Duquesne golf played their first tournament as a NCAA Division I program this past weekend at the Bucknell Fall Invitational in Lewisburg. As a team, Duquesne would finish eighth out of 13 teams, finishing with a score of 104 above par, while Penn blew away the competition outright, out-shooting second-place Lehigh by 32 strokes. Duquesne finished seven strokes behind LIU, while finishing eight strokes in front of Wagner. Atlantic 10 Conference rival Saint Joseph’s also made their Division I debut, coming in last in the field by shooting well over 1,000, the only team to do so.
Freshman Sasha Petrochko would star for the Dukes, finishing ninth in the individual standings with a total score of +13. The team would get better as the weekend went on, with freshmen Abby Slankster and Paige Meyers both finishing with their best scores in round three.
Duquesne will continue their inaugural Division I campaign when they take part in the Roseann Schwartz Invitational Sunday and Monday in Boardman, Ohio. The tournament will be hosted by Youngstown State.