Sunday, October 22
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Francesca Sumcad
Buffs Finish 18th At Stanford Intercollegiate
October 22, 2023 | Women's Golf
STANFORD, Calif. — The University of Colorado women's golf team finished 18th overall at the Stanford Intercollegiate with a 54-hole score of 40-over-par, 892, as the tournament concluded Sunday at the Stanford Golf Course.
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Colorado's final round effort mirrored that of its second round. The Buffaloes matched Saturday's team score, shooting 12-over, 296. Similar to Saturday, Colorado got off to a strong start on the front half, only to struggle toward the end.
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No. 11 Southern California won the team title at 9-under, 843. No. 22 Northwestern was the runner-up and the only other team to shoot in the red for the tournament at 2-under, 850. Top ranked Stanford and No. 27 California tied for third at 2-over, 854.
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Colorado limited mistakes on the front nine, shooting 1-under. Four of Colorado's golfers birdied either No. 1 (par 5) or No. 2 (par 4) and the Buffaloes had no score worse than bogey at the turn.
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Colorado didn't fare as well on the back though, shooting 13-over with just four birdies on that side of the course.
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Freshman Francesca Sumcad had Colorado's round of the day, logging a 70, representing the Buffaloes second under-par round of the tournament. She played the front nine brilliantly at 3-under, with birdies at the par 5 No. 7 and a on a pair of par 4s at No. 2 and No. 9. She fell back to even with three straight bogeys on the back, but got back to the red with a final birdie at the par 4 No. 15.
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Sumcad, who improved her score by four strokes from the previous round both Saturday and Sunday, tied for 62nd overall at 9-over, 222.
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Sophomore Morgan Miller had Colorado's low 54-hole score for the third-straight tournament. She struggled with a 76 during the final round, but finished tied for 46th overall at 6-over, 219.
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Junior Maria Eidhagen Harrouch shot 3-over, 74, for the second-straight day to finish tied for 67th at 11-over, 224. Freshman Vanessa Ngo tied for 80th overall at 16-over, 229, after a 76 on Sunday. Senior Hailey Schalk tied for 90th overall at 20-over, 233.
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"Proud of Franky (Sumcad), she was under par most of the day and had a couple of rough holes but came back strong," Colorado head coach Anne Kelly said. "The team got off to a good start, but once again struggled to finish the round. This is definitely an area we need to continue to work on and improve."
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The Buffaloes were without graduate transfer Sabrina Iqbal who on Friday finished off an impressive showing at the LPGA Stage II Q-School. Iqbal shot a final-round 68 to finish tied for eighth with a four-round total of 7-under, securing EPSON Tour status for the 2024 season following her Colorado career.
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Colorado will finish the fall portion of its schedule at the Miami Hurricane Invitational, Oct. 30-31, at the Bitmore Golf Course Miami, in Coral Gables, Fla.
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Colorado's final round effort mirrored that of its second round. The Buffaloes matched Saturday's team score, shooting 12-over, 296. Similar to Saturday, Colorado got off to a strong start on the front half, only to struggle toward the end.
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No. 11 Southern California won the team title at 9-under, 843. No. 22 Northwestern was the runner-up and the only other team to shoot in the red for the tournament at 2-under, 850. Top ranked Stanford and No. 27 California tied for third at 2-over, 854.
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Colorado limited mistakes on the front nine, shooting 1-under. Four of Colorado's golfers birdied either No. 1 (par 5) or No. 2 (par 4) and the Buffaloes had no score worse than bogey at the turn.
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Colorado didn't fare as well on the back though, shooting 13-over with just four birdies on that side of the course.
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Freshman Francesca Sumcad had Colorado's round of the day, logging a 70, representing the Buffaloes second under-par round of the tournament. She played the front nine brilliantly at 3-under, with birdies at the par 5 No. 7 and a on a pair of par 4s at No. 2 and No. 9. She fell back to even with three straight bogeys on the back, but got back to the red with a final birdie at the par 4 No. 15.
