FLEETWOOD, Pa. – Freshman Brooke Graham (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) shot a final round 4-over par 74 to win the Kutztown Fall Invitational at Moselem Springs Golf Club Monday afternoon. Graham, who finished with a 36-hole total of 152 (+12), has won two consecutive tournaments to open her Golden Bear career.
 
It was a tight race at the top between Graham and the Alvernia duo of McKylie Boreman and Katie Lapinsky. Boreman entered the day with a three-shot lead over Lapinsky after an opening round 74. Graham sat four shots back after carding a 78, Sunday.
 
Graham was consistently strong throughout the afternoon in surpassing her Golden Wolves counterparts. She sunk two birdies during a three-hole stretch between 5-8, including a two on the par 3, 145-yard No. 5 and a four on the par 5, 420-yard No. 7.
 
After making the turn at 2-over 36, Graham drained six pars en route to a 3-over 38 on the back nine. Graham's 152 (78-74) ended up one shot better than Lapinsky's 153 (75-78) and two clear of Boreman's 154 (74-80). It was also a school 36-hole record on a par 70 course, besting the previous mark of 155 by Hope Giordano at the Sally Carrol Open at the Hannastown Golf Club back in 2014.
 
Fellow freshman Rhi Stutz (Prescott, Wisc./Prescott) shot 90 to finish in a three-way tie for 10th. Stutz collected a birdie and five pars during her round.
 
Grace Babinchak (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton) followed up an opening round 92 with a 95 (187), while Grace Klements (Little Egg Harbor Township, N.J./Pinelands Regional) recorded a 98 to close the scoring for KU with a two-day total of 188 (90-98).
 
Also competing for the Maroon and Gold were Alexis Peet (Greentown, Pa./Wallenpaupack), who totaled 197 (96-101) for the tournament, along with individual entries Gabby Cohen (Jeffersonville, N.Y./Sullivan West) (98-93=191) and Alivia Miesowitz (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton) (111-95=206).
 
West Chester made a push for the top spot in the team standings on Monday, but Alvernia's lead after the first round proved to be insurmountable. The Golden Wolves won with a two-day total of 96-over 656 (320-336), 17 shots ahead of the Golden Rams (349-324=673).
 
Millersville placed third at 691 (354-337), with Kutztown falling from second to fourth at 700 (343-357) and Clarion completing the top five at 719 (358-361).
 
Kutztown continues its fall season Thursday, Oct. 12, when it travels to Danville, Pa., and The Golf Club at Frosty Valley Resort for the Bloomsburg Husky Invitational.