SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Santa Clara women's golf team scored a 303, the third lowest of the second-round and a 14-shot improvement over the first round to move into fifth place after the first day of competition at the Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational, played on the 6,143-yard, par-72 Almaden Golf and Country Club in San Jose.
With a two-round total of 620 (+44) the Broncos are four shots behind third place Boise State and one in back of BYU for fourth. Fresno State leads the pack with a 597 (+21) total followed by host San Jose State at 609 (+33).
Freshman Kristin Le shot rounds of 76 and 77 to pace the Broncos with a 9-over 153 tied for 14th place. Meghan Shain shot a 1-over 73 in the second round to climb into a tie for 17th at 154 (+10).
A second round 74 moved junior Monique Riley up the leaderboard into a tie for 24th at 157 (+13) while Ashley Noda had rounds of 80 and 79 to tie for 30th at 159 (+16). Sophomore Annie Freman had identical rounds of 80 for a 160 (+16) total and rests in a tie for 32nd heading into tomorrow's final round.
Fresno State's Hannah Sodersten and Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir share the lead at 4-over 148, one shot ahead of a trio of golfers.
Kyleigh Moreno (163), Kaci McCartan (164) and Isabella Salant (171) are all competing as individuals for the Broncos with their scores not counting towards the team total.
Final round play begins Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start. Live stats will be available at www.golfstatresults.com with a complete recap and results posted on www.santaclarabroncos.com.
