St. John's University Athletics
St. Johns Womens Golf in Striking Distance at Rutgers Invitational
10/18/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Led by sophomore Jacylyn Sanders (Bright Groves, Ontario, Canada) and freshman Christen Thomson (Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada), St. Johns carded a 53-over par 331 and stand three strokes off the pace of host Rutgers entering Saturdays final round. Georgetown is in third place at 55-over par 333, with Penn, Boston College and LIU tied for fourth place at 56-over par 334.
Sanders is in second place with a five-over par 77, two strokes off the pace of Rutgers Jeannine Mondesando. Sanders posted three birdies during her 18 holes on Friday and averaged 4.4 strokes on par-five holes.
Thomson, meanwhile, is tied with two other golfers Hartfords Nicole Saad and Mt. Holyokes Kara Solem for third place with a six-over par 78. Thomson birdied three holes and averaged 4.6 strokes on par-five holes.
Freshman Tracy Bolger (Haddonfield, N.J.) is tied for 40th place at 15-over par 87, sophomore Jennifer Rhee (Rydal, Pa.) is tied for 51st place at 17-over par 89 and freshman Katie Lebel (Mooretown, Ontario, Canada) is tied for 59th place at 20-over par 92.
The final round of play will be held on Saturday morning.