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No. 2 Women's Golf in third after two rounds of NCAA Championship
05.19.2019 | Women's Golf
The top-eight teams after Monday's round advance to match play.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Powered by an impressive second-round 69 by freshman Hailee Cooper, the No. 2 Texas women's golf team is currently in third place following 36 holes of stroke play at the NCAA Championship, hosted by the University of Arkansas at Blessings Golf Club.
The Longhorns have carded a 12-over-par two-round total of 596 [302-294] to stand in third place. No. 3 Duke leads the field with a two-over-par 586 [305-281], while No. 1 Southern California is in second with an 11-over-par 595 [306-289].
"We're in a good position right now," Texas head coach Ryan Murphy said. "We were in a good position after round one and we salvaged this round after a slow start. We didn't get off to a good start yesterday, but finishing at two-over par was good. I like where we're sitting right now."
Texas completed the second round on Sunday morning after play was suspended at 12:15 p.m. CT Saturday due to inclement weather. Sophomore Agathe Laisne had one hole to finish and junior Emilee Hoffman had two to complete.
"I think we handled [the weather delay] pretty well," Murphy said. "We had an opportunity to get this golf course a little bit yesterday. It was a little more tame. We did okay and we salvaged it."
As a team, the Longhorns lead the field with 111 pars on the week. They also have recorded 25 birdies. Texas has the second-best average of all teams this week on par-four holes [4.23, +21].
The stroke-play portion of the NCAA Championship has been shortened to 54 holes. The final round of stroke play will take place on Monday with the Longhorns set to tee off at 1:01 p.m. CT. The top-eight teams following Monday's round will advance to the match-play quarterfinals.
A LOOK AT THE LINEUP
- Cooper, who rebounded from a difficult first round, is currently tied for 16th place after her second-round 69. She has recorded a three-over-par 149 [80-69]. It was her sixth round this season in the 60s and her team-leading 18th round at par or better. Cooper is tied for the Texas team lead this week with six birdies – including five in the second round - and also has totaled 22 pars.
- Laisne also tied for 16th overall with a three-over-par 149 [75-74]. She has the fourth-best average of all golfers in the field this week on par-three holes [2.88, -1].
- Hoffman [72-79] and sophomore Kaitlyn Papp [77-74] are tied for 23rd with five-over-par 151s. Hoffman has a team-best 26 pars on the week, which is tied for second-most among all golfers in the field. Papp is tied for the team lead with six birdies.
- Freshman Sara Kouskova is tied for 57th with a nine-over-par 155 [78-77].
UP NEXT
The third round of the NCAA Championship takes place on Monday. Tee times for the Longhorns will begin at 1:01 p.m. CT at Blessings Golf Club. The top-eight teams after Monday's round advance to the match-play quarterfinals.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Duke [305-281=586, +2]
2. Southern California [306-289=595, +11]
3. Texas [302-294=596, +12]
T4. Arizona [304-294=598, +14]
T4. Arkansas [302-296=598, +14]
6. Stanford [304-300=604, +20]
7. Purdue [312-294=606, +22]
8. Northwestern [313-294=607, +23]
T9. Auburn [313-295=608, +24]
T9. Wake Forest [309-299=608, +24]
11. Ole Miss [314-297=611, +27]
12. Arizona State [310-302=612, +28]
13. Florida [321-294=615, +31]
14. Illinois [320-296=616, +32]
15. Florida State [321-298=619, +35]
16. Virginia [314-307=621, +37]
17. Washington [311-311=622, +38]
18. UCLA [315-308=623, +39]
19. San Jose State [324-302=626, +42]
20. UCF [321-308=629, +45]
21. Kent State [325-308=633, +49]
T22. Vanderbilt [319-316=635, +51]
T22. Indiana [322-313=635, +51]
24. Tennessee [328=311=639, +55]
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
1. Sierra Brooks, Florida [75-67=142, -4]
T2. Maria Fassi, Arkansas [72-71=143, -3]
T2. Bianca Pagdanganan, Arizona [69-74=143, -3]
4. Inez Wanamarta, Purdue [74-70=144, -2]
5. Ana Belac, Duke [76-69=145, -1]
TEXAS GOLFERS
T16. Hailee Cooper [80-69=149, +3]
T16. Agathe Laisne [75-74=149, +3]
T23. Kaitlyn Papp [77-74=151, +5]
T23. Emilee Hoffman [72-79=151, +5]
T57. Sara Kouskova [78-77=155, +9]
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