Saturday, September 9
Lewisburg, Pa.
8:30 AM
Lehigh University
at
Bucknell Invitational
Photo by: Keith Lucas
Zaia, Zhu Finish Top 10 as Lehigh Opens Fall Slate at Bucknell Invitational
9/10/2023 4:03:00 PM | Women's Golf
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Playing in their first tournament of the fall season, the Lehigh women's golf team finished fourth out of 11 teams at the two-day, 54-hole Bucknell Invitational, which wrapped up Sunday at the Bucknell Golf Club. Senior transfer Venecia Zaia and sophomore Yuki Zhu posted top 10 individual finishes as the Mountain Hawks got an early look at the venue that will host the Patriot League Championship in April.
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Lehigh's 54-hole final team score was 911, with rounds of 308 and 302 Saturday and a 301 Sunday.
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Zaia was Lehigh's top finisher, claiming seventh place at 14 over par 224 (75-73-76). She totaled six birdies on the weekend, including four in her opening round to complete her first tournament as a Mountain Hawk.
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Zhu was one stroke behind at 225 (79-77-69) as she tied for eighth place. Her final round 69 marked the low round of the day for any player in the field and is the second-lowest single round score in Lehigh women's golf history. Zhu's final round featured four birdies and three bogeys and she totaled five birdies for the tournament.
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First-year Stefania Fedun tied for 17th in her Lehigh debut, carding a final total of 229 (77-75-77). Fedun made five birdies including three in her opening round.
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Junior Madison Pineda shot 233 (77-77-79) and tied for 22nd place. Pineda carded one birdie in each of her three rounds.
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First-year Bella Scanapicco tied for 57th place in her Lehigh debut with a score of 262 (84-94-84). Scanapicco made three birdies including two in Sunday's final round.
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Boston University won the team title at 48 over par 888. The Terriers posted an eight-stroke victory over host Bucknell. BU also had the individual medalist, Christy Chen, who finished at five over par 215 to claim a five-stroke victory over Navy's Mara Hirtle.
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The Mountain Hawks will return to action at Delaware State's Hornet Classic at the Creek, Sept. 18-19 in Rehoboth Beach, Del.
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Lehigh's 54-hole final team score was 911, with rounds of 308 and 302 Saturday and a 301 Sunday.
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Zaia was Lehigh's top finisher, claiming seventh place at 14 over par 224 (75-73-76). She totaled six birdies on the weekend, including four in her opening round to complete her first tournament as a Mountain Hawk.
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Zhu was one stroke behind at 225 (79-77-69) as she tied for eighth place. Her final round 69 marked the low round of the day for any player in the field and is the second-lowest single round score in Lehigh women's golf history. Zhu's final round featured four birdies and three bogeys and she totaled five birdies for the tournament.
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First-year Stefania Fedun tied for 17th in her Lehigh debut, carding a final total of 229 (77-75-77). Fedun made five birdies including three in her opening round.
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Junior Madison Pineda shot 233 (77-77-79) and tied for 22nd place. Pineda carded one birdie in each of her three rounds.
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First-year Bella Scanapicco tied for 57th place in her Lehigh debut with a score of 262 (84-94-84). Scanapicco made three birdies including two in Sunday's final round.
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Boston University won the team title at 48 over par 888. The Terriers posted an eight-stroke victory over host Bucknell. BU also had the individual medalist, Christy Chen, who finished at five over par 215 to claim a five-stroke victory over Navy's Mara Hirtle.
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The Mountain Hawks will return to action at Delaware State's Hornet Classic at the Creek, Sept. 18-19 in Rehoboth Beach, Del.
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