Maria Loza

2020-21 Women's Golf Roster

Steve McLaughlin

SENIOR YEAR (2021)
SEASON DELAYED UNTIL SPRING DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Graduated with the lowest scoring average in program history (76.31)
Became the first player in program history to repeat as MAAC Individual Champion
Earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament
Competed in all eight tournaments
Averaged a team-best 78.30 strokes over 13 rounds of play
Led Hartford at six of eight tournaments
Finished in the top-15 in each of Hartford’s eight events, posting top-10 performances at six of those events
Posted a first-place finish in the MAAC Tournament
Shot back-to-back season-low rounds of 72 (E) at the MAAC Championship
Placed 90th overall at the NCAA Regionals, held at The Ohio State Club

JUNIOR YEAR (2019-20)
SEASON HALTED ON MARCH 12 DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Ended the shortened season with a team-best 75.42 stroke average, a career-high that topped her previous program-best mark of 75.53, set in 2018-19
Was Hartford’s top performer in all but one of the five tournaments she competed in
Landed three top 15 finishes, two of which were second-place performances
Combined for 12 rounds
Took runner-up honors among a field of 61 at the Hartford Hawks Invitational with a career-low 36-hole score of 144 (70-74, +17)
The 70 (-2) in the opening round of the Hartford Hawks Invitational matched a career-low round, and was the best 18-hole score for a Hawk that season
Also placed second at the Sacred Heart Fall Classic with a 150 (73-77, +6)

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2018-19)

Won the MAAC Tournament as an individual, becoming the second Hawk in program history to accomplish the feat, and the first since Sarah Sideranko in 2010
Received the MAAC McLeod Trophy, which is awarded to the Most Outstanding Golfer in the MAAC
Played in eight tournaments, combining for 19 rounds
Topped her previous program-best, single-season stroke average with a 75.53
Landed seven top 25 finishes, including five top 10 performances and three top five efforts
Finished as the team’s top golfer in five of the eight tournaments she competed in
Tied for ninth in the season opener at the Dartmouth Invitational, carding a then career-low 36-hole total of 147 (73-74, +3)
Matched that 36-hole total (147) and placed fourth at the Hartford Hawks Fall Invitational behind a career-low round of 70 (70-77, +7)
Fired a 54-hole score of 219 at the LadyCat Invitational, the lowest three-round total in program history (74-74-71, +3)
Took runner-up honors at the Hartford Hawks Spring Invitational (75-76, +7)
Used a 75 in the final round to overcome a three-stroke deficit and secure the individual title at the MAAC Championship (77-74-75, +10)

FRESHMAN YEAR (2017-18)

MAAC Rookie of the Year
MAAC All-Conference Team
Led Hartford in each of the nine events she competed in
Broke the program record with a 76.25 scoring average over 16 rounds
Landed eight top 20 finishes, including six top 10 performances and four top five showings
Tied for second for a season-best finish at the Lehigh Invitational (72-77, +5)
The first-round 72 at Lehigh tied a season-low single round score, which was also achieved at the Dartmouth Intercollegiate (72-76, +4)
Carded a 148 (+4) at Dartmouth for a season-low 36-hole total, placing 10th overall
Posted a team-best finish at the MAAC Championship, tying for fourth with a 229 (77-73-79, +13)

BEFORE HARTFORD

A member of the golf team at West Orange High School for one year
Previously lived in Bucaramanga, Colombia, and was born in Miami, Fla.
Helped West Orange to a runner-up finish at the Florida State Tournament, taking seventh place as an individual
Piloted the team to conference, sectional and regional titles
National Honor Society member

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