No. 8 Women's Golf in second entering final day of NCAA Austin Regional

Tuesday, May 8

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No. 8 Women's Golf in second entering final day of NCAA Austin Regional

05.08.2018 | Women's Golf

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Sophomore Emilee Hoffman shot a 3-under-par 69 on Tuesday.

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No. 8 Texas Women's Golf currently stands in second place at the NCAA Austin Regional and all five Longhorns are inside the top-25 of the individual tournament standings through the first 36 holes of the event Tuesday at the University of Texas Golf Club.

No. 3 Arkansas shot a 17-under-par 271 on Tuesday and currently leads the NCAA Austin Regional with a 21-under-par two-round total of 555 (284-271). Texas fired a three-under-par 285 in the second round and is currently 10-under-par at 566 (281-285). No. 14 Florida is in third with a two-over-par 578 (291-287). Four teams are tied for fourth place. The top-six teams after Wednesday's final 18 holes advance to the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship to be played at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla., May 18-23.

Texas A&M's Maddie Szyrek continues to maintain the individual lead at seven-under-par 137 (68-69). Arkansas' Dylan Kim is in second at six-under-par 138 (70-68), while the Razorbacks' Maria Fassi is in third at five-under-par 139 (69-70).

Sophomore Emilee Hoffman shot a second-round 69 and currently stands tied for fifth with a three-under-par 141 (72-69). Hoffman tallied five birdies on the day and finished the back nine three-under-par. She also recorded 11 pars on the day. Her 69 on Tuesday was her fifth sub-70 round of the season.

Senior Sophia Schubert was one-over-par (73) on Tuesday and currently is in a tie for eighth place with a two-under-par 142, following Monday's first-round 69. Schubert had 13 pars and two birdies on Tuesday's second 18.

Sophomore Greta Isabella Voelker is also tied for eighth with a two-under-par 142 (70-72). Her even-par 72 on Tuesday included 16 pars, one birdie and one bogey. Through two rounds of play, Voelker has the best score on par-three holes (2.75, -2) among all individuals in the tournament.

Freshman Agathe Laisne turned in her second-best round as a Longhorn on Tuesday with a one-under-par 71. She is currently tied for 18th with an even-par 144 (73-71). Laisne had three birdies in her final six holes to finish the back nine three-under-par.

Freshman Kaitlyn Papp is tied for 24th place with a one-over-par 145 (70-75). Papp had 11 pars and two birdies on Tuesday.

The NCAA Austin Regional concludes on Wednesday at the UT Golf Club beginning at 8 a.m. CT. Texas will tee off beginning at 9:50 a.m. CT. Live scoring will be available at http://results.golfstat.com//public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=15149.

POST-ROUND QUOTES

Ryan Murphy, Texas Head Coach (team in second at -10): "It's a solid round. It just feels weird because Arkansas went crazy on our golf course today. 17-under - what are you going to do? No one was going to challenge them today. That's extraordinary. 17-under - I don't think that's ever been done on our golf course."

(on sophomore Emilee Hoffman's second-round 69): "She was fantastic on the back nine. Her and Agathe (Laisne). Agathe played her last six holes three under par and I think Emilee did the same. Those were big for us today to offset Sophia (Schubert) and Kaitlyn (Papp) shooting over par today. Big rounds by them."

Maddie Szeryk, Texas A&M (individual leader at -7): "My front nine was very solid (3-under). I birdied the first hole and I was very steady. Most of my birdie putts were three or four feet. I hit some really good wedges today. I fought for every shot out there, and I only had one bogey today. Coming into this tournament, I knew my short game was really solid and my chipping around the green has been very good. I'm going to try to stay focused on each shot tomorrow in the final round. I would love to finish well as an individual but also help my team advance to Nationals. The plan is to make as many birdies as I can."

