Dukes Claim Third Place at Rutgers Invitational

Friday, October 16

Piscataway, N.J.

All Day

James Madison University

Rutgers University

10/17/2015 4:38:00 PM | Women's Golf

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – James Madison women's golf finished third in the Rutgers Invitational out of 11 teams after the third round Saturday afternoon.

The Dukes shot a total of 937 strokes (311-309-317) in the 54 holes, trailing first-place Delaware by 14 strokes.

Sophomore Maddisen Cox (72-78-77) led the way for the Dukes in fifth place out of 58 golfers, carding a 5-over par in the final round for a three-round total of 227 strokes in the two-day tournament.

Senior Kelsey Solan (76-77-84) and freshman Carley Cox (80-80-77) tied for 21st with each carding a 237. Solan shot a 12-over par 84 and Cox shot a 5-over par in the final 18-holes.

Freshman Jordan McKelvin shot a 8-over-par 80 in the final round, tying for 27th with 241 strokes. Sophomore Gabrielle Weiss rounded out the team scoring for the Dukes with an 11-over-par 83 in the final round to tie for 33rd with 244.

Playing as an individual, Laura Gomez-Ruiz shot a season-best 231 to tie for seventh. Gomez-Ruiz shot a 6-over par 78 in the third round.

Quoting Sarah Sargent
"We are a young team and I know with time and hard work we will be pretty good. We will get back to work for the next week and see what we can do in Florida. Congrats on good showings by Maddy and Laura, who fought hard and played very well through the wind and cold weather. This should give them both a lot of confidence heading into the FIU tournament."

Final Results

Place	Team	RD 1	RD 2	RD 3	Total
1	Delaware	302	304	317	923
2	Brown	310	306	317	933
3	James Madison	311	309	317	937
4	Xavier	316	315	307	938
5	Dartmouth	315	309	317	941
6	Rutgers	325	306	318	949
7	Farleigh Dickinson	311	310	329	950
8	Rutgers (B)	325	313	322	960
9	St.John's	323	324	334	981
10	Siena	339	328	333	1000
11	Long Island	332	340	340	1012