UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. \u2013 The Bucknell women’s golf fired a record-setting 287 in the second round of the Nittany Lion Invitational as the Bison sit in 10th place after the first two rounds on Monday. As a team, the Bison went under par in a round for the first time in school history.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bucknell’s 287 set by Joelle Johnson<\/a>, Katherine Vice<\/a>, Sophia Bardunias<\/a> and Mattea Issa<\/a> in the second round is the best round counting four scores in program history, the previous best was a 292 back in 2023. Current Bison Nicole Yun<\/a> and Lila Smith<\/a> helped set the previous mark.<\/p>\n The Bison had three golfers finish the round under par, another feat accomplished for the first time in program history. Johnson led the Bison with a two-under par 70 to become Bucknell’s eighth golfer to achieve a round of two-under par or better. Sophia Bardunias<\/a> and Mattea Issa<\/a> also went under par for the Bison in round two, both shooting a one-under 71 in the afternoon.<\/p>\n Bucknell also set a 36-hole record with a 586 after a solid 299 in the first round. The score bested the team’s 590 set last season at the Bucknell Invitational. The two scores were also the team’s best 18- and 36-hole scores at the Nittany Lion Invitational.<\/p>\n Despite record-setting rounds for the Bison, the competition proved to be challenging as six teams are under par heading into the final round on Tuesday. Maryland leads the pack at 13-under par. The Bison are 10-over par and lead Patriot League foe Lehigh, who sits just behind the Bison at 12-over as a team.<\/p>\n The Bison drained 16 birdies in the second round and 23 birdies between both rounds. Freshman Mattea Issa<\/a> shined in her collegiate debut, making eight birdies. She fired a one-under 71 in the second round that featured five birdies. She carded a solid 74 (+2) in the first round and sits in a tie for 28th place at +1 for the tournament. The highlight of her day was three consecutive birdies on holes 3-5 in the second round to shoot three-under on the front nine.<\/p>\n Johnson and Bardunias are both even with Issa at +1 through the first two rounds of play. Johnson carded a 75 (+3) in the first round, but bounced back with four birdies in round to for a two-under 70, her best finish in relation to par in her young career at Bucknell. Johnson jumped 21 places with her second-round effort. She drained three birdies on the back nine of the second round.<\/p>\n Bardunias started her day with a 74 in the first round before a second-round 71 (-1). Bardunias also had four birdies in the round. She was one-under par on the front nine holes.<\/p>\n Nicole Yun<\/a> shot 76-76 on the day with three birdies between the two rounds. Katherine Vice<\/a> carded a 79-75 in her first two rounds. Vice made one birdie on the eighth hole in the second round.<\/p>\n The Bison played a very clean 36 holes as the team had just four scores of double-bogey or worse on the day.<\/p>\n Bucknell finishes up the Nittany Lion Invitational tomorrow morning with tee times beginning at 9 a.m.
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