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Women’s Takes Fifth at Lady Blue Invitational

Women's Takes Fifth at Lady Blue Invitational


REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. – Rutgers women’s golf finished in fifth place at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational in Delaware on Sunday, wrapping up the fall slate with its second consecutive top-five finish. 

The Scarlet Knights posted a 296 in their final round of the weekend to match their round two score. 

Leigha Devine paced RU on the individual leaderboard with a t-11 finish. She was joined by a pair of teammates in the top 20, with Cathi Graf and Lucrezia Rossettin both finishing in a tie for 19th. 

2023 Lady Blue Hen Invitational: Final Results

October 21-22

Rehoboth Beach Country Club (Rehoboth Beach, Del.)

Par 72 | 6,169 yards

Weather: High 50s, 20-25 mph winds












 5  Rutgers  312  296  296  904
 Place   Name  Round 1  Round 2  Round 3  Final
 T11  Leigha Devine  72 (E)  77 (+5)  73 (+1)  222 (+6)
 T19  Cathi Graf  77 (+5)  76 (+4)  74 (+2)  227 (+11)
 T19  Lucrezia Rossettin  81 (+9)  73 (+1)  73 (+1)  227 (+11)
 T29  Rikke Nordvik  82 (+10)  74 (+2)  76 (+4)  232 (+16)
 T36  Lorena Rossettin  83 (+11)  73 (+1)  80 (+8)  236 (+20)
 T29*  Krystal Li*  80 (+8)*  75 (+3)*  77 (+5)  232 (+16)*
 T47*  Emily James*  80 (+8)*  85 (+13)*  73 (+1)  238 (+22)*
 * – Competing as individual 

Devine closed out her tournament with a clean final round. She carded 15 pars and birdie hole No. 15 to finish the weekend in a tie for 11th with a 6-over 222 (72-77-73).

Graf improved in each of her rounds on the weekend, closing out the event with a 2-over 74. She collected birdies on No. 7 and 10 to propel her into a t-19 finish, carding an 11-over 227 (77-76-74).

Lucrezia Rossettin had another solid round to finish just two-over in her last two rounds of play. Her final round saw her birdie No. 7 and collect 15 birdies to shoot a 1-over 73. Her strong play earned her a top-20 finish at t-19, shooting an 11-over 227 (81-73-73) for the tournament. 

Rikke Nordvik was able to finish inside the top-30 with a final-round 76. For the weekend, she shot a 16-over 232…

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