Monday, January 27
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Zags to take part in four-team event at Spanish Trail
Las Vegas Four-Way
Jan. 27 | Spanish Trail Country Club | Las Vegas, Calif.
THE TOURNAMENT:
- The one-day event will feature three other teams in host Long Beach State, UNLV and Nebraska and will feature a modified scoring format.
FLIGHT TO FLORIDA
- Gonzaga women's golf had three finishers inside the top 25 and placed fifth overall at the Pat Bradley Invitational in Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
- Playing the par-72 Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club, Gonzaga fired the third-best final-round score of the tournament with a one-over 289 to move from eighth to fifth as a team.
- Two GU players went under par in the final round with both Jessica Mangrobang and Federica Torre posting 71s (-1) on the day.
- Individually, sophomore Quynn Duong capped off a 13th-place finish with a final-round 74 (+2) to finish at even-par for the tournament. Torre placed 21st overall with a +3 total, while Mangrobang was tied for 24th at +4.
BACK-TO-BACK
- Gonzaga took home its second team tournament title in a row after winning the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational earlier this week.
- Sophomore Quynn Duong won the individual title (first of her career) by four shots at -7, and the team finished at -4 overall to win by 13 strokes.
- Senior Jessica Mangrobang finished in a tie for fifth at +1 and freshman Cassie Kim had her first-career top-10 at +3 overall.
- That win came just two weeks after Gonzaga defended its home turf, winning the Coeur d'Alene Resort Collegiate Invitational at the the Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course with a 54-hole team score of +16.
- Mangrobang and freshman Alyssa Nguyen led the way, finishing in a tie for third overall at +3 for the tournament.
- Sophomore Federica Torre posted a final-round 72 (+1) and finished with her first-career top-10 in a tie for eighth at +5 for the tournament.
RECORD BREAKERS
- In its win at the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invite, Gonzaga set numerous school records.
- Duong's -7 (209) and the team's -4 (860) were both 54-hole program records.
- Earlier in the tournament, GU set team 18-hole and 36-hole scoring records in both total score and score-to-par with a 10-under 278 in the second round which led to a -8 (568).
LEADING THE WAY
- In each of its wins, Gonzaga has been dominant, leading each field in scoring on Par-3s, Par-4s and Par-5s
- At the CDA Invite, Gonzaga led the field in Par-3 scoring at +4 and Par-5 scoring at -4. Individually, Mangrobang went -2 on the Par 3s and Torre went -7 on the Par 5s.
- At the PLH Invite, the Zags were again in the lead on all three par types, going +7 on the Par-3s, +13 on the Par-4s and -9 on the Par-5s.
PRESEASON ALL-WCC
- Quynn Duong's WCC Freshman of the Year campaign in 2018-19 helped earn her a spot on this year's Preseason All-WCC Team.
- GU was picked to finish fourth in the preseason poll, voted by the league's head coaches.
SOPHOMORE STARS
- Quynn Duong and Federica Torre put up great results in their opening seasons at GU in 2018-19.
- Duong had four Top-5 finishes (with three runner-ups) in nine career tournaments.
- Duong also placed sixth at the WCC Championships and led the team with a 72.85 stroke average.
- Torre, who joined the team for the spring semester, was second on the squad with a 74.27 stroke average and finished inside the Top 30 at each of her five tournaments.
SENIOR LEADER
- Senior Jessica Mangrobang had 10 of her 13 best rounds of the season during the spring, including a career-best 69 in the second round of the Red Rocks Invitational.
- Mangrobang was third on the team with a 75.41 stroke average and was inside the Top 20 each of the last four tournaments of the spring.
NEWCOMERS, NEW TALENT
- Gonzaga added freshman standouts Cassie Kim and Alyssa Nguyen to the mix for the season.
- Both players had fantastic junior and prep careers with Kim winning the Girls Junior Americas Cup and the PNW Junior PGA this summer.
