Friday, October 15
Piscataway, N.J.
08:00 AM

Lehigh University

at

Rutgers Invitational

Kukora leads Lehigh to seventh place finish at Rutgers

10/16/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf

Piscataway, NJ – Lehigh newcomer Yvonne Kukora posted a 156 over two days to lead her team as the Mountain Hawks finished seventh  in the 16-team Rutgers Invitational on Friday and Saturday..  As a team, Lehigh finished five strokes behind host Rutgers, as the Mountain Hawks shot a 668.  St. John’s took the top spot with a two-day total of 612.

 

Kukora (75-81) finished in a tenth place tie.  Senior captain Alexis Foucek (83-88) was the next Mountain Hawk finisher, posting a 171.  Sophomore Kassia Nelson (80-92) was one stroke behind Foucek in the scoring column, with a 172 overall.  Junior captain Sarah March (93-83-176) rounded out the Lehigh scoring.  Freshman Paige Cullen also took part in the event for Lehigh, shooting a 178 (88-90) over the 36 holes.

 

Jaclyn Sanders of St. John’s captured individual medalist honors.  She shot a four-over par 148 (76-72) to take the top spot.  She bested teammate Brittany Lambertson by one stroke.

 

The Mountain Hawks wrap up fall play when they return to the links on October 23-24 to take part in the Bucknell Invitational in Lewisburg, Pa.

 

Team Scores

Finish

School

Score

1

St. John’s

612

2

St. Francis (Pa.)

624

3

Hartford

653

4

Columbia

655

5

Georgetown

657

6

Rutgers

663

7

Lehigh

668

8

Albany

669

 

Monmouth

669

10

Central Conn. St.

681

11

McDaniel

697

 

Mt. Holyoke

697

13

Boston University

699

14

Holy Cross

726

15

Mt. St. Mary’s

727

16

Hampton

735

 

Lehigh Finishers

Finish

Golfer

Rd. 1

Rd. 2

Total

T10

Yvonne Kukora

75

81

156

T41

Alexis Foucek

83

88

171

T44

Kassia Nelson

80

92

172

T52

Sarah March

93

83

176

T57

Paige Cullen

88

90

178*

*did not count towards team score