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Jack Urquhart
| Posted: 18 Apr 2019 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
Cougars in third after first round of WCC Championship
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SPOKANE, Wash. – BYU women's golf finished the first day of the West Coast Conference Championship in third place at Manito Golf & Country Club.
"Tomorrow is moving day," BYU head coach Carrie Roberts said. "We'll look to move up the leaderboard to put ourselves in contention for Saturday."
With a 16-over score of 300, the Cougars trailed leader Gonzaga by eight strokes. Pepperdine had the day's second-best round at 14-over.
Naomi Soifua shot a team-best two-under to be tied for second overall. She was two strokes off the pace set by Gonzaga's Quynn Duong, who sat alone atop the leaderboard with an even-par.
Rose Huang and Anna Kennedy both scored four-over par to tie for ninth place on the day. Allysha Mae Mateo shot six-over, with Annick Haczkiewicz rounding out BYU's lineup with a seven-over.
The Cougars will play the second round on Friday and final round on Saturday. Live scoring is available on GolfStat.com.
Round One Individual Results
| Player | Round 1 | To Par | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naomi Soifua | 73 | +2 | T2 |
| Rose Huang | 75 | +4 | T9 |
| Anna Kennedy | 75 | +4 | T9 |
| Allysha Mae Mateo | 77 | +6 | T17 |
| Annick Haczkiewicz | 78 | +7 | T19 |
Round One Team Results
| Team | Round 1 | To Par | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 292 | +8 | 1 |
| Pepperdine | 298 | +14 | 2 |
| BYU | 300 | +16 | 3 |
| Santa Clara | 306 | +22 | 4 |
| San Francisco | 310 | +26 | 5 |
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