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Sumcad, who improved her score by four strokes from the previous round both Saturday and Sunday, tied for 62nd overall at 9-over, 222.
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Sophomore Morgan Miller had Colorado's low 54-hole score for the third-straight tournament. She struggled with a 76 during the final round, but finished tied for 46th overall at 6-over, 219.
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Junior Maria Eidhagen Harrouch shot 3-over, 74, for the second-straight day to finish tied for 67th at 11-over, 224. Freshman Vanessa Ngo tied for 80th overall at 16-over, 229, after a 76 on Sunday. Senior Hailey Schalk tied for 90th overall at 20-over, 233.
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"Proud of Franky (Sumcad), she was under par most of the day and had a couple of rough holes but came back strong," Colorado head coach Anne Kelly said. "The team got off to a good start, but once again struggled to finish the round. This is definitely an area we need to continue to work on and improve."
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The Buffaloes were without graduate transfer Sabrina Iqbal who on Friday finished off an impressive showing at the LPGA Stage II Q-School. Iqbal shot a final-round 68 to finish tied for eighth with a four-round total of 7-under, securing EPSON Tour status for the 2024 season following her Colorado career.
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Colorado will finish the fall portion of its schedule at the Miami Hurricane Invitational, Oct. 30-31, at the Bitmore Golf Course Miami, in Coral Gables, Fla.
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| BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS | ||||
| Rank | Name | Score (To Par) | ||
| T46. | Morgan Miller | 73-70-76—219 (+6) | ||
| T62. | Francesca Sumcad | 78-74-70—222 (+9) | ||
| T67. | Maria Eidhagen Harrouch | 76-74-74—224 (+11) | ||
| T80. | Vanessa Ngo | 75-78-76—229 (+16) | ||
| T90. | Hailey Schalk | 76-78-79—233 (+20) | ||
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| TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS | ||||
| Rank | Name | Score (To Par) | ||
| 1. | Catherine Park, USC | 68-69-69—206 (-7) | ||
| 2. | Amanda Sambach, Virginia | 72-67-68—207 (-6) | ||
| T3. | Ching-Tzu Chen, Oregon | 70-69-69—208 (-5) | ||
| T3. | Kelly Xu, Stanford | 70-69-69—208 (-5) | ||
| T5. | Hailey Borja, Michigan | 70-69-70—209 (-4) | ||
| T5. | Lauryn Nguyen, Northwestern | 70-66-73—209 (-4) | ||
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| TEAM SCORES | ||||
| Rank | Team | Score (To Par) | ||
| 1. | USC | 279-284-280—843 (-9) | ||
| 2. | Northwestern | 285-283-282—850 (-2) | ||
| T3. | Stanford | 286-279-289—854 (+2) | ||
| T3. | California | 288-287-279—854 (+2) | ||
| T5. | UCLA | 274-290-294—858 (+6) | ||
| T5. | Virginia | 283-280-295—858 (+6) | ||
| 7. | Arizona State | 289-285-287—861 (+9) | ||
| 8. | Texas | 280-293-292—865 (+13) | ||
| 9. | Michigan | 290-289-287—866 (+14) | ||
| 10. | Oregon State | 293-281-295—869 (+17) | ||
| 11. | Oregon | 296-292-284—872 (+20) | ||
| T12. | Arizona | 289-295-290—874 (+22) | ||
| T12. | Auburn | 293-290-291—874 (+22) | ||
| 14. | Washington | 297-289-291—877 (+25) | ||
| 15. | Iowa State | 295-295-288—878 (+26) | ||
| 16. | San Jose State | 300-288-292—880 (+28) | ||
| 17. | Denver | 307-293-291—891 (+39) | ||
| 18. | Colorado | 300-296-296—892 (+40) | ||
| 19. | Georgia | 300-301-297—898 (+46) | ||
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