Women's Golf . October 2, 2017

Olarra Paces No. 11 South Carolina On Day Two Of ANNIKA Intercollegiate

Oct. 2, 2017

SCORECARDS

1. Lois Kaye Go
Round 1: 71
Round 2: 72
Round 3:
To Par: -1
Place: T12

2. Ainhoa Olarra
Round 1: 74
Round 2: 70
Round 3:
To Par: E
Place: T16

3. Anita Uwadia
Round 1: 71
Round 2: 74
Round 3:
To Par: +1
Place: T18

4. Marion Veysseyre
Round 1: 75
Round 2: 73
Round 3:
To Par: +4
Place: T28

5. Ana Pelaez
Round 1: 76
Round 2: 73
Round 3:
To Par: +5
Place: T32

No. 11 Women’s Golf at ANNIKA Intercollegiate

Tournament Info

Dates: Oct. 1-3, 2017

Location: Eden Prairie, Minn.

Course: Olympic Hills Golf Club

Par: 72

Yards: 6,288

Live Stats: GolfStat

Team Standings

Pos.	Team	R1	R2	R3	Total
1.	Arkansas	288	282		570 (-6)
T2.	Texas	300	274		574 (-2)
T2.	Stanford	294	280		574 (-2)
4.	UCLA	295	280		575 (-1)
5.	Furman	300	277		577 (+1)
6.	South Carolina	291	288		579 (+3)
T7.	Baylor	302	290		592 (+16)
T7.	Miami	308	284		592 (+16)
9.	Southern Cal	299	294		593 (+17)
10.	Florida State	301	295		596 (+20)
11.	Georgia	305	295		600 (+24)
12.	Minnesota	307	309		616 (+40)

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Senior Ainhoa Olarra carded a 2-under 70 to lead No. 11 South Carolina women’s golf in round two of the ANNIKA Intercollegiate Monday at Olympic Hills Golf Club. The Gamecocks ended the day in sixth place with a 36-hole mark of 579 (+3) after posting a second-round 288 (E).

Olarra, who sits in a tie for 16th at even (144), boasted a strong start to her round following birdies on three of her first five holes. She made the turn at 1-under 35 and registered a pair of birdies down the stretch, tallying ones on Nos. 14 and 18.

Carolina sophomore Lois Kaye Go shot par or better for the second-straight day, recording an even 72. The Cebu City, Philippines, native, who will enter Tuesday’s final round in a tie for 12th (143, -1), posted a back-nine 33 (-3) behind birdies on Nos. 13, 14 and 16.

Sophomore Ana Pelaez (T32, +5) and junior Marion Veysseyre (T28, +4) both posted a 1-over 73 after displaying steady play throughout round two. Pelaez notched 15 pars to go with a birdie on No. 13, while Veysseyre registered birdies on the par-4 second and par-4 fifth.

Anita Uwadia (145, +1) will head into tomorrow’s final round in a tie for 18th after firing a 2-over 74. The Okoko, Nigeria, native made the turn at 3-over 39 before settling in and shooting par or better on each of her final nine holes. Her two birdies on the day came on the par-4 eighth and par-5 18th.

No. 1 Arkansas (570, -6) remained atop the leaderboard after carding a second-round 282 (-6), while No. 16 Stanford and Texas sit in a tie for second place with a 36-hole total of 574 (-2). Furman’s Natalie Srinivasan holds the individual lead with a two-round mark of 138 (-6).

QUOTING COACH Kalen Anderson

“The team played very steady today. Some teams went low out there, but we’re still very much in the hunt. The weather forecast is for tough conditions tomorrow, and that favors our team. Our group is playing very consistent golf.”

ROUND CHANGER Ainhoa Olarra

South Carolina senior Ainhoa Olarra posted a 2-under 70 Monday behind five birdies. Olarra’s seven birdies through two rounds of action lead the Gamecocks.

NOTABLE

South Carolina’s 129 pars through two rounds of action at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate lead the 12-team field.
The Gamecocks boast the second-best par-4 scoring average (4.04) at Olympic Hills Golf Club this week.
Sophomore transfer Lois Kaye Go has shot par or better in three of her first five rounds for Carolina.
Three of Gamecock senior Ainhoa Olarra’s five birdies Monday came on par-5 holes.

UP NEXT

South Carolina concludes play at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate Tuesday morning. The Gamecocks will be paired with UCLA and Furman and get their day started at 10 a.m. ET on No. 1.