Kennedy and Leong lead BYU to third place after day one

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COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Sophomores Anna Kennedy and Aiko Leong led BYU women's golf to a third-place finish after two rounds of the Coeur d'Alene Resort Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday.  

"I was very impressed with Anna and Aiko's composure today," BYU head coach Carrie Roberts said. "They scored very well. It was a good team effort today, and we are looking forward to tomorrow."

The Cougars fired 287-282 to shoot +1 on Tuesday. BYU sits behind Colorado (-18) and Illinois (-9) in third place. The West Coast Conference's San Francisco is tied for ninth place, while host Gonzaga is in 16th place. 

Kennedy carded 71 in the morning round and finished with a 3-under 68 in the afternoon. The sophomore birdied eight holes on Tuesday and is tied for fifth place at -3.

Leong recorded a pair of 70s to shoot 2-under on the day. She is tied for ninth place.

Rose Huang is in 29th place after shooting +2 on Tuesday. Huang fired a first-round 73, followed by a second-round 71. Kendra Dalton fired a pair of 73s to tie for 34th place. Dalton is at +4 after 36 holes of tournament play.

Annie Yang shot an 80 in the morning and bounced back with a 73 in the afternoon. Yang is tied for 72nd place at +11.

The Cougars will play the third and final round of the Coeur d'Alene Resort Collegiate Invitational on Wednesday. Groups will begin play at 9 a.m. MT in a shotgun start. Links to live stats are provided on the BYU women's golf schedule page

Coeur d'Alene Resort Collegiate Invitational - Sept. 26, 2017

Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course,  Par-71 6,088 yards

PlacePlayerRound 1Round 2TotalTo-Par
T5Anna Kennedy7168139-3
T9Aiko Leong7070140-2
29Rose Huang7371144+2
T34Kendra Dalton7373146+4
T72Annie Yang80 73153+11

 

PlaceTeamRound 1Round 2TotalTo-Par
1Colorado282268550-18
2Illinois280279559-9
3BYU287282569+1
4Indiana288283571+3
5Washington State290282572+4
6New Mexico287286573+5
7Fresno State290284574+6
Idaho291284575+7
T9Long Beach State285292577+9
T9San Francisco288289577+9
T11Oregon State295284579+11
T11Colorado State291288579+11
13Hawaii300288588+20
T14Northern Arizona297296593+25
T14South Dakota State298295593+25
16Gonzaga294304598+30
17Minnesota298301599+31
18Seattle298308606+38