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NCAA West Regional Day 2
Recap: Prendergast struggles through Round 2 of NCAA Regionals
5/6/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Round 2 Results
STANFORD, Calif. - After leading the entire field with a 3-under 68 on Thursday, Colorado State golfer Katrina Prendergast struggled through Day 2 of the NCAA West Regional, posting a 9-over 80 on Friday. Entering the final round of the regional, Prendergast still ranks among the top third, tied for 30th out of 96 golfers.
Prendergast, competing as an individual, had seven birdies on Thursday compared to three on Friday. She shot seven strokes over par on the front nine, starting the day with three consecutive bogeys. She finished strong, however, carding a 2-over on the back nine, including an even-par 32 over the final eight holes.
Among the 96 golfers competing, 23 are ranked in the top 100 by GolfStat, including three ranked in the top 15. Of the 18 teams participating, the field includes 13 top-50 teams including host Stanford (No. 12) and USC (No. 2), who are first and second, respectively, through two rounds.
Prendergast is CSU's first golfer competing at NCAA Regionals since Brianna Espinoza in 2012. The top six teams and three individuals who are not members of the qualifying schools advance to the NCAA Championships, May 20-25 at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Oregon.
Her fantastic freshman season includes a second-place finish at the Mountain West Championship in April and a spot on the All-Mountain West second team. Her current season stroke average of 73.63 is on pace to set a school record. She also tied a school record with a 5-under 67 during the first round of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown in October, and finished the tournament with a 6-under 210, the third-best tournament score in school history. She has posted top-20 finishes in each of her past six tournaments, and seven times overall, and led the Rams in seven of nine tournaments this season.
The final round of action begins Saturday morning. Live scoring can be tracked online through GolfStat.
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