Women’s Golf Seventh at Bucknell Invitational

Sunday, September 15

Lewisburg, Pa. (Bucknell GC)

All Day

Bucknell University

Bucknell Invitational

9/15/2019 5:38:00 PM | Women's Golf

FINAL RESULTS

LEWISBURG, Pa. – All five starters carded rounds between 78 and 80 on Sunday, and the Bucknell women's golf team finished in seventh place at the Bucknell Invitational. The Bison closed with a team score of 315 after posting 306-315 on Saturday, giving them a 936 total over the 54-hole event.

Senior Meredith Langs, who was honored by head coach Lisa Franciso after the tournament, led the Bison with a final-round 78, while Casey Morrow, Sahana Paravantavida and Tatum McKelvey also shot 79. Erin Holmes added an 80 for Bucknell, which held off Saint Francis (Pa.) by two strokes for seventh place.

Morrow shot 77-72 on Saturday, and she was Bucknell's top finisher in the tournament, placing T-18th at 228 total. Paravantavida shot 74 in her collegiate debut a day earlier, and she joined Morrow with three rounds in the 70s.

Bucknell also had three individuals in action, and Sally Sohn capped off a solid weekend with a 78, which was also her third straight round in the 70s. Morgan Hennessy shot 81 and Sun Woo Jeon 83.

Navy won the tournament with an 895 total, three better than Youngstown State. Towson finished third at 900, followed by Lehigh (910), Wagner (911), Richmond (918), Bucknell, Saint Francis and Hampton (989).

Shannon Gould of Navy was the medalist with a 7-over 217 (73-70-74). Addy Douglas of Lehigh took second place, two strokes behind Gould. Heather McLean of Wagner had the round of the day with an even-par 70.

Bucknell is back in action next weekend at the Nittany Lion Invitational at the Penn State Blue Course.

Gallery: (9/15/2019) Bucknell Invitational -- Day 2