WESTBURY, NY – Monmouth University Women's Golf captured its first team title of 2022-23 this week, topping Hofstra in a dual match on Long Island at Eisenhower Park White Golf Course. Sophomore Ava Lozito won the tournament individually, shooting one-under par across the two rounds including a two-under 70 on the opening 18. Head Coach Mark Bryson earned his first career tournament win in the event.
 
Lozito fired a 70 to open up, tying for the top score in the opening round with Hofstra's Cynthia Zhao. In the final round, Lozito's one-over 73 was enough to win the tournament by one. Paige Diecidue and Liddie McCook tied each other for third, each carding a one-under 71 in the event. Freshman Sophia Ramirez Velandia placed sixth, shooting three over in the two days, while her classmate Angela Hyoju An and senior Claire Orr tied for 10^th. Mia Sutton and Jess Brehm rounded out the MU lineup.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"Was excited for our team to play very well and pick up a team win and an individual win with Ava continuing her solid play. The tough conditions of the last two weeks has helped us prepare and the results showed. We are better at battling through adversity shown by Paige's final nine-hole 32." – Head Coach Mark Bryson
 
-MU's scores of 289 and 291 are the two lowest scores in the program dating back to at least 2005-06.
-Mark Bryson picks up his first career win as the MU head coach.
-Ava Lozito won her second career tournament (2021 Hawk Fall Invitational).
-Lozito's two-round score of 143 is a career low.
-Monmouth wins its first tournament of the season.
-Monmouth broke 300 in each round, the first time since shooting 297 in September 2019 at the Hartford Invitational.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth will take on Wagner in a match play event Wednesday at Trump National Colts Neck.