LEWISBURG, Pa. - FDU Women's Golf opened their 2026-27 campaign with a podium finish at the Bucknell Invitational with a team score of 50 over par.
The host school Bucknell won the tournament with a team score of +20, with Columbia out of the Ivy League finishing in second place, sitting at +22 for the weekend.
In the first round of the tournament, the Knights were led by a trio of
Fiorella Franco Harder (+2),
Stefaniya Mosyagina (+4), and Tanishka Prithvi Domnic (+5), who all were under 80 in their opening rounds, setting FDU up for success right out of the gate in the tournament.
On the second day of the tournament, the Knights for four quality scores to keep the momentum going, as
Abbey Baker (+3), joined the frey of Harder (+6), Mosyagina (+2), and Prithvi Domnic (+4) as FDU set themselves up in the top three heading into the final day of the tournament.
FDU would struggle to string together birdies in the final round, but still carded an impressive performance, especially Prithvi Domnic who was the leader of the squad, firing off a final round 71, to place herself as the 11th best individual at the meet.
As for the individual leaderboard,
Stefaniya Mosyagina was the best Knight, and in fact was the best non-Columbia or Bucknell golfer, finishing in a tie for 8th at +9 for the tournament. Prithvi Domnic at +10 was right behind her in the leaderboard, as she finished in a tie for 11th.
Fiorella Franco Harder rounded out the top 20 at the tournament, with a total score of 14 over par.
The Knights will enjoy a pair of weeks off, and then will head to a NEC foe and compete in the Stonehill "Hill Yeah" Invitational, starting on Monday, September 28th.
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