Maria Connelly

Paige Zolciak

/ Women's Golf

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Height:
5-5
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Letters:
4
Hometown:
Waterville, Ohio
High School:
Anthony Wayne

EMU: 2020-21: Returned for her “super senior year” following last year’s COVID cancellation...Played in 18 rounds and posted an average of 79.89...Shot a season-best 74 in the second round of the Georgia State Invitational, March 29, as well as in the final round of the Akron Invitational, April 18...Tied for 11th at the Akron Invitational...Finished tied for 12th at the Don Benbow Invitational , March 8-9 with a 164 (83-81)...Was 36th at the MAC Championship with a 245 (84-81-80)...Tied for 40th at the Georgia State Invitational, March 29-30, with a 231 (77-74-80)...2019-20: Participated in seven tournaments, recording an average of 76.90... Named an All-American Scholar by the WGCA for the fourth-time...Notched a career-best third-place finish with a 147 (76-71) at the Low Country Invitational, as EMU took the top-three spots in a tournament for the first-time in its history...Tallied a score of 72 during the third round of the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational...Tied for 12th with a 228 (78-74-76) in the season opening tournament, Cardinal Classic...2018-19: Played in nine tournaments, posting an average of 78.64...Earned Academic All-MAC honors as well as being named an All-American Scholar by the WGCA...Fired a trio of rounds of par...Closed with an even-par 72 to tie for 19th-place with a 228 (81-75-72) at the MAC Championships...Finished tied for 21st at the Perry Park Spring Fling with a 157 (78-79)...Placed 22nd at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational with an 11-over 155 (78-77)...Tied for 23rd at the MAC Fall Preview with a 229 (72-75-82)...Was 31st at the Golden Grizzlies Invitational with back-to-back 84s...2017-18: Played in 20 rounds, recording an average of 80.70...Was limited to just two tournaments in the fall due to injury...Earned Academic All-MAC honors as well as being named an All-American Scholar by the WGCA...Tied for fifth at the Rio Verde Invitational with a two-day tally of 223 (77-75-71)...Tied for 28th at the Kzoo Classic with a 251 (85-81-85)...Finished 35th at the MAC Championships with a 243 (82-77-84) after a 40th-place showing after a 160 (78-82) at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational...2016-17: Played in nine tournaments as a “true” freshman...Named an All-American Scholar by the WGCA Finished eighth at the Rio Verde Invitational with a 221 (75-73-73)...Tied for 13th at the Kzoo Class with a score of 231 (78-73-80)...HIGH SCHOOL: Was homeschooled by played golf at Anthony Wayne High School in Waterville, Ohio...Was the Northern Lakes League Player of the Year in 2013, 2014, and 2015...Named to first team All-Northwest Ohio District in 2013, 2014, and 2015...As a senior, finished with a scoring average of 73.85...Led the Generals to their first ever Northern Lakes League Championship in 2015 shooting a 67 (-5)...Made the high school state tournament as a sophomore and junior, but missed on a trip as a senior despite tying for the lead at the district only to lose the berth in a playoff...Won the 40th Ohio Junior Girls Championship at Marion Country Club after shooting a 1-over-par 145 at the two-day event...PERSONAL: Full Name: Maria Connelly...Daughter of Dan and Lynn Connelly...Has one sister, Jacquie...Major: Business.

2016-17 Freshman Season
Mary Fossum Invite   81-78-80=239 (t-51st)
Kzoo Classic   78-73-80=231 (t-13th)
Rocket Classic    75-85-79=239 (t-36th)
Pat Bradley Invitational   74-75-79=228 (t-36th)
Rio Verde Invitational   75-73-73=221 (t-8th)
3M Augusta Invitational   76-78-81=235 (56th)
Henssler Intercollegiate   77-73-81=231 (t-61st)
IU Invitational   85-76-77=238 (t-31st)
MAC Championship   83-84-78=245 (t-43rd)

2017-18 Sophomore Season
Mary Fossum Invite    85-84-80=249 (t-49th)
Kzoo Classic    85-81-85=251 (t-28th)
Rio Verde Invitational 77-75-71=223 (t-5th)
3M Augusta Invitational 80-76-81=237 (t-70th)
Henssler Intercollegiate 82-87-82=251 (58th)
Dolores Black Falcon Invitational 78-82=160 (t-40th)
2018 MAC Championships 82-77-84=243 (t-35th)

2018-19 Junior Season
Mary Fossum Invite   78-77-85= 240 (t-74th)
Golden Grizzlies Invitational   84-84=168 (t-31st)
Shirley Spork Invitational   78-85=163 (t-43rd)
MAC Fall Preview   72-75-82=229 (t-23rd)
FIU Pat Bradley    78-76-72=226 (t-45th)
Rio Verde Invitational    84-80=164 (t-81st)
Perry Park Spring Fling    278-79=157 (t-21st)
Dolores Black Falcon Invitational    78-77=155 (t-22nd)
2019 MAC Championships    81-75-72=228 (t-19th)

2019-20 Senior Season
Cardinal Classic   78-74-76=228 (t-12th)
Mary Fossum Invit.   77-78-83=238 (t-37th)
Shirley Spork Invitational    78-74-76=228 (18th)
MAC Fall Preview    81-81-78=240 (t-20th)
FIU Pat Bradley    77-77-72=226 (t-47th)
Rio Verde Invitational   78-78-75=231 (t-38th)
Low Country Invitational    76-71=147 (3rd)

2020-21 Senior Season
Kiawah Island Classic    82-79-80=241 (t-150th)
Don Benbow Invitational    83-81=164 (t-12th)
Bama Beach Bash   84-78-82=244 (t-65th)
Georgia State Invitational    77-74-80=231 (t-40th)
Dolores Black Falcon Invitational    77-84=161 (t-44th)
Akron Invitational   78-74=152 (t-11th)
MAC Championship    84-81-80=245 (t-36th)