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Buffs Slip One Spot Into Eighth At Pac-12 Preview
February 20, 2024 | Women's Golf
KAILUA KONA, Hawai'i — The University of Colorado women's golf team is in eighth place after the second round of the Pac-12 Preview, shooting 16-over 308 on the 6,449-yard par 73 Nanea Golf Club, Tuesday.
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After playing the Nanea course at even-par on Monday, Colorado had the second-highest round of the day and sits at 16-over 600, eight strokes back of No. 45 Oregon State.
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No. 2 Stanford and No. 6 UCLA are tied for the lead at 7-under, 577. The Bruins and Cardinal had the only two under-par team rounds of the day, with UCLA shooting 4 under while Stanford was 3 under. No. 4 Stanford is just one shot back at 6 under in field that features six top 20 teams and another two in the top 50.
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"Rough day for the Buffs," Colorado head coach Anne Kelly said. "We started on the tough stretch of holes we finished on yesterday and struggled a bit. Overall, the course was more challenging today with tougher hole locations and firmer greens."
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With a shotgun start, the Buffaloes' five golfers started between the 6th and 10th. While the par-5 6th was kind to Colorado on Monday (3 under), the 7th through 10th was not (7 over). The Buffaloes were 13 over on that four-hole stretch in the second round.
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Sophomore Morgan Miller is tied for 16th after two rounds following her second straight even-par 73. She was 3 over after eight holes, but fought back to even with a clean round the rest of the way. Miller started the climb back up with a birdie at the par-4 16th. She stayed at 2 over through 15, before consecutive birdies at the par-5 4th and par-4 5th secured her team-best 14th round of even-par or better this season.
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 "Was impressed by how Morgan fought her way back to even after a rough start," Kelly said.
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Graduate senior Sabrina Iqbal is tied for 24th at 3-over 149 after recording a 77 in the second round. Iqbal was 2 over through her first nine holes, but jumped back to even after birdies at the par-4 15th and par-3 17th. Unfortunately, she gave both strokes back with a double bogey on the par-5 18th. Iqbal landed her third birdie of the round at the par-4 1st, but finished out the last four holes at 3 over.
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Senior Hailey Schalk had a 79 in the second round and is tied for 36th at 6-over 152. Schalk had a rough start dropping three strokes on the first two holes but settled down to play the back nine at 1 under, recording eight pars and a birdie at the 464-yard par-5 13th. Her return to the front wasn't as kind though, playing holes 1-7 at 4 over.
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Freshman Francesca Sumcad is tied for 41st at 7-over 153 following a 79 in the second round. Junior Lauren Waxer-Gooding remained in in 59th at 23 over, improving on her first-round score by three strokes with an 83 on Tuesday.
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Stanford's Paula Martin Sampedro is the leader after two rounds at 7-under 139, one stroke better than teammate Sadie Englemann at 6 under. Three others are tied for third at 5 under.
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Colorado will pair with No. 20 Arizona, No. 18 San Jose State and Oregon State in Wednesday's final round with a shotgun start at 10:30 a.m. MT. The foursomes will begin the round between holes 6-10, the same five holes the Buffaloes began on Tuesday.
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After playing the Nanea course at even-par on Monday, Colorado had the second-highest round of the day and sits at 16-over 600, eight strokes back of No. 45 Oregon State.
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No. 2 Stanford and No. 6 UCLA are tied for the lead at 7-under, 577. The Bruins and Cardinal had the only two under-par team rounds of the day, with UCLA shooting 4 under while Stanford was 3 under. No. 4 Stanford is just one shot back at 6 under in field that features six top 20 teams and another two in the top 50.
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"Rough day for the Buffs," Colorado head coach Anne Kelly said. "We started on the tough stretch of holes we finished on yesterday and struggled a bit. Overall, the course was more challenging today with tougher hole locations and firmer greens."
