Mustangs Move Up Into A Tie For Sixth At NCAA Championship
May 23 | Women's Golf
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CARLSBAD, Calif. (SMU) – SMU women's golf moved up into a tie for sixth place after two rounds of the NCAA Golf Championship from Omni La Costa Resort.
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Taking off in the morning round with the other top 15 teams, the Mustangs came into the day in a tie for eighth. The team shot a one-over in round two to go along with even par in round one. Â Each Mustang has played all two rounds at 74 or lower. The field will be cut to 15 from 30 at the end of the day Sunday. That will be followed by an eight team cut at the end of round four on Monday. The top eight teams will make the match play quarterfinals.
Mackenzie Lee led the way with a 70 in round two, the 91st round of par or better for her career, far and away a program record. She bogeyed just two times on the day. Lee lowered her career scoring average down to 71.47, also tops at SMU. She sits in a tie for 16th.
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Kirra St-Laurent sits two shots back of Lee at even par. She carded a round of 73 on Saturday. She holds a share of 27th among the 159 player field. Celine Chen occupies 38th at one-over par. She shot a 73 as well on Saturday. Chen was even par in round one.
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Grace Jin holds a share of 64th alongside Emily Odwin. Jin shot a 73 on Saturday with an impressive 33 on her first nine holes. Odwin carded a 74 on the day.
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The Mustangs return to the course for round three on Sunday, needing a spot in the top 15 to advance to Monday.
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TEAM LEADERBOARD
1 Stanford -12
2 Southern California -9
3 Oklahoma State -7
T4 Iowa State E
T4 Arkansas E
T6Â SMUÂ +1
T6 Duke +1
8 Texas +2
T9 Eastern Michigan +5
T9 Arizona State +5
T11 Northwestern +6
T11 Florida +6
13 Missouri +7
14 Pepperdine +9
T15 Tennessee +10
T15Â Texas A&MÂ +10
T15 Florida State +10
T18 North Carolina +11
T18 Wake Forest +11
T20 Baylor +12
T20 Auburn +12
T20 Virginia +12
23Â LSUÂ +13
24 Houston +15
25 Ohio State +16
T26 Ole Miss +19
T26 Michigan State +19
28 Kentucky +21
T29 Texas Tech +24
T29 Oregon State +24
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SMU Leaderboard
T16 Mackenzie Lee -2
T27 Kirra St-Laurent E
T38 Celine Chen +1
T64 Emily Odwin +3
T64 Grace Jin +3
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CARLSBAD, Calif. (SMU) – SMU women's golf moved up into a tie for sixth place after two rounds of the NCAA Golf Championship from Omni La Costa Resort.
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Taking off in the morning round with the other top 15 teams, the Mustangs came into the day in a tie for eighth. The team shot a one-over in round two to go along with even par in round one. Â Each Mustang has played all two rounds at 74 or lower. The field will be cut to 15 from 30 at the end of the day Sunday. That will be followed by an eight team cut at the end of round four on Monday. The top eight teams will make the match play quarterfinals.
Mackenzie Lee led the way with a 70 in round two, the 91st round of par or better for her career, far and away a program record. She bogeyed just two times on the day. Lee lowered her career scoring average down to 71.47, also tops at SMU. She sits in a tie for 16th.
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Kirra St-Laurent sits two shots back of Lee at even par. She carded a round of 73 on Saturday. She holds a share of 27th among the 159 player field. Celine Chen occupies 38th at one-over par. She shot a 73 as well on Saturday. Chen was even par in round one.
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Grace Jin holds a share of 64th alongside Emily Odwin. Jin shot a 73 on Saturday with an impressive 33 on her first nine holes. Odwin carded a 74 on the day.
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The Mustangs return to the course for round three on Sunday, needing a spot in the top 15 to advance to Monday.
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TEAM LEADERBOARD
1 Stanford -12
2 Southern California -9
3 Oklahoma State -7
T4 Iowa State E
T4 Arkansas E
T6Â SMUÂ +1
T6 Duke +1
8 Texas +2
T9 Eastern Michigan +5
T9 Arizona State +5
T11 Northwestern +6
T11 Florida +6
13 Missouri +7
14 Pepperdine +9
T15 Tennessee +10
T15Â Texas A&MÂ +10
T15 Florida State +10
T18 North Carolina +11
T18 Wake Forest +11
T20 Baylor +12
T20 Auburn +12
T20 Virginia +12
23Â LSUÂ +13
24 Houston +15
25 Ohio State +16
T26 Ole Miss +19
T26 Michigan State +19
28 Kentucky +21
T29 Texas Tech +24
T29 Oregon State +24
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SMU Leaderboard
T16 Mackenzie Lee -2
T27 Kirra St-Laurent E
T38 Celine Chen +1
T64 Emily Odwin +3
T64 Grace Jin +3
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