Women’s golf leads after day two of Rainbow Wahine Invitational

LIHUE, Hawaii  — BYU women’s golf leads the Rainbow Wahine Invitational at 2 under par after shooting a 6-under second round at the Ocean Course at Hokuala on Tuesday.

María José “MJ” Barragán (72-65-137) carded a career-low 7-under 65 to take the individual lead at 7 under, four strokes ahead of second place.

“It was just a matter of time for MJ to put it all together,” head coach Carrie Roberts said. “She’s been playing great golf, and the team backed her up today.”

Barragán recorded an eagle, six birdies and just one bogey to post the lowest round of the tournament so far. She birdied her opening hole before adding a bogey on No. 9. The senior responded with an eagle on No. 11 and consecutive birdies on Nos. 12 and 13 before adding birdies on Nos. 16, 18 and 1 to finish at 7 under.

Whitney Banz (77-69-146) shot a 3-under 69 in the second round, carding four birdies and one bogey. The senior climbed 27 spots on the leaderboard to move into a tie for 10th at 2 over.

Freshmen Kate Walker (72-77-149) and Tatum Otto (71-78-149) are tied for 24th at 5 over after two rounds.

Kanyanol (Naji) Aramkul (79-71-150) is tied for 31st at 6 over after shooting a 1-under 71 in the second round.

Competing as an individual, Aadyn Long (75-81-156) sits at 12 over and is tied for 54th.

“It was great to see Whitney and Naji have a bounce back from yesterday,” Roberts said. “It was a solid team effort today.”

The Cougars hold an 11-stroke lead over No. 23 Eastern Michigan, which sits in second at 9 over. Kansas State and San Diego State are tied for third at 10 over, while Nevada rounds out the top five at 14 over.

The final round begins Wednesday at 1 p.m. MDT. Live scoring is available at scoreboard.com.

COUGARS ON TOP🔥 BYU women's golf is in first after day two of the Rainbow Wahine Invitational. #gocougs https://t.co/jJFg3CxNEE

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