Northwestern University Athletics
Tuesday, May 7
Cle Elum, Wash.
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NCAA Regional (Second Round)
Wildcats in Fifth at NCAA West Regional after Round Two
5/7/2019 10:34:00 PM | Women's Golf
CLE ELUM, Wash. — The Northwestern women's golf program is on the verge of its seventh-consecutive NCAA Championships appearance after two rounds at the NCAA West Regional.
Despite stumbling in the second round amidst high winds that gusted upwards of 20 miles per hour, the Wildcats are in fifth in the 18-team field. The top six teams and top three individuals will advance to the 2019 NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas beginning May 17.
The 'Cats (5th; +10) will tee off in the final round on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. CT alongside Arkansas (4th; +7) and Ohio State (T6th; +12). The No. 1 seed USC continues to lead the field at 10-under after posting the only score under par of the second round.
CLE ELUM REGIONAL TEAM LEADERBOARD
CLE ELUM REGIONAL INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
First year Kelly Sim and junior Brooke Riley led Chicago's Big Ten Team in the second round, shooting 1-over and 2-over, respectively. Sim is tied for ninth with a 36-hole score of 1-under and Riley tied for 13th at 1-over overall.
Sim had a team-high four birdies in the second round Tuesday and is one of just 11 players under par after two days. She made the turn at 1-under after a birdie on No. 8 and made her fourth and final birdie of the day on No. 14. The first year is second in the field through two rounds on Par 5 holes at 5-under.
Riley was steady on the second day at the Tumble Creek Golf Club, making 14 pars, a birdie and three bogeys to shoot a 2-over, 74. She made her lone birdie of the day on No. 8 to make the turn at 1-over before reeling off eight-straight pars. The junior lefty made a bogey on the Par 3 17th, but closed nicely with a par on the Par-5, 485-yard 18th.
First year Kelly Su (+5) and senior Janet Mao (+6) rounded out the scorers for the 'Cats. Su was 6-over on the front due to a pair of double bogeys, but responded with a 1-under, 35, on the back that featured birdies on No. 12 and No. 17.
Despite stumbling in the second round amidst high winds that gusted upwards of 20 miles per hour, the Wildcats are in fifth in the 18-team field. The top six teams and top three individuals will advance to the 2019 NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas beginning May 17.
The 'Cats (5th; +10) will tee off in the final round on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. CT alongside Arkansas (4th; +7) and Ohio State (T6th; +12). The No. 1 seed USC continues to lead the field at 10-under after posting the only score under par of the second round.
CLE ELUM REGIONAL TEAM LEADERBOARD
CLE ELUM REGIONAL INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
First year Kelly Sim and junior Brooke Riley led Chicago's Big Ten Team in the second round, shooting 1-over and 2-over, respectively. Sim is tied for ninth with a 36-hole score of 1-under and Riley tied for 13th at 1-over overall.
Sim had a team-high four birdies in the second round Tuesday and is one of just 11 players under par after two days. She made the turn at 1-under after a birdie on No. 8 and made her fourth and final birdie of the day on No. 14. The first year is second in the field through two rounds on Par 5 holes at 5-under.
Riley was steady on the second day at the Tumble Creek Golf Club, making 14 pars, a birdie and three bogeys to shoot a 2-over, 74. She made her lone birdie of the day on No. 8 to make the turn at 1-over before reeling off eight-straight pars. The junior lefty made a bogey on the Par 3 17th, but closed nicely with a par on the Par-5, 485-yard 18th.
First year Kelly Su (+5) and senior Janet Mao (+6) rounded out the scorers for the 'Cats. Su was 6-over on the front due to a pair of double bogeys, but responded with a 1-under, 35, on the back that featured birdies on No. 12 and No. 17.
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