Women's Golf Moves to Second at American Championships

April 20, 2015

Championship Central \| Live Scoring Second-Round Results \| Photos \| Final-Round Pairings

Team		Rounds				Score
		1	2	3	F
1.	#23 UCF	291	287		578	+2
T2.	#48 Houston	297	289		292	+4
T2.	#47 SMU	299	287		586	+10
4.	East Carolina	292	295		587	+11
5.	USF	294	296		590	+14
6.	Memphis	299	294		593	+17
7.	#24 Tulane	296	302		598	+22
8.	Cincinnati	305	306		611	+35
9.	Tulsa	312	302		614	+38

HOUSTON LEADERS
		1	2	3	F
T7.	Raegan Bremer	74	70		144	E
T10.	Yuka Kajiki	74	72		146	+2
T10.	Megan Thothong	75	71		146	+2
T18.	Emily Gilbreth	74	76		150	+6
34.	Courtney Ferguson	77	77		154	+10

OVERALL LEADERS
		1	2	3	F
T1.	Alexandra Rossi SMU	70	71		141	-3
T1.	Monifa Sealy UCF	70	71		141	-3
T3.	#92 Jenny Haglund SMU	74	69		143	-1
T3.	Michaela Fletcher Memphis	71	72		143	-1
T3.	#48 Ashley Holder UCF	74	69		143	-1
T3.	Ashley Burke USF	67	76		143	-1

PALM COAST, Fla. - Three University of Houston Women's Golfers posted par or better during Monday's American Athletic Conference Championships Second Round to push the Cougars into a tie for second place.

Competing on the 6,225-yard, par-72 Ocean Course at Hammock Beach Resort and Golf Club, junior Raegan Bremer fired the Cougars' low round of the tournament to date with a 2-under-par 70 to tie for seventh at 144. Megan Thothong rebounded from a First-Round 75 to shoot 71 and was tied for 10th at 146, joining teammate and fellow freshmen Yuka Kajiki, who shot a 72.

Bettering their First-Round scores by eight shots, the Cougars surged into a tie for second place with No. 47 SMU at 586. No. 23 UCF held the second-day lead at 578. East Carolina (587), USF (590), Memphis (593), No. 24 Tulane (598), Cincinnati (611) and Tulsa (614) rounded out the field.

Bremer was steady throughout the day. The Anaheim, Calif., native birdied her first hole of the day and added another birdie on the 160-yard, par-3 12th hole. After surrendering a stroke with a bogey on No. 13, Bremer finished strong with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 17 and 18 to tie for seventh, just three strokes back of leaders Alexandra Rossi of SMU and UCF's Monifa Sealy.

Like Bremer, Thothong enjoyed a sub-par score with four birdies during Tuesday's round. The Dallas native posted a pair of birdies on her front nine and added two more birdies in a 3-hole stretch on the back nine to make her move in the individual standings.

Kajiki also sank four birdies during the Second Round with two on the front nine and two on the back nine. After battling through a double-bogey 6 on the seventh hole, the Hiroshima, Japan, native posted three birdies over her next seven holes.

Sophomore Emily Gilbreth was tied for 18th at 150, while senior Courtney Ferguson stood in 34th at 154.

FINAL ROUND on TUESDAY
The tournament wraps up at 7 a.m. (CDT) Tuesday with the final 18 holes. Fans can follow live scoring by visiting Golfstat.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here. For more information about the 2015 American Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championships, fans can visit Championship Central or by clicking here.

For Tuesday's Final Round, Houston will compete in threesomes with student-athletes from #23 UCF and #47 SMU and start off No. 1.

Ferguson will start the day for the Cougars at 7:50 a.m. (CDT), Tuesday, with Gilbreth (8 a.m. CDT), Kajiki (8:10 a.m. CDT), Thothong (8:20 a.m. CDT) and Bremer (8:30 a.m. CDT) following.

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
While this is the first time that Houston has competed as a team at the American Athletic Conference Championships, this is the second straight season the Cougars are represented at this postseason event.

A year ago, Ferguson, Bremer and Gilbreth competed as individuals. Bremer finished with a score of 225 to finish fourth on the way to being named to the All-American Athletic Conference Team.

As a first-year program during the 2013-14 season, the Cougars were not allowed to compete for team championships under NCAA rules.

UP NEXT
Following the American Athletic Conference Championships, the Cougars will learn their NCAA postseason fate during the NCAA Selection Show at 6 p.m., April 27 on the Golf Channel.

Eighteen teams and six individuals not on those teams will compete at one of four NCAA Regionals on May 7-9. The 2015 NCAA Regional sites are: Lonnie Poole Golf Course, hosted by NC State in Raleigh, N.C.; Warren Golf Course, hosted by Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.; Briggs Ranch Golf Club, hosted by UTSA in San Antonio, Texas and Entrada and Snow Canyon Country Club, hosted by BYU in St. George, Utah.

The low six teams and low three individuals not on those teams will advance to the NCAA Championships, slated for May 22-27 at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla.

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