Cougars in fifth after two rounds at the Gold Rush

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SEAL BEACH, Calif. –  BYU women's golf played well enough for fifth place after two rounds of the Gold Rush tournament at Old Ranch Country Club Monday night.

"I'm really happy to see Anna (Kennedy) and Naomi (Soifua) play so well in the second round," BYU head coach Carrie Roberts said. "I love that we improved. We keep getting better and look forward to tomorrow."

The Cougars shot a 297 (+9) in the first round and 296 (+8) in the second. They were one of just three teams in the 15-team field to break 300 in both rounds.

Naomi Soifua paced BYU and tied for the fifth-best overall score with an even-par on the day. Rose Huang finished three-over par. Anna Kennedy's even-par in the second round put her at five-over for the tournament. Allysha Mae Mateo went 11-over. In her first collegiate tournament, Maria Bernal Clavijo posted a 13-over.

West Coast Conference foes Gonzaga and Santa Clara are in 7th and 12th place, respectively. 

The tournament will conclude with a final 18-hole round tomorrow. Live scoring will be available at GolfStat.com.

 

Day One Individual Results

PlayerRound 1Round 2To ParPosition
Naomi Soifua7272ET5
Rose Huang7275+3T13
Anna Kennedy7772+5T23
Allysha Mae Mateo7679+11T55
Maria Bernal Clavijo8077+13T76

 

Day One Team Results

TeamRound 1Round 2To ParPosition
San Jose State288290+21
Sacramento State295285+42
Georgia300287+113
Long Beach State300290+144
BYU297296+175
Fresno State294302+206
UNLV302298+24T7
Gonzaga308292+24T7
Kentucky304297+259
Idaho300303+2710
Colorado State306298+2811
Santa Clara302304+3012
Minnesota317298+39T13
Cal State Fullerton315300+39T13
Central Arkansas312312+4815