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Rutgers Completes Day 1 at Fresno State Classic

Rutgers Completes Day 1 at Fresno State Classic


FRESNO, Calif. – Rutgers women’s golf was able to beat the darkness and finish the first two rounds of play at the Fresno State Classic on Monday evening in California.

The Scarlet Knights find themselves well-positioned in the top half of the leaderboard, sitting in sixth place out of 15 teams with one round of play remaining. 

Maeve Rossi leads RU, as she is tied for 15th after shooting a 3-over 147 in rounds one and two. Her day was highlighted by her stellar 1-under 71 in round two. Rossi was bogey-free, rolling in 17 pars and birdieing the 14th hole. Her 31 pars lead the field and are three more than the next-best player. 

2023 Fresno State Classic

March 27-28

San Joaquin Country Club (Fresno, Calif.)

Par 72 | 6,074 yards

 










 6  Rutgers  305  293  598
 Place   Name  Round 1  Round 2  Tournament
 T15  Maeve Rossi  76 (+4)  71 (-1)  147 (+3)
 T31  Lucrezia Rossettin  77 (+5)  74 (+2)  151 (+7)
 T31  Nicole Ewing  77 (+5)  74 (+2)  151 (+7)
 T45  Leigha Devine  79 (+7)  74 (+2)  153 (+9)
 T56  Rikke Nordvik  75 (+3)  80 (+8)  155 (+11)
 
Lucrezia Rossettin and Nicole Ewing both sit in a tie for 31st, having both shot 5-over 77 in round one and 2-over 74 in round two.

Rossettin fired in back-to-back birdies on the 12th and 13th holes to highlight her second round. Ewing rolled in five birdies on the day, including three in her first round. 

Leigha Devine posted five birdies as well. She was able to rally up the leaderboard into a tie for 45th with a 2-over 74 in round two that saw her collect two birdies on the 6th and 8th holes and 12 pars.

Rikke Nordvik rounds out the Scarlet Knights on the leaderboards in a tie for 56th. Nordvik posted a 3-over 75 in the first round, highlighted by three birdies, including back-to-back ones on the 10th and 11th holes. 

The third and final round of the tournament is set for an 11:30 a.m. ET shotgun start on Tuesday morning.

 

Rutgers University Women’s Golf /// Piscataway, N.J.  

 

-RU- 

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