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Tuesday, March 15
Boulder City, Nev. (Boulder Creek GC)
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Bucknell Women’s Golf Closes with 298 at Jackrabbit Invitational, Two Strokes Off Team Record
3/15/2022 6:43:00 PM | Women's Golf
RESULTS
BOULDER CITY, Nev. – Tatum McKelvey fired a 1-under par 71, Tara Thomas followed with a 72, and the Bucknell women's golf team finished up with a sensational round Tuesday at the Jackrabbit Invitational. The Bison compiled a 298 team total in the final round, which was the third-best 18-hole mark in team history and just two shots shy of the school record.
McKelvey made five birdies on the day, capped by a birdie-birdie finish, on the way to the eighth sub-par round in team history. Her 71 is also two shy of the Bucknell 18-hole record and tied for the ninth-best in team annals. Thomas, who closed her final round with her third birdie of the day, turned in the 13th-best round in team history and the 15th of even-par or better.
The Bison also counted a 76 from Cristina Canales and a 79 from Sun Woo Jeon. Canales joined Thomas and McKelvey in birdieing her final hole of the tournament.
This was only the second time in team history that Bucknell posted two cards of 72 or better in the same round. The other came in September of 2010, when Katie Jurenovich shot 70 and Kasha Scott 72 on the way to a school-record 296 at the Bucknell Invitational. Three weeks later, the Bison shot another 296 at the Nittany Lion Invitational. That was an 8-over total, and Tuesday's 10-over 298 at the par-72 Boulder Creek Golf Club was the second-best in relation to par.
Bucknell's 298 final round came on the heels of 333-323 on a 36-hole day on Monday. With a 954 total, the Bison finished in 15th place, five shots behind 14th-place Idaho State.
Middle Tennessee State closed with a 5-under 283 for a 54-hole total of 864 to win the team crown by three shots over host South Dakota State. Missouri State had the round of the day with a 281, buoyed by 22 birdies, and finished third at 871. Overnight leader Rutgers closed with 296 and slipped to fourth.
Bucknell's 298 was tied for seventh-best in the 16-team field.
The Scarlet Knights did claim the individual champion, as Anna-Maria Diederichs posted a 7-under 209 for a four-shot victory over three runners-up.
The Bison return to action on March 28-29 at the Kingsmill Intercollegiate, hosted by William & Mary.
BOULDER CITY, Nev. – Tatum McKelvey fired a 1-under par 71, Tara Thomas followed with a 72, and the Bucknell women's golf team finished up with a sensational round Tuesday at the Jackrabbit Invitational. The Bison compiled a 298 team total in the final round, which was the third-best 18-hole mark in team history and just two shots shy of the school record.
McKelvey made five birdies on the day, capped by a birdie-birdie finish, on the way to the eighth sub-par round in team history. Her 71 is also two shy of the Bucknell 18-hole record and tied for the ninth-best in team annals. Thomas, who closed her final round with her third birdie of the day, turned in the 13th-best round in team history and the 15th of even-par or better.
The Bison also counted a 76 from Cristina Canales and a 79 from Sun Woo Jeon. Canales joined Thomas and McKelvey in birdieing her final hole of the tournament.
This was only the second time in team history that Bucknell posted two cards of 72 or better in the same round. The other came in September of 2010, when Katie Jurenovich shot 70 and Kasha Scott 72 on the way to a school-record 296 at the Bucknell Invitational. Three weeks later, the Bison shot another 296 at the Nittany Lion Invitational. That was an 8-over total, and Tuesday's 10-over 298 at the par-72 Boulder Creek Golf Club was the second-best in relation to par.
Bucknell's 298 final round came on the heels of 333-323 on a 36-hole day on Monday. With a 954 total, the Bison finished in 15th place, five shots behind 14th-place Idaho State.
Middle Tennessee State closed with a 5-under 283 for a 54-hole total of 864 to win the team crown by three shots over host South Dakota State. Missouri State had the round of the day with a 281, buoyed by 22 birdies, and finished third at 871. Overnight leader Rutgers closed with 296 and slipped to fourth.
Bucknell's 298 was tied for seventh-best in the 16-team field.
The Scarlet Knights did claim the individual champion, as Anna-Maria Diederichs posted a 7-under 209 for a four-shot victory over three runners-up.
The Bison return to action on March 28-29 at the Kingsmill Intercollegiate, hosted by William & Mary.
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