Mountain Hawks finish fifth at Bucknell Spring Invite
Posted: April 4, 2004
Lewisburg, PA – Under cold and blustery conditions, Lehigh captured a fifth place finish at the Bucknell Spring Invitational over the weekend. St. Francis (Pa.) won the event, held at the Bucknell Golf Course, while the host Bison finished second.
Sophomore Sarah March led the Mountain Hawks with a two-day total of 174 (+34). March was Lehigh’s top finisher, ending competition in a tie for fifteenth place overall. Junior Alexis Foucek had the best individual round of any Lehigh golfer in the tournament, shooting an 84 on the opening day. Foucek shot a 91 on Sunday to finish with a 175. Freshman Kass Nelson (89-87-176) and sophomore Lauren Barton (96-96-192) rounded out the Lehigh scoring.
As a team, the Mountain Hawks shot a 714 over the two days to earn fifth place honors. The Red Flash captured the team title with a 635, besting host Bucknell by a healthy 33 strokes.
Lehigh returns to action on Monday, April 12, when the Mountain Hawks compete in the Hartford Invitational in Connecticut.
Team Scores
Finish | School | Day One | Day Two | Total |
1 | St. Francis (Pa.) | 322 | 313 | 635 |
2 | Bucknell | 335 | 333 | 668 |
3 | Long Island | 349 | 342 | 691 |
4 | Cent. Connecticut | 359 | 350 | 709 |
5 | Lehigh | 355 | 359 | 714 |
6 | Monmouth | 379 | 367 | 746 |
7 | Wagner | 376 | 373 | 749 |
8 | Kutztown | 386 | 392 | 778 |
9 | McDaniel | 410 | 411 | 821 |
Lehigh Finishers
Finish | Golfer | Sat, | Sun. | Total |
T15 | Sarah March | 86 | 88 | 174 |
T18 | Alexis Foucek | 84 | 91 | 175 |
20 | Kass Nelson | 89 | 87 | 176 |
30 | Lauren Barton | 96 | 96 | 192 |
34 | Danielle Kochenour* | 102 | 93 | 195 |
*did not count towards team total