- Nguyen comes in as a five-time district winner in the WJGA and three-time top-three finisher at the state tournament.
Jan. 27 | Spanish Trail Country Club | Las Vegas, Calif.
THE TOURNAMENT:
- The one-day event will feature three other teams in host Long Beach State, UNLV and Nebraska and will feature a modified scoring format.
FLIGHT TO FLORIDA
- Gonzaga women's golf had three finishers inside the top 25 and placed fifth overall at the Pat Bradley Invitational in Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
- Playing the par-72 Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club, Gonzaga fired the third-best final-round score of the tournament with a one-over 289 to move from eighth to fifth as a team.
- Two GU players went under par in the final round with both Jessica Mangrobang and Federica Torre posting 71s (-1) on the day.
- Individually, sophomore Quynn Duong capped off a 13th-place finish with a final-round 74 (+2) to finish at even-par for the tournament. Torre placed 21st overall with a +3 total, while Mangrobang was tied for 24th at +4.
BACK-TO-BACK
- Gonzaga took home its second team tournament title in a row after winning the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational earlier this week.
- Sophomore Quynn Duong won the individual title (first of her career) by four shots at -7, and the team finished at -4 overall to win by 13 strokes.
- Senior Jessica Mangrobang finished in a tie for fifth at +1 and freshman Cassie Kim had her first-career top-10 at +3 overall.
- That win came just two weeks after Gonzaga defended its home turf, winning the Coeur d'Alene Resort Collegiate Invitational at the the Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course with a 54-hole team score of +16.
- Mangrobang and freshman Alyssa Nguyen led the way, finishing in a tie for third overall at +3 for the tournament.
- Sophomore Federica Torre posted a final-round 72 (+1) and finished with her first-career top-10 in a tie for eighth at +5 for the tournament.
RECORD BREAKERS
- In its win at the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invite, Gonzaga set numerous school records.
- Duong's -7 (209) and the team's -4 (860) were both 54-hole program records.
- Earlier in the tournament, GU set team 18-hole and 36-hole scoring records in both total score and score-to-par with a 10-under 278 in the second round which led to a -8 (568).
LEADING THE WAY
- In each of its wins, Gonzaga has been dominant, leading each field in scoring on Par-3s, Par-4s and Par-5s
- At the CDA Invite, Gonzaga led the field in Par-3 scoring at +4 and Par-5 scoring at -4. Individually, Mangrobang went -2 on the Par 3s and Torre went -7 on the Par 5s.
- At the PLH Invite, the Zags were again in the lead on all three par types, going +7 on the Par-3s, +13 on the Par-4s and -9 on the Par-5s.
PRESEASON ALL-WCC
- Quynn Duong's WCC Freshman of the Year campaign in 2018-19 helped earn her a spot on this year's Preseason All-WCC Team.
- GU was picked to finish fourth in the preseason poll, voted by the league's head coaches.
SOPHOMORE STARS
- Quynn Duong and Federica Torre put up great results in their opening seasons at GU in 2018-19.
- Duong had four Top-5 finishes (with three runner-ups) in nine career tournaments.
- Duong also placed sixth at the WCC Championships and led the team with a 72.85 stroke average.
- Torre, who joined the team for the spring semester, was second on the squad with a 74.27 stroke average and finished inside the Top 30 at each of her five tournaments.
SENIOR LEADER
- Senior Jessica Mangrobang had 10 of her 13 best rounds of the season during the spring, including a career-best 69 in the second round of the Red Rocks Invitational.
- Mangrobang was third on the team with a 75.41 stroke average and was inside the Top 20 each of the last four tournaments of the spring.
NEWCOMERS, NEW TALENT
- Gonzaga added freshman standouts Cassie Kim and Alyssa Nguyen to the mix for the season.
- Both players had fantastic junior and prep careers with Kim winning the Girls Junior Americas Cup and the PNW Junior PGA this summer.
- Nguyen comes in as a five-time district winner in the WJGA and three-time top-three finisher at the state tournament.
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