Jack Urquhart | Posted: 25 Feb 2019 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

Cougars in fifth after two rounds at the Gold Rush

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

Player Round 1 Round 2 To Par Position
Naomi Soifua 72 72 E T5
Rose Huang 72 75 +3 T13
Anna Kennedy 77 72 +5 T23
Allysha Mae Mateo 76 79 +11 T55
Maria Bernal Clavijo 80 77 +13 T76

 

Day One Team Results

Team Round 1 Round 2 To Par Position
San Jose State 288 290 +2 1
Sacramento State 295 285 +4 2
Georgia 300 287 +11 3
Long Beach State 300 290 +14 4
BYU 297 296 +17 5
Fresno State 294 302 +20 6
UNLV 302 298 +24 T7
Gonzaga 308 292 +24 T7
Kentucky 304 297 +25 9
Idaho 300 303 +27 10
Colorado State 306 298 +28 11
Santa Clara 302 304 +30 12
Minnesota 317 298 +39 T13
Cal State Fullerton 315 300 +39 T13
Central Arkansas 312 312 +48 15

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