Marshall University Athletics
Herd Gears Up for Hoya Invitational
4/3/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
HOYA INVITATIONAL
April 4-5, 2016 | Host: Georgetown University
Beallsville, Md. | Four Streams
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall women's golf will return to the course where it carded a runner-up finish last season as it competes at the Hoya Invitational at Four Streams in Beallsville, Md., on April 4-5.
Results from each day will be posted to HerdZone.com.
HAVE YOU HERD?
Leigha Holt (Holly Springs, N.C.) and Sarfina Seretharan (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) posted the best finishes of their careers at the Bearcats Spring Classic at El Campeon Golf Course on March 27. Holt tied for fourth place among 104 golfers with a 14-over-par 230. Seretharan finished two strokes behind Holt, in a tie for eighth at 232. She had the second-most pars of any player in the tournament (14).
LAST YEARââ'¬Â¦
Led by then-senior Korakot Simsiriwong, Marshall took runner-up honors at the 2015 edition of the Hoya Invitational (March 31, 2015). The Herd carded a three-round total of 85-over-par 949 for second, marking its best team finish since it championed the Wendy's Invitational in Charleston, S.C., on Oct. 18, 2011.
SCOUTING THE FIELD
Participating teams (9): Boston University, Georgetown, Marshall, Monmouth, Princeton, Quinnipiac, Seton Hall, St. John's and Towson.
SURVEYING THE COURSE
The Members Club at Four Streams -- Beallsville, Md. -- Par 72 -- 6,127 yards
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
The nine-team field will tee off on Monday morning at 9 a.m. and play 36 holes, with the final 18 holes starting on Tuesday at 9 a.m.
For all the latest information about Marshall women's golf, follow @HerdMWGolf on Twitter.
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