The Middle of the Pack

KAPELOI, Hawaii. — Squaring off against best competition of the season, the women’s golf team is sitting in sixth after the first two rounds of the Rainbow Wahine Invitational.

While the Cougars are in the middle of the pack, nationally ranked UCLA, Washington and Stanford are leading the way. UCLA, the No. 1 team in the country, is currently in first, 18 shots ahead of second-place Washington.

Maggie Yuan leads the Cougars, tied for 12th overall. Yuan shot a team-low 74 in the first round and dropped it to a 73 in the second round. Behind Yuan is Ashley Malaska who had a great second round, shooting a 74. Malaska is just outside of the top 20 going into the final round, currently 22nd overall.

Amanda Keith and Maria Yacaman also put in strong performances on the day and are tied for 34th. After struggling on her front nine, Keith birdied several holes on the back to keep pace for the Cougars.

The Cougars will finish tournament play on Wednesday. To follow the tournament live click here.

Place	Name	Score
t12	Maggie Yuan	147
t22	Ashley Malaska	151
t34	Amanda Keith	155
t34	Maria Yacaman	155
t44	Lauren Atkinson	158

Place	Team	Score
1	UCLA	566
t2	Washington	584
t2	Florida International	584
4	Stanford	586
5	San Jose State	601
6	BYU	606
t7	Mercer University	615
t7	Sacramento State	615
9	CSU Fullerton	619
10	Rutgers	626
11	Hawaii	631
12	Utah Valley	644