LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Towson University women's golf team begins the 2024 fall season in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania for the Bucknell Invitational from September 6 – 8. The 54-hole tournament will be played at the Bucknell University Golf Club. Players will tee off at 8:30 a.m. for each round.

"I'm really excited to be working with this group," interim director of golf and head coach Mike Larkin commented. "There is so much potential here, but we have to keep in mind that this is really just "Day 1", first tournament of the year. The big key this week is learning from what we do and then pushing forward from there."
 
2024-25 Roster
This season's roster consists of four returners; sophomore Grace Oristian, juniors Kyndall Campbell and Peyton Costabile and senior Rayab Lee. For newcomers the Tigers welcome freshman Kalyn Doss, sophomore Luciana Calbimonte and juniors Kanchana Kanchanaphiboon and Flora Peugnet.

Calbimonte is a transfer from Jacksonville State University. She is a Bolivia native, where she was consistently ranked the best female golfer in the country from 2018 to 2021. Additionally, Calbimonte has competed in several international tournaments including the Pan American Games in 2019. Kanchanaphiboon comes from Garden City Community College where she finished 25^th overall at the 2024 NJCAA Golf National Championships. Peugnet transfers in from the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California where she earned All-WSC honors twice and was named Student Athlete of the Week twice.
 
The Field
Towson athletes are set to compete against players from the University of Pennsylvania, Lafayette College, Saint Francis University (PA), University of Albany, Bryant, Wagner, Bucknell, Long Island University, Le Moyne College, Lehigh, College of the Holy Cross, Duquesne and Saint Joseph's University.
 
Bucknell Invitational Lineup

1. Luciana Calbimonte
2. Peyton Costabile
3. Grace Oristian
4. Kanchana Kanchanaphiboon
5. Rayab Lee
6. Kyndall Campbell

 
Last Season Recap
The Tigers saw one of their highest tournament finishes since 2021 during the 2023 fall season. At the Navy Fall Invitational the Black & Gold took second overall out of 15 teams. Recent graduate Madison Barber led the team as she was the runner-up after rounds of 72 and 75. At the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Championships, Towson placed sixth out of 10 teams after rounds of 331, 329 and 306. Two Tigers, graduates Faith McIlvain and Madison Barber, placed in the top 30.

Amongst the returners, Peyton Costabile holds the lowest scoring average. After 20 rounds of play during the 2023-24 season, Costabile accumulated an 18-hole average of 80.30. She shot a season low 72 as well, which was the second-lowest score out of all seven athletes that season. Grace Oristian finished right behind Costabile with an average of 81.40.
 
Up Next
Next week, the Tigers continue their season at Penn State for the Nittany Lion Invitational on September 14 and 15.