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PING ASU Invitational
Pressel tied for lead at PING/ASU Invitational
04.02.2011 | Women's Golf
April 2, 2011
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Texas sophomore Madison Pressel (69-70) holds a share of the lead in the PING/ASU Invitational at 5-under-par 139 through 36 holes at Karsten G.C. Pressel followed up her first-round 69 with a 2-under 70 on Saturday to improve from a tie for second place to the top of the leaderboard. The Longhorns (286-287) remain in third place at 3-under 573 and are eight strokes behind co-leaders UCLA (276-289=565, -11) and Southern California (281-284).
Pressel's second round scorecard included five birdies and three bogeys. Throughout the two rounds, she has recorded 12 subpar holes. A win for Pressel would mark the first of her collegiate career.
Junior Nicole Vandermade (72-70) climbed from a tie for 18th place after Friday's first round to a tie for sixth at 2-under 140. Vandermade collected birdies on the fifth, ninth, 10th and 14th holes to offset a double bogey on the fourth hole.
Freshman Rebecca Lee-Bentham (71-74) slipped to 1-over 145 and a tie for 16th place with a second-round 75 (+3). Junior Megan Rosenfeld (74-73=147) is tied for 23rd place at 3-over, and sophomore Haley Stephens (75-76) rounds out the quintet at 7-over 151 and tied for 46th place.
The Longhorns will tee off in Sunday's final round at 10:50 a.m. Central on the first hole alongside the Bruins and Trojans.
Team Standings (through two rounds)
T1. UCLA - 276-289=565 (-11)
T1. Southern California - 281-284=565 (-11)
3. TEXAS - 286-287=573 (-3)
4. Arizona - 289-287=576 (E)
5. California - 293-288=581 (+5)
6. Arizona State - 293-293=586 (+10)
7. Stanford - 290-300=590 (+14)
8. Vanderbilt - 296-295=591 (+15)
9. TCU - 297-296=593 (+17)
10. Oregon State - 307-292=599 (+23)
11. San Diego State - 300-303=603 (+27)
12. Oklahoma State - 299-305=604 (+28)
13. Denver - 302-303=605 (+29)
14. Pepperdine - 301-305=606 (+30)
15. Washington - 297-314=611 (+35)
16. New Mexico - 305-309=614 (+38)
17. Washington State - 315-330=645 (+69)
Top 14 Individuals (through two rounds)
T1. Madison Pressel, TEXAS - 69-70=139 (-5)
T1. Stephanie Kono, UCLA - 70-69=139 (-5)
T3. Carlota Ciganda, Arizona State - 71-69=140 (-4)
T3. Sophia Popov, Southern California - 69-71=140 (-4)
5. Tiffany Lua, UCLA - 67-74=141 (-3)
T6. Isabelle Boineau, Arizona - 70-72=142 (-2)
T6. Ani Gulugian, UCLA - 70-72=142 (-2)
T6. Rachel Morris, Southern California - 71-71=142 (-2)
T6. Nicole Vandermade, TEXAS - 72-70=142 (-2)
T10. Five individuals at 143 (-1)
Other Texas Individuals (through two rounds)
T16. Rebecca Lee-Bentham, 71-74=145 (+1)
T23.Megan Rosenfeld, 74-73=147 (+3)
T46.Haley Stephens, 75-76=151 (+7)
