University of Houston
Maryb S. Kauth Invitational
Andersen Leads at Kauth Invitational
10/23/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
| Live Scoring | First-Day Results Second-Round Pairings | Schedule |
|---|
| Team | Rounds | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | Mississippi State | 284 | 284 | -4 | ||
| 2. | #23 Tennessee | 285 | 285 | -3 | ||
| 3. | #9 Arkansas | 288 | 288 | E | ||
| 4. | #39 Texas A&M | 290 | 290 | +2 | ||
| t5. | UTSA | 291 | 291 | +3 | ||
| t5. | #32 Auburn | 291 | 291 | +3 | ||
| 7. | #41 Kansas State | 293 | 293 | +5 | ||
| t8. | Tulane | 294 | 294 | +6 | ||
| t8. | #21 SMU | 294 | 294 | +6 | ||
| 10. | #35 TCU | 298 | 298 | +10 | ||
| 11. | Houston | 299 | 299 | +11 | ||
| t12. | #49 Old Dominion | 305 | 305 | +17 | ||
| t12. | LSU | 305 | 305 | +17 | ||
| 14. | Texas State | 306 | 306 | +18 | ||
| HOUSTON LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| t7. | Allie Andersen | 72 | 72 | E | ||
| t20. | Emily Gilbreth | 73 | 73 | +1 | ||
| t30. | Megan Thothong | 75 | 75 | +3 | ||
| t66. | Leonie Harm | 79 | 79 | +7 | ||
| t69. | Ivon Reijers | 80 | 80 | +8 | ||
| OVERALL LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | #39 Alana Uriell Arkansas | 65 | 65 | -7 | ||
| 2. | Ji Eun Baik Mississippi State | 68 | 68 | -4 | ||
| t3. | #64 Anna Newell Tennessee | 69 | 69 | -3 | ||
| t3. | Hannah Pietila Tennessee | 69 | 69 | -3 | ||
| t5. | Julie Houston UTSA | 70 | 70 | -2 | ||
| t5. | Chieh Jessica Peng Mississippi State | 70 | 70 | -2 | ||
| t5. | #47 Lindsey McCurdy SMU | 70 | 70 | -2 | ||
| t5. | Teri Doss Mississippi State | 70 | 70 | -2 | ||
THE WOODLANDS, Texas â€" University of Houston junior Allie Andersen posted an even-par 72 Sunday to lead the Cougars and tie for 15th following the First Round of the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational at Briggs Ranch Golf Club.
As a team, the Cougars posted a team score of 299 to finish the first day in 11th on the 6,450-yard, par-72 course.
Andersen, who is competing in her first season with the Cougars after transferring from Colorado State, started her day on No. 10 and overcame a bogey on just her second hole. The Woodlands, Texas, native sank her first of three birdies on the 387-yard, par-4 12th hole.
After another bogey on No. 15, she closed out her front nine with three straight birdies and started her back nine in impressive fashion with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 1 and 2. Andersen closed out her day with a bogey and six pars, including five straight.
Senior Emily Gilbreth joined Andersen among the top-20 leaders, tying for 20th at 73. Junior Megan Thothong stood in a tie for 30th at 75, while sophomore Leonie Harm was tied for 66th at 79. Junior Ivon Reijers tied for 69th at 80.
Mississippi State held the first-day team lead at 284 to finish one stroke in front of No. 23 Tennessee. No. 9 Arkansas stood in third at 288 with No. 39 Texas A&M (290), UTSA (291), No. 32 Auburn (291), No. Kansas State (293), Tulane (294), No. 21 SMU (294) and No. 35 TCU (298) rounding out the top-10 leaders.
39th-ranked Alana Uriell of Arkansas opened the tournament with a 65 to hold a 3-stroke advantage over Ji Eun Baik of Mississippi State. Tennessee teammates Anna Newell and Hannah Pietila were tied for third with 69s.
LIVE SCORING
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SECOND-ROUND PAIRINGS
Monday's Second Round tees off with an 8:30 a.m., split-tee start of No. 1 and No. 10. The Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from TCU and Old Dominion and begin off No. 10
Reijers begins the Second Round for the Cougars at 8:30 a.m., with Harm (8:38 a.m.), Thothong (8:46 a.m.), Gilbreth (8:54 a.m.) and Andersen (9:02 a.m.) following.
The tournament wraps up with the Final Round on Tuesday morning.
UP NEXT
Following the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational, the Cougars wrap up their fall schedule when they tee off at Trinity Forest Invitational presented by Vic Salvino, hosted by SMU at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas.
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