Buffs In 10th At Pac-12 Preview

KONA, Hawaii – The University of Colorado women's golf team is in 10^th place after two rounds at the Pac-12 Preview Monday, held at the Nanea Golf Club and hosted by the University of Hawaii.

The 12 team-field includes five schools that rank in the top 15 of the latest Golfstat poll (Oct. 29). The 27th ranked Buffaloes shot a 307 in both rounds to conclude the first 36 holes at 30-over par, 614.

“It was a bad day for the Buffs,” said Colorado head coach Anne Kelly. “We played par 5s very poorly. Everyone is pretty frustrated, but determined to improve.”

The No. 6 Washington Huskies are in first place at 9-under par and have an eight stroke lead over UCLA who sits in second, posting a 1-under par. The Huskies and No. 7 Bruins are the only two teams to finish the day under-par. The third ranked Stanford Cardinal is 10-over par in third place. No. 13 Arizona shot a 595 or 11-over par and is in fourth. Washington State is 12-over to round out the top five.

Freshman Brittany Fan leads the Buffs after shooting a 4-over par 150. Fan had two bogeys in her first four holes, but she settled down and recorded three birdies on the back nine to finish her first round at even-par 73. Her second time through, she pared her first hole and then had back-to-back bogeys to go 2-over. The Pearl City, Hawaii native recorded two more bogeys before paring the last six to end the day. Fan is tied for 22^nd and is the only Buffalo hold a spot in the top 25.

Junior Alexis Keating is close behind, tied for 30^th, carding a 77-76—153 or 7-over par. Keating started both rounds with two straight birdies. She was 4-over after the first 18 holes. The Elma, Wash. native made five birdies in the second round as she shaved one stroke off her score. Keating was tied for in the field with seven total birdies.

Sophomore Esther Lee looked more comfortable in the second round, climbing 10 spots and improving her score by four strokes. Lee shot 8-over par (79-75—154). Her day started with six bogeys and one birdie through 18 holes. She opened the second round with four straight pars and then went birdie-bogey-birdie over the next three. She was 1-under making the turn and carded a 3-over on the back nine. Lee is tied for 38^th overall.

Sophomore Natalie Vivaldi is tied for 45^th after posting a 157 or 11-over par. Vivaldi posted nearly identical rounds. She was 5-over in the first round with four bogeys, one double-bogey and one birdie. Her second time out, she carded a 6-over par, 79.

Junior Jamie Oleksiew is 17-over par and in 57^th after two challenging rounds, recording a 7-over par, 80 to begin the day and 10-over par in the second round. She had two birdies on Monday and finished strong paring the final two holes.

UCLA's Alison Lee is in first at 9-under par. Washington's SooBin Kim is three strokes behind in second and the Huskies' Charlotte Thomas finished the first day at 2-under in third place. Five players, including a pair from Washington State are tied for fourth heading into the final round.

The tournament concludes on Tuesday with the third round beginning at 7:45 a.m. HT (10:45 MT).

BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS
T22.	Brittany Fan	73-77—150
T30.	Alexis Keating	77-76—153
T38.	Esther Lee	79-75—154
T45.	Natalie Vivaldi	78-79—157
57.	Jamie Oleksiew	80-83—163
TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS
1.	Alison Lee, UCLA	68-69—137
2.	SooBin Kim, Washington	68-72—140
3.	Charlotte Thomas, Washington	71-73—144
T4.	Alivia Brown, Washington State	68-77—145
T4.	Caroline Inglis, Oregon	72-73—145
T4.	Erynne Lee, UCLA	73-72—145
T4.	Kristen Rue, Washington State	72-73—145
T4.	Jing Yan, Washington	71-74—145
TEAM SCORES
Rank	Team	Score
1.	Washington	282-293—575
2.	UCLA	288-295—583
3.	Stanford	291-303—594
4.	Arizona	293-302—595
5.	Washington State	289-307—596
6.	Southern California	294-303—597
7.	California	302-298—600
8.	Arizona State	304-300—604
9.	Oregon	296-311—607
10.	COLORADO	307-307—614
11.	Oregon State	300-318—618
12.	Hawaii	313-315—628

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Players Mentioned

Brittany Fan

Alexis Keating

Esther Lee

Jamie Oleksiew

Natalie Vivaldi