-five result.
 
See the individual leaderboard here.
 
Alvarez Perez improved on her opening rounds of 75 and 75, to register a final round of even par, 72.  The freshman jumped from a tie for 30^th into the top-15, in a tie for 13^th. Katharina Hesse also earned a top-20 result, finishing her tournament with a two-over, 74, and in a tie for 18^th.  Elizabeth Kondal recorded the Tars' low round of the event, and the lowest third round of any competitor, shooting a two-under, 70, on Sunday.  The score moved Kondal into a tie for 39^th, with a 229.  Berni Villalba ended her first collegiate event with a two-over, 74, in the final round, giving her a 231 for the event.  Liza Eubanks rounded out the Tars lineup, the junior tallied a 235 over the 54 holes.
 
Albany's Amber Thornton rose one spot to take individual medalist honors back to the New York capital.  The Princeton duo of Tiffany Kong and Yu Kyung Kim earned second and third place for the host school.  Columbia's Taylor Zeng and Princeton's Yanjun Liu tied for fourth.
 
COACH SAYS:
"It's always satisfying to play your best in the final round, and that much better to have the low team round of the day.  The conditions were tougher with some tucked hole locations and swirling wind.  I'm so proud of this young team stepping up and playing so solidly today.  Our freshmen, Elizabeth and Carla, played like seasoned veterans with rounds that led our team to the 290.  Now it's time for some rest and school work catchup, then we're on to the next!" – Rollins Head Women's Golf Coach Julie Garner
 
UP NEXT:
Rollins will take a short break before returning to competition on Sunday, March 10.  The Tars will head to the Edisto Island Invitational, hosted by the College of Charleston.  The three day event will take place at the Edisto Plantation Course in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
 
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