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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS- Sept. 11, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor WGOLF Finishes Tied for Fourth at the Folds of Honor Collegiate
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BU cards its best finish in a season opener since 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">For more information contact:
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280,
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu</span></a></span></i><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">GRAND HAVEN, Mich.
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">— Baylor women’s golf got the 2024-25 season off to a good start with a tie for fourth at the Folds of Honor Collegiate on Wednesday.</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">BU’s performance this week marks its highest finish in a season-opening event since carding a second-place at the Cougar Classic
in 2021. With a 2-under 70 in the final round, BaiMai Seema shot one of the nine best rounds of the day to tie for 11<sup>th</sup>. Ashleen Kaur led the Bears with a tie for sixth, making BU one of just five schools with multiple players in the top-11.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Former BU women’s golfer Giovana Maymon led her Arizona Wildcats to victory in her first tournament as the head coach with a
4-over 868. The Bears finished tied with Texas and Michigan State with 19-over 883s.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">THE RUNDOWN
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Kaur shot an even-par 72 to record her second top-10 finish in her last three events. After a bogey at No. 6 and a birdie at
No. 8, the sophomore made the turn at even par. Kaur dropped three strokes over her next two holes with a double-bogey at No. 10 and a bogey at No. 11. Three-over through 11 holes, the Houston native, closed strong with birdies at Nos. 13, 15 and 17 to get
back to even for the day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">One of nine players to shoot 70 or better on Wednesday, Seema pushed her way into a tie for 11<sup>th</sup>, notching a new
career-best finish for the senior. An up-and-down first nine saw Seema make bogeys at Nos. 3, 5 and 9 around a pair of birdies at Nos. 4 and 7 to turn with a 1-over 37. A fourth bogey of the day would prove to be her last as she reeled off four birdies in
the next six holes for a back-nine 33. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Sera Hasegawa notched a tie for 21<sup>st</sup> with a 3-over 75 on Wednesday. The senior made three bogeys on her outward nine
and would fall to 5-over with two more at Nos. 11 and 13. Two holes later, she recorded her first birdie of the round at No. 15 and added another on her final hole of the week at No. 18.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Bridget Boczar finished tied for 26<sup>th</sup> in her Baylor debut with a 2-over 74 in the final round. The junior notched
bogeys at Nos. 3, 6 and 8 around a lone birdie at No. 4 on the front nine. A fourth bogey at No. 12 dropped her to 3-over before playing the final six holes at 1-under on the strength of a birdie at No. 13.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Yoonjeong Huh finished tied for 53<sup>rd</sup> in her first event of the season. A 3-over opening nine included bogeys at Nos.
3, 4 and 8 surrounding a birdie at No. 5. A 4-over stretch at Nos. 12, 13 and 14 dropped her to 6-over for the day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">HIGHLIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">BU tied or finished ahead of three teams ranked in the preseason WGCA Top-25<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">BaiMai Seema’s six birdies were the second-most in the field on Wednesday<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">With her career-best finish of 11<sup>th</sup> place, Seema now has seven career top-25 finishes<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Ashleen Kaur carded the fourth top-10 finish of her career<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Bridget Boczar’s tie for 26<sup>th</sup> is the best finish by a BU player in their debut since Silje Ohma (t-10<sup>th</sup>) and Sera Hasegawa (t-15) at the
Schooner Fall Classic in 2022.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Sera Hasegawa recorded her 14<sup>th</sup> top-25 finish at Baylor<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Head coach Jay Goble on the team’s opening tournament</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">—
“I am very proud of this group. I also believe — from top-to-bottom — this could be one of the most talented teams I have ever had at Baylor. This team competed hard all week, and I love the way we came back on the back nine the last two days; it truly showed
a lot of guts.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Goble on Ashleen Kaur’s performance</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">
— “Ashleen played a lot of great golf and honestly just had two holes that kind of cost her a chance to win this tournament. There’s no doubt in my mind she will compete for a win this year.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Goble on BaiMai Seema’s career-best finish</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">
— “Baimai is getting better every day. I am pumped for her to have her career-best finish this week. She played an amazing back nine today, and I'm happy to see her rewarded for good golf.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Goble on Bridget Boczar’s debut</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">
— “Bridget is going to be a great addition to our lineup. She is a very solid player and showed that the last two days."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">WHAT’S NEXT<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears will tee it up in the Mason Rudolph Championship, Sept. 20-22 at Vanderbilt Legends Golf Club in Franklin, Tenn.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">For more information on Baylor Women’s Golf, follow @BaylorWGolf on X, Instagram and Facebook.<span style="color:black;background:white">
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Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
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