Women's Golf Set for Rutgers University Invitational

Saturday, April 11

Piscataway, N.J. (Rutgers University GC)

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Bucknell University

Rutgers University Invitational

Women's Golf Set for Rutgers University Invitational

4/10/2026 12:44:00 PM | Women's Golf

What: Rutgers University Invitational
When: Mon-Tue, March 30-31
Where: Par-71, Rutgers University Golf Course | Piscataway, N.J.
The Field: 16 teams (UAlbany, Boston U., Bucknell, Dartmouth, Farleigh Dickinson, Georgetown, Iona, Lehigh, Monmouth, Penn, Rutgers, Sacred Heart, Saint Francis, Seton Hall, St. John's, Quinnipiac)
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The Bucknell women's golf team is back in action for the Rutgers University Invitational for a 54-hole tournament at the Rutgers University Golf Course on Saturday and Sunday. This is Bucknell's final tournament of the season before the Patriot League Championships in Annapolis from April 17-19.

Bucknell will have five players in the lineup: sophomore Sophia Bardunias, junior Katherine Vice, freshman Joelle Johnson, junior Nicole Yun and senior Paige Richter.

The Bison play 36 holes on Saturday beginning a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. before wrapping up with the final round at 8:30 on Sunday morning.

Last Time Out

Sophia Bardunias tied for sixth in her seventh top-10 finish of the 2025-26 season as the Bukcnell women's golf team finished in fifth out of 11 teams at the Bermuda Triangle Collegiate at the Port Royal Golf Club.
The Bison finished with a 945 for the 54-hole tournament, finishing just two strokes behind Morehead State. Stetson won the tournament by 32 strokes with a 900, firing an impressive 292 in round two. UAlbany and Wofford tied for second place with a 932.
Bardunias tied for sixth place at 16-over par for the tournament. She was three-over in each of the first two rounds on Sunday and shot an 81 (+10) in the final round.
Katherine Vice tied for 18th, shooting a 79 in her final round. She finished the tournament with a 78-80-79 (+24). Nicole Yun and Joelle Johnson tied for 24th place. Yun (80-77-83) shot an 83 in her final round. Johnson (79-82-79) fired an eight-over 79.
Paige Richter, playing as an individual, placed 34th among the field. She fired a 79-82-82 (+30) for the tournament. Lila Smith tied for 49th, shooting an 85-84-82 (+38).

About the Bison

Bucknell added to its historic season with its fourth team championship of 2025-26 at the NKU Spring Fling. Bucknell had only ever won two tournaments in one season back in 2010-11. The Bison opened the season with back-to-back wins at the Bucknell Invitational and the Battle at the Creek. The Bison also won the Red Flash Invitational to wrap up the fall slate.
The Bison made history with a 36- and a 54-hole at the Bucknell Invitational. Bucknell shot an 885 for the tournament to smash its previous best of 896 set back in 2023. The Bison then shot an 893 at the Battle at the Creek.
Bucknell opened its fall season with back-to-back tournament wins for the first time in program history. The Bison dominated at home in the Bucknell Invitational, defeating the field of 17 teams by 33 strokes. Bucknell then won by two strokes at the Battle at the Creek in a field of 15 teams with an 899. The Bison capped off the fall slate with a win at the Red Flash Invitational.
The Bison have also cleaned up in the Patriot League weekly awards, winning nine Golfer of the Week awards in eight weekends of competition. Bardunias has the most recent honor after her individual win at the NKU Spring Fling. This was the sophomore's third honor of the season and sixth career award. Her six awards are the most in school history since they started in 2018-19. Paige Richter is second with three career awards, and she has two already this season.
Katherine Vice won the honor after winning the Bucknell Invitational. Joelle Johnson has two awards and Nicole Yun has one award this season.
Vice and Johnson tied for first at the Bucknell Invitational, and Vice won the trophy in a playoff. Johnson came in second place at the Battle at the Creek. In the fall, the Bison had six rounds that are in Bucknell's all-time top-10 for a single round. Individually, the Bison had 17 top-10 finishes in the fall.
Johnson led the team in the fall with a 74.1 average over the five events. She posted four top-10 finishes and shot one round under par. She is averaging a 79.9 in the spring and has one top-10 finish at the NKU Spring Fling.
Richter played in three events in the fall, making the top-10 of the individual field in each event. She was second on the team with a 74.9 average. She is averaging an 81.2 in the spring.
Bardunias had four top-10 finishes in the fall with a 75.2 average. She has three more top-10 finishes in the spring, including her win at the NKU Spring Fling. She is averaging a 76.1 in the spring and 20 of her 22 rounds this season have gone under 80.
Yun averaged a 75.7 with two top-10 finishes. She is averaging a 79.9 in the spring with one top-10 finish.
Vice averaged a 76.4 in all five events in the fall and has an 81.0 average in the spring.
Smith averaged a 78.0 and has an 81.7 average this spring.