Monmouth University Athletics

2017-18 (Senior): One of two Hawks to tee off in every round of the season...  Finished the year second on the team with a 81.7 stroke average... Earned a share of ninth overall after firing rounds of 76 and 78 at the Tignanelli Towson Invitational (9/10-11)... Carded 74-84-81 at the Navy Fall Invitational (9/16-17)...  Finished the Hartford Invitational (9/30-10/1) with 154 after rounds of 81 and 73 to earn a share of seventh overall... Notched a top-15 finish at the SHU Fall Classic (10/15-16) with 170 (83-87)... Concluded the fall with 158 (80-78) at the Lehigh Invitational (10/22-23), good for a top-20 result… Began the fall with 255 (87-85-83) at the Battle of the Boulder (3/5-6)… Fired rounds of 82 and 80 to finish the Benbow Invitational (3/12-13) with 162… Finished ninth overall at the Bulldog Florida Invitational (3/14-15) after carding 171 (85-86)… Registered back-to-back rounds of 86 at the Navy Spring Invitational (4/7-8)… Finished the MAAC Championships (4/20-22) with 245 after shooting 81 and two rounds of 82.

2016-17 (Junior): Competed in all 10 events for the Blue and White, teeing off in 23 rounds… Opened the fall slate with 160 at the Navy Invitational (9/10-11) after rounds of 81 and 79… Carded rounds of 77 and 79 at the Tinganelli Towson Invitational (9/18-19) to finish with 156 and in the top-25… Took off five strokes with a season-low score of 76 en route to a 10th place result at the Lehigh Invitational (10/23-24)… Battled high-winds and cold weather to rebound with a second-round 78 at the Seton Hall Pirate Invitational (10/28-29), finishing with 171 and a 30th place result… Recorded 81 in the dual match against La Salle (4/2)… Recorded back-to-back rounds of 85 and 87 to complete the Hoya Invitational (4/10-11) with 257… Finished the MAAC Championships (4/21-23) with a share of 17th overall following a three-round score of 246 (83-81-82)… Finished the year with an 84.1 stroke average. 

2015-16 (Sophomore): One of two Hawks to compete in all 22 rounds… Paced the team with an 80.4 stroke average… Posted two top-10 finishes, including one top-five result… Opened the season with 160 (78-82) at the Tignanelli Towson Invitational (9/13-14)… Finished in the top-20 at the Bucknell Women’s Invitational (9/19-20), carding two rounds in the 70s en route to 237 (79-77-81)… Notched back-to-back rounds of 74, a season low score, after an opening round 81 to finish fourth overall at the Quinnipiac Classic (10/12-13)… Earned a top-20 result at the Lehigh Invitational (10/18-19) after rounds of 81 and 80… Recorded 81 at the Hawks Invitational (4/13) to earn a share of 11th overall… Earned ninth at the MAAC Championships (4/22-24), firing rounds of 82-78-79 for a 54-hole score of 239.

2014-15 (Freshman): Competed in all 19 rounds for the Hawks during freshman campaign… Finished the season with a team-best 81.8 stroke average… Earned a pair of top-10 finishes and had a top-five result to her credit… Finished as the Hawks’ leader in five of the nine events… Made collegiate debut at Navy’s Chesapeake Bay Invitational (9/20-21/14), firing a 54-hole score of 283 (77-81-80), including an opening round 77, good for a 17th place finish… Earned a sixth place result at the FDU Quad Match (9/30/14), inking 80 over 18 holes… Posted a top-20 finish at the Rutgers Invitational with 156 (75-81), including carding a season-low round of 75 on the first day… Concluded the fall slate with a 14th place finish with 161 (83-78) at the Lehigh Invitational (10/26-27/14)… Opened the spring campaign with back-to-back rounds of 82 at the Lonnie Barton Invitational (3/9-10/15)… Landed with a share of fourth at the Hawk Quad Match (4/15/15) after shooting 82… Posted a 54-hole score of 251 (85-84-82) at the 2015 MAAC Championships.

BEFORE MONMOUTH: Competed for the Wreckers of Staples High School… Placed sixth in state championships during senior season… Also earned a 10th place result at the New England High School Championships… Tabbed to the 2013 and 2014 FCIAC First Team… Captured the 2012 LPGA-USGA Girls Golf Future Championship… Earned top-five results at the USGA Junior Open Qualifying and Jr. PGA Championships. Garnered the METPGA JR. Match Play medalist honors and was tabbed as the Westchester Co-Player of the Year… Was part of the Intercity Team Matches-Invitational Enus Cup Championship team on the Women’s Metropolitan Golf Association Tour.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Ariel and Nelda Garcia… Majoring in business accounting.

Garcia's Career Numbers at Monmouth:

Scorecard Breakdown:

 

*updated 5/24/18

Career Lows:
18-holes: 73, Hartford Invitational (10/1/17) [Round 2] 
36-holes: 154, Tignanelli Towson Invitational (9/10-11/17); Hartford Invitational (9/30-10/1/17)
54-holes: 229, Quinnipiac Classic (10/12-13/15)

MAAC Championship Finishes:
2015: t-28th / 40 --- 251 (85-84-82)
2016: t-9th / 40 --- 239 (82-78-79)
2017: t-17th / 45 --- 246 (83-81-82)
2018: 23rd / 45 --- 245 (82-82-81)