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Mason Rudolph Championship
Stephens leads Women's Golf on day two at Mason Rudolph Championship
09.22.2012 | Women's Golf
Sept. 22, 2012
FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Senior Haley Stephens fired a team-best 1-under-par 71 in Saturday's second round of the Mason Rudolph Championship to lead the Texas Women's Golf team in its season opener. As a team, the Longhorns (294-295) are in second place at 13-over 589 entering Sunday's final round.
Although Stephens (77-71) climbed 23 places up the individual leaderboard from a tie for 37th to a tie for 14th place at 4-over 148, freshman Tezira Abe continued to lead the Longhorns. Abe (73-72=145, +1) carded an even 72 in her second collegiate round and is tied for fourth place.
Senior Desiree Dubreuil (73-73=146, +2) notched her second-consecutive 73 to trail Abe by one stroke and hold a share of seventh place. Senior Katelyn Sepmoree (73-79=152) and freshman Taylor Kim (75-83=158) round out the Texas contingent in ties for 28th and 57th places, respectively.
Senior Madison Pressel (75-76=151) and freshman Natalie Karcher (77-75=152) are tied for 25th and 28th places while competing as individual for the Longhorns
Arizona jumped Texas for the top position on the 15-team leaderboard with a 2-under 286 in Saturday's round. The Wildcats (298-286=584) lead the Longhorns by five strokes. Texas A&M (302-293=595) and Virginia (300-295) are tied for third. Arizona's Kendall Price (73-70) leads all individuals with a 1-under 143.
Mason Rudolph Championship
Vanderbilt Legends Club (par 72; 6,312 yards)
Team Standings (through two rounds)
1. Arizona - 298-286=584 (+8)
2. TEXAS - 294-295=589 (+13)
T3. Texas A&M - 302-293=595 (+19)
T3. Virginia - 300-295=595 (+19)
5. Michigan State - 302-294=596 (+20)
6. Vanderbilt - 304-299=603 (+27)
7. Kentucky - 299-305=604 (+28)
8. Wake Forest - 303-302=605 (+29)
9. Georgia - 301-306=607 (+31)
10. Oregon - 305-305=610 (+34)
11. Stanford - 302-310=612 (+36)
12. North Carolina - 310-306=616 (+40)
13. Tulane - 309-311=620 (+44)
14. Chattanooga - 311-317=628 (+52)
15. Memphis - 321-327=648 (+72)
Top-10 Individual Standings
1. Kendall Prince, Arizona - 73-70=143 (-1)
T2. Emilie Burger, Georgia - 72-72=144 (E)
T2. Natalie Reeves, Texas A&M - 76-68=144 (E)
T4. Tezira Abe, TEXAS - 73-72=145 (+1)
T4. Manon Gidali, Arizona - 74-71=145 (+1)
T4. Janie Jackson, Arizona - 74-71=145 (+1)
T7. Ashleigh Albrecht, Kentucky - 72-74=146 (+2)
T7. Desiree Dubreuil, TEXAS - 73-73=146 (+2)
T7. Olafia Kristinsdottir, Wake Forest - 71-75=146 (+2)
T7. Caroline Powers, Michigan State - 71-75=146 (+2)
Additional Texas Players
T14. Haley Stephens - 77-71=148 (+4)
T28. Katelyn Sepmoree - 73-79=152 (+8)
T57. Taylor Kim - 75-83=158 (+14)
Texas Individuals
T25. Madison Pressel - 75-76=151 (+7)
T28. Natalie Karcher - 77-75=152 (+8)
