Tuesday, October 25
Bethlehem, Pa. / Saucon Valley Country Club
9:00 AM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Lehigh Invitational
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Kaylee Sakoda Wins Lehigh Invitational In Playoff
10/25/2022 7:10:00 PM | Women's Golf
Bobcats tie for Fourth Place in Fall finale
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Kaylee Sakoda won the Lehigh Invitational after five playoff holes, leading the Bobcats to a fourth place team finish in Bethlehem, Pa. on Tuesday, Oct. 25.
Sakoda was tied for third coming into the final round and shot a 71 (-1) to force a playoff with Navy's Mara Hirtle. She eventually won after scoring a par on the fifth playoff hole.
The Bobcats as a team finished fourth of 16 teams, shooting a 605 (+29). Navy was the eventual winner at 594 (+18).
Fuge Zhang finished second for the Bobcats in a nine-way tie for ninth at 150 (+6). Leeyen Peralta finished in a four-way tie for 28th, shooting a 154 (+10).
Meg Yoshida and Emily Luu round out Quinnipiac's grouping as they finished in a tie at 38th and 47th place, respectively. Yoshida shot a 159 (+15) over the two rounds, and Luu carded a 162 (+18).
Links and Results
Overall Statistics
SCORES AND NOTES
For more information on Quinnipiac Women's Golf, visit gobobcats.com/golf and follow the team on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_WGolf.
Sakoda was tied for third coming into the final round and shot a 71 (-1) to force a playoff with Navy's Mara Hirtle. She eventually won after scoring a par on the fifth playoff hole.
The Bobcats as a team finished fourth of 16 teams, shooting a 605 (+29). Navy was the eventual winner at 594 (+18).
Fuge Zhang finished second for the Bobcats in a nine-way tie for ninth at 150 (+6). Leeyen Peralta finished in a four-way tie for 28th, shooting a 154 (+10).
Meg Yoshida and Emily Luu round out Quinnipiac's grouping as they finished in a tie at 38th and 47th place, respectively. Yoshida shot a 159 (+15) over the two rounds, and Luu carded a 162 (+18).
Links and Results
Overall Statistics
SCORES AND NOTES
- Kaylee Sakoda shot a two-round total 143 (-1)
- Sakoda, Peralta, Yoshida and Luu all improved on their scores from day one to day two
- The Bobcats as a team did the best in the tournament on Par 5s with an average score of five on those holes
- Fuge Zhang led all participants in scoring on Par 5s with a score of -4
- Kaylee Sakoda also did well on Par 5s, shooting 3-under on those holes
- Quinnipiac came in third among teams for total Pars with 110
- Sakoda also had 26 pars and six birdies, which had her tied for second overall in each category among the field
- This is Kaylee Sakoda's second first place finish of the fall slate after also winning the Quinnipiac Classic
For more information on Quinnipiac Women's Golf, visit gobobcats.com/golf and follow the team on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_WGolf.
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