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Bajwa Ties for First, Monarchs Finish Third at Lehigh Invitational

Puneet Bajwa carded a three-over par 147 to earn co-medalist honors at the Lehigh Invitational on Sunday. As a team, Old Dominion women’s golf finished third with a 35-over 611.

Bajwa Ties for First, Monarchs Finish Third at Lehigh InvitationalBajwa Ties for First, Monarchs Finish Third at Lehigh Invitational
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BEDMINSTER, N.J. – Puneet Bajwa carded a three-over par 147 to earn co-medalist honors at the Lehigh Invitational on Sunday. As a team, Old Dominion women’s golf finished third with a 35-over 611.

A junior from Mohali, India, Bajwa made four birdies and posted a three-under 69 for her first lap at Trump National Golf Club. She then capped off the two-day tournament with a final round of 78 on Sunday.

Barbara Car was two strokes back of Bajwa and tied for sixth with a five-over 149. After turning in a first round of three-over 75, she added a second round of 74. Alina Shchepteva shot a 79 and a 77 to tie for 16th at 12-over 156, Mariana Arronte tied for 27th at 15-over 159 with scores of 81 and 78, and Ludovica Girola tied for 66th with a 36-hole total of 170 (+26). Julia Rafter played as an individual and tied for 74th with a 175 (+31).

The tournament hosts captured the team title with a 33-over par 609, and Penn was one stroke ahead of ODU in second place with a 34-over 610. Navy’s Emma Tang matched Bajwa’s total of 147, and there was a three-way tie for third between Monmouth’s Alexandra Engart, Penn’s Adrienne Ahn-Upton, and Rutgers’ Ellie Ryu at four-over 148.

This marks the second Top-5 finish for the Monarchs this fall and the third Top-10 finish. ODU finished ninth at the Lady Paladin Invitational on Sept. 19-21 and was third at the Tot Hill Farm Invitational on Sept. 28-29. For Bajwa, this is her third Top-10 finish this fall after tying for seventh at the Lady Paladin Invitational and tying for third at Tot Hill Farm.

Old Dominion will open its spring season at the PDI Intercollegiate, which UCF will host at Eagle Creek Country Club in Orlando, Florida on Jan. 25-27.

Team Results

  1. Lehigh (306-303 – 609) +33
  2. Penn (309-301 – 610) +34
  3. Old Dominion (304-307 – 611) +35
  4. Navy (307-316 – 623) +47
  5. Fairfield (313-315 – 628) +52
  6. Monmouth (312-324 – 636) +60
  7. Duquesne (327-319 – 646) +70
  8. Fairleigh Dickinson (324-323 – 647) +71
  9. Merrimack (333-319 – 652) +76
  10. New Haven (327-327 – 654) +78
  11. Stonehill (328-332 – 660) +84
  12. Saint Francis (Pa.) (326-337 – 663) +87
  13. Providence (342-348 – 690) +114
  14. Saint Joseph’s (343-352 – 695) +119
  15. La Salle (365-365 – 730) +77

ODU Lineup

T1. Puneet Bajwa (69-78 – 147) +3

T6. Barbara Car (75-74 – 149) +5

T16. Alina Shchepteva (79-77 –156) +12

T27. Mariana Arronte (81-78 – 159) +15

T66. Ludovica Girola (88-82 – 170) +26

T74. Julia Rafter* (86-89 – 175) +31

*Competed as an individual