Alana Uriell, Arkansas (shot 7-under-par 65 today): "My putting was definitely the key today. I shot 78 yesterday, and I think I just let go of the expectations and pressure and played my game. When I got out of my own way, I was a lot better. I was on the putting range practicing before the round, and my putting felt really good. I could feel the ball come off the face. I birdied the first two holes and that helped get me going. After my round yesterday, I was looking to even it out today. Coming up 18, I was really going for that last (birdie) putt. I'm so happy that I could contribute to our team score today. I was really disappointed yesterday that I was the last player on the team. I wanted to play the way I could, so that my team could succeed."

Emilee Hoffman, Texas (shot 3-under-par 69 today): "I was telling myself to stay patient. On the front nine, I shot even and I had a lot of opportunities. I kept telling myself, 'stay patient and the birdies will fall' and I shot three-under on the back nine, which felt pretty good. Tomorrow, I'm just going to try and do the same thing - stay on my game plan and just see where it takes me."

(on Texas' second-round 285): "I think the team played well today. The conditions today were tougher than yesterday. It's windier today and the pins were tough, so I'm really proud of us for staying in there and fighting hard."

Sophia Schubert, Texas (shot 1-over-par 73 today): "My day started off pretty good. I birdied my first hole and No. 5. I was doing well. I missed a shorter birdie putt on seven and I was a little disappointed by that. Then I had a three-put on eight, so it started going downhill. I had three bogeys in a row. I felt like I was going to be able to come back and make a few birdies on the back, but I just didn't really hit the ball close enough and had some longer putts. I was okay with the round today. It wasn't great, but it was only one over, so it wasn't too bad."

(on Texas being in second place overall at -10): "We are in a good position in second right now. I think we feel good about it. We play this course really well and we know it really well. I think we're going to just keep doing the same thing we've been doing. Act like it's every other tournament tomorrow."

TEAM LEADERBOARD

Place	School	Round 1	Round 2	Total	To Par
1	Arkansas	284	271	555	-21
2	Texas	281	285	566	-10
3	Florida	291	287	578	+2
T4	Baylor	288	293	581	+5
T4	Virginia Tech	288	293	581	+5
T4	Oklahoma	299	282	581	+5
T4	Texas A&M	295	286	581	+5
8	Auburn	292	291	583	+7
T9	Michigan State	285	302	587	+11
T9	Brigham Young	291	296	587	+11
11	UTSA	298	295	593	+17
12	Houston	300	297	597	+21
13	Texas Tech	300	299	599	+23
14	Houston Baptist	301	299	600	+24
15	Miami	298	306	604	+28
16	Georgetown	302	304	606	+30
17	Missouri State	319	319	638	+62
18	East Carolina	299	152	451	+19

INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD

Place	Golfer [School]	Round 1	Round 2	Total	To Par
1	Maddie Szyerk [Texas A&M]	68	69	137	-7
2	Dylan Kim [Arkansas]	70	68	138	-6
3	Maria Fassi [Arkansas]	69	70	139	-5
4	Kaylee Benton [Arkansas]	72	68	140	-4
T5	Rose Huang [Brigham Young]	71	70	141	-3
T5	Amanda Hollandsworth [Virginia Tech]	70	71	141	-3
T5	Emilee Hoffman [Texas]	72	69	141	-3
T8	Sarah Burnham [Michigan State]	70	72	142	-2
T8	Sophia Schubert [Texas]	69	73	142	-2
T8	Kendra Dalton [Brigham Young]	71	71	143	-2
T8	Gurleen Kaur [Baylor]	69	73	142	-2
T8	Amber Park [Texas A&M]	71	71	142	-2
T8	Megan Thothong [Houston]	69	73	142	-2
T8	Julienne Soo [Oklahoma]	75	67	142	-2
T8	Greta Isabella Voelker [Texas]	70	72	142	-2

TEXAS INDIVIDUALS

Place	Golfer	Round 1	Round 2	Total	To Par
T5	Emilee Hoffman	72	69	141	-3
T8	Sophia Schubert	69	73	142	-2
T8	Greta Isabella Voelker	70	72	142	-2
T18	Agathe Laisne	73	71	144	E
T24	Kaitlyn Papp	70	75	145	+1