Daniela Anastasi Season 2016-17

Height5-7
ClassSophomore
HometownLa Jolla, Calif.
Previous SchoolUC Davis

Updated after 2020 spring season

Honors
* 2018-19 WGCA Scholar All-American Team
* 2018-19 Mountain West All-Academic Team
* Three-time Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2018-19, 2017-18, 2016-17)

Career Collegiate Low 18: 
70 (Sept. 11, 2018)
Career Collegiate Low 54: 221 (Oct. 29-30, 2018)

NCAA Regional
2019:
T-91st at Cle Elum (79-81-84--244)

Mountain West Championships
2019:
 T-34th (82-80-80--242)

Big West Championships
2016:
T-30th (83-82-79--244)

2019-20 Season (As A Senior)
Competed in two tournaments (one with the team, one as an individual) … Best performance came at the Branch/McGuire Invitational with a tie for 40th, scoring 8-over 224 … Scoring average was 78.17 in six rounds … Also competed at the Molly Murphy Crowley Collegiate (T-60th, +29).

2018-19 Season (As A Redshirt Junior)
Earned first varsity letter at San Diego State after appearing in eight tournaments with six starts ... Finished with a 78.59 stroke average in 22 rounds ... Fired a personal-best 70 in final round of the Branch/McGuire Invitational, helping the Aztecs place third out of 16 teams at their season-opening event (Sept. 10-11) ... Carded an SDSU career-low 5-over 221 as an individual competitor at the UC Irvine Invitational, where she tied for 23rd on the leaderboard (Oct. 29-30) ... Helped the Aztecs capture their second Mountain West championship in the last five years, counting two rounds toward the Scarlet and Black's winning team score (April 15-17) ... Ended the season with a starting assignment at the NCAA Cle Elum Regional (May 6-8) ... Continued to excel in the classroom, landing a spot on the WGCA Scholar All-American Team to go with Mountain West all-academic accolades ... Also merited MW scholar-athlete distinction for the third year in a row.

2017-18 Season (As A Junior)
Played two tournaments in the fall as an individual competitor, recording a 75.17 scoring average ... Tied for 74th at the season-opening Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational with a 13-over 229 (Sept. 12-13) ... Was the second-highest Aztec finisher at the UC Irvine Invitational, where she tied for 14th at 6-over 222 (Oct. 30-31) ... Shot a season-best 71 in the final round ... Received Mountain West scholar-athlete recognition.

2016-17 Season (As A Sophomore)
Appeared in just one tournament in her first year at San Diego State, tying for 76th at the season-opening Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational at 13-over 229 (Sept. 12-13) ... Fired a 71 in the final round, highlighted by four birdies ... Was named a Mountain West scholar-athlete.

2015-16 Season (At UC Davis)
Made eight starts in her lone season at UC Davis, posting a 78.00 scoring average in 21 rounds played ... Recorded her highest individual finish of the year with a 16th-place tie during the medal phase of the East-West Match Classic in Madison, Wis., and also participated in the Big West Championships in Lahaina, Hawaii, where she tied for the 30th spot.

As A Prep
Won four varsity letters at La Jolla High School under head coach Aaron Quesnell ... Served as team captain for three seasons, leading the Vikings to a trio of Western League championships ... Was three-time section qualifier and all-conference honoree, earning first-team recognition as a senior in 2014 after emerging victorious in stroke play at the San Diego City Conference Championships in Balboa Park ... Placed third at both the sectional and regional tournaments, becoming the first female golfer from La Jolla High to advance to the CIF state meet ... Received her school's Giovanni Villani Award presented for leadership, golf and academics.

Personal
Daniela Anastasi was born in La Jolla, Calif. ... Daughter of Peter and Sheri Anastasi ... Holds dual U.S. and Italian citizenship ... Has career plans to play professional golf ... Top three things on her bucket list are making a golf trip to Scotland and Ireland, winning an LPGA major and traveling to every continent ... Notes that most people don't know she is ambidextrous ... Pursuing a degree in interdisciplinary studies.

ANASTASI'S SDSU SCORECARD

Fall 2019 Branch/McGuire Invite..............75-74-75--224 (T-40th) Molly Murphy Crowley Collegiate....78-85-82--245 (T-60th) Spring 2019Arizona Wildcat Invite.............80-84-78--242 (T-77th)Lamkin Invitational^..........................81 (T-39th)MW Championship....................82-80-80--242 (T-34th)NCAA Cle Elum Regional.............79-81-84--244 (T-91st)Fall 2018 Branch/McGuire Invite..............78-75-70--223 (T-41st) Windy City Classic.................80-81-79--240 (69th)Stanford Intercollegiate...........80-83-73--236 (T-80th)UC Irvine Invite^..................72-73-76--221 (T-23rd)Fall 2017 Branch/McGuire Invite^.............78-75-76--229 (T-74th)UC Irvine Invite^..................74-77-71--222 (T-14th)Fall 2016Branch/McGuire Invite..............79-79-71--229 (T-76th)^ - competed as an individual