Sunday, September 7
Lewisburg, Pa.
All Day
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at
Bucknell Invitational
Olivia Jang
Jang Matches Mastodon WG 18-Hole Record, Takes Fourth at Bucknell Invitational
9/7/2025 4:49:00 PM | Women's Golf
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's golf team has a new entry in the 18-hole record. Olivia Jang shot a 69 in the final round of the Bucknell Invitational to become the fourth Mastodon to ever shoot in the 60s.
Jang was 3-under on the back nine, including an eagle on 18, a 376-yard par-4, which she knocked in from around 70 yards out. She started her day with a birdie, and rattled off eight bogey-free holes from 6-13. This included a birdie on 12. After a bogey on 14, Jang birdied the following hole to go back under par, the finished with two more pars and her eagle.
Jang was the only player in the 107-player field to shoot in the 60s in the event thanks to her 1-under effort on Sunday (Sept. 7). The junior tied for fourth after the three-day tournament with a 75-79-69-223. This is Jang's ninth top-10 and seventh top-5 in her career, both of which lead the program's leaderboard.
Jang led the Mastodons to a third-place finish in the 19-team field with a three-round total of 921. Bucknell won its own event with an 885. Joelle Johnson and Katherine Vice, both from Bucknell, tied for the medalist honor at 220.
Lillian Gottman turned in a 74-74-81-229 to tie for 12th. Her 81 featured five pars and a pair of birdies on holes three and six.
Hunar Mittal tied for 30th with a 79-76-80-235. She had seven pars and two birdies in a three-hole stretch on 13 and 15.
Emily Gottman tied for 53rd in her first collegiate tournament with a 76-81-84-241. She had seven pars in round three.
Louise Ekesall rounded out the lineup with an 84-75-84-242 to tie for 55th. The sophomore turned in 10 pars, including three in a row on holes three, four and five.
Natalie Papa played as an individual, shooting 84-77-78-239 for 48th place.
The Mastodons are back in action on September 22 at the Roseann Schwartz Invitational in Boardman, Ohio.
Jang was 3-under on the back nine, including an eagle on 18, a 376-yard par-4, which she knocked in from around 70 yards out. She started her day with a birdie, and rattled off eight bogey-free holes from 6-13. This included a birdie on 12. After a bogey on 14, Jang birdied the following hole to go back under par, the finished with two more pars and her eagle.
Jang was the only player in the 107-player field to shoot in the 60s in the event thanks to her 1-under effort on Sunday (Sept. 7). The junior tied for fourth after the three-day tournament with a 75-79-69-223. This is Jang's ninth top-10 and seventh top-5 in her career, both of which lead the program's leaderboard.
Jang led the Mastodons to a third-place finish in the 19-team field with a three-round total of 921. Bucknell won its own event with an 885. Joelle Johnson and Katherine Vice, both from Bucknell, tied for the medalist honor at 220.
Lillian Gottman turned in a 74-74-81-229 to tie for 12th. Her 81 featured five pars and a pair of birdies on holes three and six.
Hunar Mittal tied for 30th with a 79-76-80-235. She had seven pars and two birdies in a three-hole stretch on 13 and 15.
Emily Gottman tied for 53rd in her first collegiate tournament with a 76-81-84-241. She had seven pars in round three.
Louise Ekesall rounded out the lineup with an 84-75-84-242 to tie for 55th. The sophomore turned in 10 pars, including three in a row on holes three, four and five.
Natalie Papa played as an individual, shooting 84-77-78-239 for 48th place.
The Mastodons are back in action on September 22 at the Roseann Schwartz Invitational in Boardman, Ohio.
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