BOULDER CITY, Nev. (October 22, 2018) – The Northern Arizona University women's golf program had two golfers finish in the top 30 on the player leaderboard after the second round of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown hosted by UNLV at the Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nev.
NAU is currently in 14
th place overall on the team leaderboard. The team enters the third round at 15-over par having put up a total tally of 591. The team shot seven-over par during the second round garnering a score of 295.
Big Sky Conference opponent Portland State sits at 15
th place (+19, 595) at the Showdown. Fellow conference member Idaho dropped to fifth place (-6, 570) on the team leaderboard after the second round.
Oregon State enters the final round leading the entire field again. The Beavers have shot 18-under par as a team (558).
Tulsa (second place, -16, 560), Augusta (third place, -11, 565) and Long Beach State (fourth place,-7, 569) have all shot under par as a team at the conclusion of the second round.
Host UNLV is in seventh place posting a tally of 580 (+4) after two rounds having shot for two-over on the day as a team.
True freshmen
Ashley Croft and
Aleksandra Chekalina are both part of a six-way tie for 27
th place (+1, 145). Croft ended the second round at two-over par earning a tally of 74. Chekalina golfed at one-under par for a tally of 71.
"Both Ashley and Aleksandra have been playing really well," said head women's golf coach
Brad Bedortha. "There were a couple of small mistakes throughout the day. I expect them both to go into the final round and have another great performance and possibly move up on the leaderboard."
Following up Croft and Chekalina in individual scoring for the Lumberjacks was sophomore
Lexi Keene. Keene had a massive improvement compared to her first round performance and was able to shoot for one-under par throughout the second day. Her tally of 71 put her at a total of 147 good enough for a tie for 40
th place in the Showdown.
Elle Kocourkova shot seven-over par in the second round with a tally of 79. Her total tally of 154 puts her in a three-way tie for 75
th place.
Sara Padilla would round things out for NAU finishing the second round of the showdown in 89
th place (+17, 161).
Ellie Slama of Oregon State moved up from second place to first after the second round of competition. She sits at the top of the player leaderboard having shot nine-under par for a total tally of 135. Slama is three-strokes ahead of the nearest competitor. Lorena Tseng of Tulsa and Maggie Ashmore of Augusta are in a tie for second place (-6, 138).
"I expect the team to head into tomorrow ready to compete and play well," concluded Bedortha.
The third and final round will be played on Oct. 23rd and will begin at 8 a.m. (MST) with a shotgun start.
