University of Houston
NCAA Baton Rouge Regional
Women's Golf Slips at NCAA Baton Rouge Regional
5/6/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
| Photos | Live Scoring | Second-Round Results Final-Round Pairings | Schedule |
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| Team | Rounds | Score | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | #24 South Carolina | 290 | 277 | 567 | -9 | |
| 2. | #13 Washington | 286 | 289 | 575 | -1 | |
| 3. | #5 Florida | 293 | 287 | 580 | +4 | |
| 4. | #4 Duke | 298 | 287 | 585 | +9 | |
| t5. | #20 Oregon | 292 | 296 | 588 | +12 | |
| t5. | #BYU | 298 | 290 | 588 | +12 | |
| 7. | #10 Arizona State | 296 | 298 | 594 | +18 | |
| 8. | #33 Houston | 295 | 300 | 595 | +19 | |
| 9. | #28 East Carolina | 301 | 301 | 602 | +26 | |
| 10. | Harvard | 308 | 295 | 603 | +27 | |
| 11. | #48 LSU | 299 | 310 | 609 | +33 | |
| 12. | #44 Augusta | 311 | 301 | 612 | +36 | |
| 13. | #30 NC State | 307 | 307 | 614 | +38 | |
| 14. | Denver | 315 | 304 | 619 | +43 | |
| 15. | Wichita State | 312 | 308 | 620 | +44 | |
| t16. | New Mexico | 313 | 309 | 622 | +46 | |
| t16. | North Florida | 322 | 300 | 622 | +46 | |
| 18. | Fairleigh Dickinson | 322 | 313 | 635 | +59 | |
| HOUSTON LEADERS | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| t16. | Leonie Harm | 69 | 77 | 146 | +2 | |
| t16. | Yuka Kajiki | 74 | 72 | 146 | +2 | |
| t40. | Raegan Bremer | 75 | 76 | 151 | +7 | |
| t49. | Megan Thothong | 77 | 76 | 153 | +9 | |
| t50. | Emily Gilbreth | 77 | 76 | 153 | +9 | |
| OVERALL LEADERS | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | #4 Katelyn Dambaugh South Carolian | 70 | 66 | 136 | -8 | |
| 2. | #27 Charlotte Thomas Washington | 73 | 67 | 140 | -4 | |
| t3. | Lea Garner BYU | 73 | 69 | 142 | -2 | |
| t3. | #41 Sandy Choi Duke | 73 | 69 | 142 | -2 | |
| t3. | Julianne Alvarez Washington | 70 | 72 | 142 | -2 | |
BATON ROUGE, La. -- University of Houston sophomore Yuka Kajiki posted an even-par 72 to lead the Cougars during the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional Second Round at University Club on Friday afternoon.
Kajiki, who recently became a two-time All-American Athletic Conference selection, enjoyed the team's low round Friday and moved into a tie for 16th in the overall standings at 146. The Hiroshima, Japan native played steady throughout the round, sinking a pair of birdies along the way.
Starting the day with seven straight pars, Kajiki enjoyed her first birdie on the 155-yard, par-3 eighth hole but returned to even par with a bogey on No. 9 to cap her front nine.
She returned to under par with a birdie on the par-5 11th hole and closed out the round with six pars and only a bogey on No. 15 to blemish her scorecard.
As a team, the Cougars posted a score of 300 on Friday to slip into eighth place with a 36-hole total of 595.
South Carolina posted the second-lowest team score in the history of the University Club and held the team lead at 567 to finish eight strokes ahead of No. 13 Washington.
No. 5 Florida stood in third at 580 with No. 4 Duke (585), No. 20 Oregon (588), No. 37 BYU (588) and No. 10 Arizona State (594) ahead of the Cougars.
The low six teams and the low three individuals not on those teams at each NCAA Regional site advance to the NCAA Championships on May 20-25, hosted at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Oregon.
Sophomore Megan Thothong, junior Emily Gilbreth and senior Raegan Bremer each finished with 76s in Friday's round. Bremer was tied for 40th at 151, while Thothong and Gilbreth were tied for 49th at 153.
Harm, who held a share of the overall lead entering the Second Round, dropped into a tie for 16th after recording a 77 on Friday.
Following Houston, No. 28 East Carolina (602), Harvard (603), No. 48 LSU (609) and No. 44 Augusta (612) rounded out the top-12 leaders.
South Carolina's Katelyn Dambaugh fired a 66 in the Second Round to hold the individual lead at 8-under-par 136. Washington's Charlotte Thomas stood in second at 140 with BYU's Lea Garner, Duke's Sandy Choi and Washington's Julianne Alvarez tied for third at 142.
LSU's Elise Bradley, Arizona State's Linnea Strom and Anna Zhou of Harvard were the low three individual players not on currently qualifying teams at even-par 144.
FINAL-ROUND PAIRINGS
The Cougars start Saturday's Final Round at 7:30 a.m. off No. 1. Houston will compete in threesomes with student-athletes from No. 10 Arizona State and No. 28 East Carolina.
Gilbreth will start Saturday's play for the Cougars at 7:30 a.m., with Thothong (7:39 a.m.), Bremer (7:48 a.m.), Kajiki (7:57 a.m.) and Harm (8:06 a.m.) following.
Admission is free, and fans are invited to attend. Fans can follow live scoring by visiting Golfstat.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.
NCAA REGIONALS HISTORY
This marks the second straight season in which the Cougars competed in the NCAA Regionals. Houston has competed in the NCAA postseason every season in which it was eligible for team competition after starting the program with four individuals in 2013-14.
A year ago, the Cougars played as the No. 12 seed at the NCAA San Antonio Regional, finishing 13th with a score of 881.
Bremer, Gilbreth, Kajiki and Thothong are competing in the second NCAA Regionals of their collegiate careers, while Harm made her NCAA postseason debut.
At the 2015 NCAA San Antonio Regional, Gilbreth led the team individually with a score of 218 and tied with Thothong for the team's low round of the tournament with a 71 in the Second Round.
PLAYING at the UNIVERSITY CLUB
This is the second time that Houston has competed in Baton Rouge, La., this season. The Cougars finished seventh at the LSU Tiger Classic on March 20-22 22 with Bremer and Harm earning top-20 finishes.
The Cougars are one of five teams in the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional who previously played at the University Club in 2015-16. Houston joins Duke, NC State, Denver and host LSU.
In addition, Houston is one of 12 teams in the NCAA Regional field who have previous experience at their Regional site this season. In addition to Duke, NC State, Denver and LSU at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, both Texas and Texas A&M faced one another in match-play on Sept. 6, 2015, at Traditions Club in Baton Rouge, La.
Stanford, Colorado, San Jose State, USC and Pepperdine also played at the Stanford Golf Course at various times earlier this season.
UP NEXT
The low six teams and low three individuals not on those teams from each of the four NCAA Regionals advance to the NCAA Championships on May 20-25, hosted at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Oregon.
For the second straight season, the NCAA Women's Golf Championships will be shown on Golf Channel. More than 100 news and tournament hours are planned again for the Men's and Women's Golf Championships on Golf Channel.
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