Story Courtesy of KSU Media Relations
COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Kent State continues to receive good, solid play from top to bottom in its line-up at the NCAA Central Regional. However, with no one able to go low, the Golden Flashes slipped into a tie for 11th at the conclusion of the second round.
With 18 holes remaining, the Flashes currently sit at plus-33 (609) < seven strokes out of a coveted spot in the top eight. Ohio State is hosting the event at the par 72, 6,246-yard Scarlet Course.
Senior Kirby Dreher paced KSU with a three-over 75 and is tied for 24th overall at plus-seven (151). Friday’s round included an eagle at the par-5 fourth hole. Sophomore Martina Gavier and freshman Mercedes Germino both added 76s, while freshman Mandi Morrow posted a 75. Gavier is tied for 21st at plus-6 (150) after opening with a 74 Thursday.
Top-seeded UCLA maintained its double-digit advantage over the rest of the field on the heels of a 290 (+2) Friday. The Bruins are two-under overall (574), 10 shots clear of Purdue (584). Oklahoma State sits in third place at
589 (+13).
The Bruins also boast the top two individuals as Stephanie Kono and Maria Jose Uribe are tied for the individual lead at five-under-par (139) after carding matching rounds of 69 and 70 in the first two rounds. Purdue¹s Maude-Aimee LeBlanc moved into third place with the low round of the day a 69 and stands just one stroke behind the UCLA duo.
Kent State will tee off at 9:00 a.m. in Saturday's final round. The low eight teams at the conclusion of play will advance to the NCAA Championship May 19-22 in Owings Mills, Md.
Hole-by-hole live scoring for the event can be found at www.golfstat.com.
Team Scores
1. UCLA 284-290=574
2. Purdue 295-289=584
3. Oklahoma State 297-292=589
4. Wake Forest 298-295=593
5. Michigan State 296-300=595
6. New Mexico 301-296=597
7. Ohio State 306-293=599
8. UT-Chattanooga 303-299=602
T9. Georgia State 303-305=608
T9. Washington 308-300=608
T11. Kent State 305-304=609
T11. Kentucky 308-301=609
13. Stanford 310-304=614
14. Louisville 308-307=615
15. N.C. State 312-307=619
16. Notre Dame 316-305=621
17. Illinois State 311-313=624
18. Michigan 312-321=633
19. Harvard 318-323=641
T20. Murray State 322-327=649
T20. Fairleigh Dickinson 328-321=649
Individual Leaders
T1. Stephanie Kono, UCLA 69-70=139
T1. Maria Jose Uribe, UCLA 69-70=139
3. Maude-Aimee LeBlanc, Purdue 7169=140
4. Jodi Ewart, New Mexico 71-72=143
T5. Junthima Gulyanamitta, Purdue 74-71=145 T5. Maria Hernandez, Purdue 73-72=145 T5. Nanette Hill, Wake Forest 72-73=145
Kent State Individuals
T21. Martina Gavier 74-76=150
T24. Kirby Dreher 76-75=151
T59. Mandi Morrow 78-77=155
T64. Mercedes Germino 80-76=156
T65. Maddi Swaney 77-79=156