Kats remain in ninth at NCAA regional
5/9/2023 4:12:00 PM | Women's Golf
SAN ANTONIO — The Sam Houston women's golf team remains in ninth place following 36 holes of the NCAA Tournament San Antonio Regional on Tuesday.
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The Bearkats shaved off nine strokes from their opening 308 to shoot 11-over 299 on Tuesday at TPC San Antonio, a par-72, 6,420-yard course. Sam Houston sits at 31-over 607 ahead of ULM (615), Illinois (620) and Missouri State (641).
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Texas A&M moved into sole possession of first place at 5-over 581 after the Aggies shot a 2-under 286 in round two. SMU is second (585) followed by Oklahoma State (588), Pepperdine (591), Auburn (594), Denver (599), New Mexico (600) and UCLA (603).
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Jennifer Herbst jumped up the leaderboard to move into a tie for fifth place after carding a 2-under 70 in the second round. She now sits at even-par 144.
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Zulaikah Nasser also improved her position in the standings with an even-par 72 and is currently tied for 20th at 4-over 148. Leah Alberto turned in another 77 and is tied for 41st at 10-over 154.
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Jenn David improved her opening round score of 81 with an 80 and is tied for 54th at 17-over 161. Viera Permata Rosada shot 11-over 83 and is tied for 60th at 21-over 165.
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The final round resumes Wednesday with the top five teams along with the lowest scoring individual not on an advancing team qualify for the NCAA Championships May 19-24 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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