BYU, Mateo in third at Entrada Classic

ST. GEORGE, Utah — Allysha Mae Mateo shot a one-over 145 Monday to put herself and the BYU women’s golf team in third place through the first two rounds of the BYU at Entrada Classic.

“We had a rough start, but our finish helped us move up the leaderboard,” BYU head coach Carrie Roberts said. “Three birdies on the last hole was a great finish. Allysha was solid all day and has a good chance to win tomorrow.”

Mateo posted a 74 (+2) in round one and a 71 (-1) in round two to finish the day just four strokes behind current co-leaders Lauren Cox and Patricia Sinolungan of North Texas. Mateo carded a team-best 23 pars on the afternoon and added six birdies. The sophomore also recorded a team-low 4.00 par-4 scoring average.

Kerstin Fotu came next for the Cougars, ending the day tied for 11th place after shooting a 150 (+6) through the first two rounds. The freshman posted a first-round 77 (+5) and a second-round 73 (+1). Naomi Soifua currently sits tied for 21st after shooting scores of 82 (+10) and 71 (-1) in rounds one and two.

Annick Haczkiewicz and Cynthia Tu rounded out the scoring for BYU, finishing the day tied for 25th and 44th places, respectively. Haczkiewicz posted a 76 (+4) in the first and a 78 (+6) in the second. Tu, competing as one of the team’s starting five for the first time in her career, carded a first-round 75 (+3) and a second-round 84 (+12).

Anna Kennedy, competing as an individual, tied for 48th place after posting consecutive rounds of 80 (+8).

As a team, the Cougars ended the day at 19-over-par after shooting a 302 (+14) in the first and a 293 (+5) in the second.

North Texas currently sits atop the leaderboard with a 573 (-3), followed by Iowa at 594 (+18). Following third-place BYU, Idaho and in-state opponent Utah Valley round out the tournament’s top-five. WCC foe Santa Clara heads into tomorrow’s final round tied for sixth place while in-state opponent Southern Utah is tied for ninth.

Tomorrow’s third and final round will tee off at 8:30 a.m. MDT in a shotgun start. Live stats and the leaderboard can be found on Golfstat.com.

Day One Individual Standings

*Competing as individual

Day One Team Standings (Top 5 Only)