SEASIDE, Calif. – Rutgers women's golf wrapped up play on day one of the Molly Collegiate Invitational on Monday evening. 

The Scarlet Knights sit in 9th place after the first two rounds of competition at the Bayonet Golf Course in California. 

Cathi Graf and Lorena Rossettin each had standout rounds for RU on day one. Graf shot a 2-under 70 in her opening round, her best round as a Scarlet Knight and one stroke off of her career-best score to par. Rossettin fired a 4-under 68 in round two – the lowest score by a freshman in program history – and leads Rutgers on the individual leaderboard at t-25. It was the second straight week Rossettin carded a round under par after she shot a 2-under 70 in the final round of last week's Badger Invitational. 

2023 Molly Collegiate Invitational: Rounds 1 & 2
September 25, 2023
Bayonet Golf Course (Seaside, Calif.)
Par 72 | 6,147 yards
Weather: Sunny, Temps in Mid-60's, 5-10 mph winds

 * – Competing as individual 

In her opening round, Lorena Rossettin was able to work around a triple-bogey on No. 12, carding three birdies to shoot a 4-over 76. In her second round, she rolled in six birdies for the round, including three on a bogey-free, 3-under 33 on the front nine. She finished the day in a tie for 25th with an even-par 144 (76-68).

Graf came out of the gates strong, shooting a 2-under 70 in round one, good for her best round at RU. She rolled in five birdies in the round, including three on the front nine. After adding a pair of birdies in round two, Graf sits in a tie for 34th with a 3-over 147 (70-77).

Rikke Nordvik had a strong opening round, shooting a 1-over 73 to start her day. She birdied No. 10 and No. 15 to go along with 13 pars and shot a 4-over 76 to put her in a tie for 39th after two rounds and a score of 5-over 149 (73-76)

Leigha Devine rolled in five birdies across her first two rounds and sits in a tie for 49th with a 10-over 154 (78-76). Lucrezia Rossettin rounded out the team performers with a 16-over 160 (80-80) and sits in 60th. 

Competing as an individual in the event, true freshman Emily James made her Rutgers debut on Monday. She shot a 9-over 81 in her opening round and is in 61st place. 

The third and final round of the tournament is set for an 11:30 a.m. ET shotgun start on Tuesday morning.
 

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