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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS - Feb. 2, 2025<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">No. 27 Baylor WGOLF Sits Atop Round One Leaderboard at the PDI Intercollegiate<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">All five players shoot in red figures to give BU an advantage on day one<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">ORLANDO, Fla.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">—
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor women’s golf surged into first-place on day one of the PDI Intercollegiate at Eagle Creek Golf Club on Sunday.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Bridget Boczar, Sera Hasegawa and Silje Ohma were three of five BU players under par on day one, as the trio carded
3-under 69s. Baylor was the only team in the field to have five players in the lineup under par on Sunday. Ending Sunday in a tie for 10th, Boczar, Hasegawa and Ohma enter Tuesday just four off the lead of South Florida’s Cherry Marley, who carded a 7-under
65.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">BU's 11-under 277 put the 27<sup>th</sup>-ranked Bears three shots clear of second place Duke, and its 8-under 280.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><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" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Boczar played her first 17 holes bogey-free, highlighted by birdies at Nos. 3, 12, 13 and 16 to reach 4-under. A bogey
at the last hole dropped her back to 3-under and a tie for 10<sup>th</sup>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Playing her first competitive round since October, Hasegawa rebounded from a bogey at the opening hole with back-to-back
birdies at Nos. 6 and 7 to make the turn in red numbers. The senior birdied three of her first four holes on the back nine, around a lone bogey at No. 12, to close with a 3-under 69.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Ohma carded a team-high six birdies, including four on the front nine at Nos. 1, 6, 7 and 9, to make the turn with a
3-under 32. Back-to-back birdies at Nos. 15 and 16 offset bogeys at Nos. 11 and 17 for an even-par back half.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Malena Castro carded her best round in green and gold with a 2-under 70 to tie for 15<sup>th</sup>. The newcomer reached
2-under with birdies at Nos. 3 and 8 but dropped a shot at No. 9 to make the turn with a 1-under 34. She shot a 1-under 36 on the second nine, with birdies at Nos. 11 and 16 bookending a bogey at No. 14.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">BaiMai Seema also shot a 2-under 70 to finish tied for 15<sup>th</sup>. The senior made a bogey at No. 1 but bounced
back with a birdie at No. 3 to turn with an even-par 35. Dropping over par with a bogey at No. 10, Seema closed with a birdie barrage at Nos. 11, 16 and 17 to close the opening round with a 70.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Individually, Jenny Lee also shot a 70 to tie for 15<sup>th</sup>, while Mallory Matthews’ 1-over 73 earned her a tie
for 55<sup>th</sup> on day one.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><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's 11-under 277 tied for the 10<sup>th</sup>-best round in program history on a par-72 course and was its best since a final-round 275 at the 2023 Rainbow
Wahine Invitational</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Sunday marked the first time BU had five players in the lineup at par or better since the final round of the 2023 Rainbow Wahine Invitational<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Malena Castro and BaiMai Seem aled the field par-3 scoring average at 2.50<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Silje Ohma’s par-4 scoring average of 3.50 was the best in the field on Sunday<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Ohma’s six birdies tied for the second most in the field<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor led the field with 23 birdies in round one<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears led the field in par-3 (2.90) and par-4 (3.88) scoring average<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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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">QUOTABLE<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor head coach Jay Goble on the team’s overall performance in round one — “We had solid day and
a complete team effort from everyone. I saw a lot of good golf today, including our individuals. We are going to get some rest this afternoon and get ready for a big day tomorrow.”<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears will tee up in round two of the PDI Intercollegiate, with tee times beginning at 7:30 a.m.
CT. A full list of tee times, live scores and stats can be found at <a href="https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/233227/scoring/team">
<span style="color:blue">scoreboard.clippd.com.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">For more information on Baylor Women’s Golf, follow @BaylorWGolf on X, Instagram and Facebook.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">—BaylorBears.com—</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
C: 254-227-2280</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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