Vines, Afoa Lead Cougars at West Regional

AUBURN, Wash. -- Kelsey Vines and Annika Afoa led the BYU women's golf team into a tie for 11th place Friday after the second round of the NCAA West Regional in Auburn, Washington.

Amidst cold and wet conditions, Vines and Afoa shot second rounds of 77 (+5) and 76 (+4) respectively to move into a tie for 37th place. The Cougars hope to improve in day three to be one the top eight teams that moves on to the NCAA Championships.

"It was cold today, but we hung in there and fought hard," said BYU head coach Carrie Roberts. "We definitely have a chance to advance, but we need to come out strong again tomorrow."

Jade Bollinger and Emily Copier sit tied for 64th and 73 respectively after second round totals of 80 (+8) and 79 (+5). Maggie Yuan improved on a first-day 81 with a 7-over 79 on day two and remains tied for 94th overall.

The final round begins Saturday at 8 a.m. MT and can be followed live by visiting www.golfstat.com.

The Field - 2011 NCAA West Regional

1. USC

2. Tennessee

3. Virginia

4. UC Davis

5. Arizona

6. Washington

7. South Carolina

T8. Texas A&M

T8. Oregon

10. Iowa State

T11. BYU

T11. Denver

T13. Portland State

T13. Oklahoma

T15. Pepperdine

T15. Georgia

17. San Diego State

18. UTSA

19. Tulsa

20. New Mexico

21. San Jose State

T22. New Mexico State

T22. Oral Roberts

24. Texas El Paso

T7 Brigham Young University +15 303 303

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T37 Kelsey Vines +7 74 77 151

T37 Annika Afoa +7 75 76 151

T63 Jade Bollinger +12 76 80 156

T73 Emily Copier +13 78 79 157

T94 Maggie Yuan +16 81 79 160