Kukora leads Lehigh to seventh place finish at Rutgers
Posted: October 16, 2004
Piscataway, NJ – Lehigh newcomer Yvonne Kukora posted a 156 over two days to lead her team as the Mountain Hawks finished seventh in the 16-team Rutgers Invitational on Friday and Saturday.. As a team, Lehigh finished five strokes behind host Rutgers, as the Mountain Hawks shot a 668. St. John’s took the top spot with a two-day total of 612.
Kukora (75-81) finished in a tenth place tie. Senior captain Alexis Foucek (83-88) was the next Mountain Hawk finisher, posting a 171. Sophomore Kassia Nelson (80-92) was one stroke behind Foucek in the scoring column, with a 172 overall. Junior captain Sarah March (93-83-176) rounded out the Lehigh scoring. Freshman Paige Cullen also took part in the event for Lehigh, shooting a 178 (88-90) over the 36 holes.
Jaclyn Sanders of St. John’s captured individual medalist honors. She shot a four-over par 148 (76-72) to take the top spot. She bested teammate Brittany Lambertson by one stroke.
The Mountain Hawks wrap up fall play when they return to the links on October 23-24 to take part in the Bucknell Invitational in Lewisburg, Pa.
Team Scores
Finish | School | Score |
1 | St. John’s | 612 |
2 | St. Francis (Pa.) | 624 |
3 | Hartford | 653 |
4 | Columbia | 655 |
5 | Georgetown | 657 |
6 | Rutgers | 663 |
7 | Lehigh | 668 |
8 | Albany | 669 |
| Monmouth | 669 |
10 | Central Conn. St. | 681 |
11 | McDaniel | 697 |
| Mt. Holyoke | 697 |
13 | Boston University | 699 |
14 | Holy Cross | 726 |
15 | Mt. St. Mary’s | 727 |
16 | Hampton | 735 |
Lehigh Finishers
Finish | Golfer | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 | Total |
T10 | Yvonne Kukora | 75 | 81 | 156 |
T41 | Alexis Foucek | 83 | 88 | 171 |
T44 | Kassia Nelson | 80 | 92 | 172 |
T52 | Sarah March | 93 | 83 | 176 |
T57 | Paige Cullen | 88 | 90 | 178* |
*did not count towards team score