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With a shotgun start, the Buffaloes' five golfers started between the 6th and 10th. While the par-5 6th was kind to Colorado on Monday (3 under), the 7th through 10th was not (7 over). The Buffaloes were 13 over on that four-hole stretch in the second round.
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Sophomore Morgan Miller is tied for 16th after two rounds following her second straight even-par 73. She was 3 over after eight holes, but fought back to even with a clean round the rest of the way. Miller started the climb back up with a birdie at the par-4 16th. She stayed at 2 over through 15, before consecutive birdies at the par-5 4th and par-4 5th secured her team-best 14th round of even-par or better this season.
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 "Was impressed by how Morgan fought her way back to even after a rough start," Kelly said.
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Graduate senior Sabrina Iqbal is tied for 24th at 3-over 149 after recording a 77 in the second round. Iqbal was 2 over through her first nine holes, but jumped back to even after birdies at the par-4 15th and par-3 17th. Unfortunately, she gave both strokes back with a double bogey on the par-5 18th. Iqbal landed her third birdie of the round at the par-4 1st, but finished out the last four holes at 3 over.
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Senior Hailey Schalk had a 79 in the second round and is tied for 36th at 6-over 152. Schalk had a rough start dropping three strokes on the first two holes but settled down to play the back nine at 1 under, recording eight pars and a birdie at the 464-yard par-5 13th. Her return to the front wasn't as kind though, playing holes 1-7 at 4 over.
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Freshman Francesca Sumcad is tied for 41st at 7-over 153 following a 79 in the second round. Junior Lauren Waxer-Gooding remained in in 59th at 23 over, improving on her first-round score by three strokes with an 83 on Tuesday.
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Stanford's Paula Martin Sampedro is the leader after two rounds at 7-under 139, one stroke better than teammate Sadie Englemann at 6 under. Three others are tied for third at 5 under.
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Colorado will pair with No. 20 Arizona, No. 18 San Jose State and Oregon State in Wednesday's final round with a shotgun start at 10:30 a.m. MT. The foursomes will begin the round between holes 6-10, the same five holes the Buffaloes began on Tuesday.
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| BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS | Â | |||||
| Rank | Name | Score (To Par) | Â | |||
| T16. | Morgan Miller | 73-73—146 (E) |  | |||
| T24. | Sabrina Iqbal | 72-77—149 (+3) |  | |||
| T36. | Hailey Schalk | 73-79—152 (+6) |  | |||
| T41. | Francesca Sumcad | 74-79—153 (+7) |  | |||
| 59. | Lauren Waxer-Gooding | 86-83—169 (+23) |  | |||
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| TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS | Â | |||||
| Rank | Name | Score (To Par) | ||||
| 1. | Paula Martin Sampedro, Stanford | 69-70—139 (-7) | ||||
| 2. | Sadie Englemann, Stanford | 69-71—140 (-6) | ||||
| T3. | Caroline Canales, UCLA | 70-71—141 (-5) | ||||
| T3. | Zoe Campos, UCLA | 71-70—141 (-5) | ||||
| T3. | Gile Bite Starkute, Arizona | 68-73—141 (-5) | ||||
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| TEAM SCORES | Â | |||||
| Rank | Team | Score (To Par) | Â | |||
| T1. | UCLA | 289-288—577 (-7) |  | |||
| T1. | Stanford | 288-289—577 (-7) |  | |||
| 3. | USC | 282-296—578 (-6) |  | |||
| 4. | Washington | 287-296—583 (-1) |  | |||
| 5. | Arizona | 282-303—585 (+1) |  | |||
| 6. | San Jose State | 290-300—590 (+6) |  | |||
| 7. | Oregon State | 294-298—592 (+8) |  | |||
| 8. | Colorado | 292-308—600 (+16) |  | |||
| 9. | California | 302-300—602 (+18) |  | |||
| 10. | Washington State | 300-305—605 (+21) |  | |||
| 11. | San Diego State | 302-305—607 (+23) |  | |||
| 12. | Hawai'i | 316-328—644 (+60) |  | |||
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