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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS- Oct. 20, 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 Third at The White Sands Invitational<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BU’s Seema cards career-best round to pace the Bears on Sunday<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">NASSAU, Bahamas
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">— Baylor women's golf finished third at the White Sands Invitational on Sunday with a 36-hole score of 19-over 591.<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">BiaMai Seema led the way for the Bears in third place with a 3-under 69 in the final round, polishing off a career-best finish.
The senior was one of three Bears to end up in the top 10 as Sera Hasegawa tied for fourth and Silje Ohma came home tied for ninth.<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">Kansas surged to the team title with 3-under 285 on Sunday, carding a 15-over 587 for the week, moving two shots in front of
second place, and overnight leader, Purdue. The Boilermakers’ Natasha Kiel and Georgia’s Chantal El Chaib shared individual medalist honors with matching 2-under 141’s for the tournament.<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">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">Starting with a pair of early birdies on No. 3 and No. 4, Seema continued her strong play throughout the rest of the round,
highlighted by three-consecutive birdies on her inward nine at Nos. 12, 13 and 14.<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">Hasegawa finished right behind Seema with a 2-over 145. Making the turn with a 2-over 38, the senior started back nine with
a birdie at No. 11 but closed with a pair of bogeys at Nos. 14 and 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">Ohma carded 2-over 74 on Sunday to bring her two-day total to 5-over 148. After three pars to start, Ohma notched three bogeys
on the front nine but played a bogey-free second nine, highlighted by a birdie at No. 16.
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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">Jenny Lee bogeyed six of her first nine holes at Nos. 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 11 to drop to 6-over. The freshman finished strong,
though, with a bogey-free inward half that included a birdie at No. 15, finishing the week in a tie for 33rd with a 5-over 77.<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 shot an 8-over 80 on Sunday, wrapping the week in a tie for 46<sup>th</sup>. Playing a relatively steady first
nine, making the turn at 2-over. She played Holes No. 15-18 at 6-over after a bogey at No. 15, a double at No. 18 and a triple at No. 17 but closed with three-straight pars.<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">The Baylor individuals were led by Yoonjeong Huh and Ashleen Kaur, who carded 7-over 150s to tie for 17<sup>th</sup>. Junior
Mallory Matthews finished tied for 38<sup>th</sup> with a 12-over 155.<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">Baylor led the field with 118 pars across two rounds<o:p></o:p></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">The Bears tied Kansas for the best par-3 scoring average (3.13).<o:p></o:p></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">BU and the Jayhawks were the only teams with three players finishing inside the top-10.<o:p></o:p></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">Baylor’s 7-over 295 on Sunday was the second-best round in the field.<o:p></o:p></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 third-place finish, BaiMai Seema carded her career-best finish and career-first top-5.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Seema led the field in par-3 scoring average (2.56).<o:p></o:p></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">The senior tied her career-low round with a 69 on Sunday.<o:p></o:p></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">Silje Ohma tied for the third-best par-5 scoring average (4.88).<o:p></o:p></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 third-place finish
</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">— “We had a lot of fun in the Bahamas this week. Finishing only four shots out of the lead is pretty bittersweet, but we have a lot of
positives to take out this week. I was really happy to see Sera put together another solid week, I believe she is really close to breaking through for another win. BaiMai played great again, tying her best-career round today was cool. She continues to ascend
in her senior season, which is great for all of us.”<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 Charles Schwab Women’s Collegiate in Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 28-29 at Ridglea Country Club.
For more information on Baylor Women's Golf, follow @BaylorWGolf on X, Instagram and Facebook.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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