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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 16, 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">Baylor WGOLF Settles into 12<sup>th</sup> at the Big 12 Championship<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BU will play for a spot in the postseason on Thursday<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-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">HOCKLEY, Texas —</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"> Baylor women's
golf finished Wednesday in 12<sup>th</sup> place at The Big 12 Championship after a 31-over 599 through 36 holes at Houston Oaks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Entering this event with a season record of 64-57-3, BU needs to finish ahead of at least three teams to be eligible for the postseason per the
new “.500</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> rule” in women’s golf. Just 11 shots separate seventh place through 13<sup>th</sup> place entering Thursday’s final round. Oklahoma State took its place atop the
leaderboard at 6-over 574 on Thursday to lead second place Houston by two.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor was led individually by Sera Hasegawa and BaiMai Seema, who each shot 2-over 73s in the second round to move into a tie for 34<sup>th</sup> place. Marta
Silchenko of Oklahoma State, Camille Min-Gaultier of TCU and Natalie Saint Germain of Houston all moved to 2-under on Wednesday, sharing the second-round individual lead.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">THE RUNDOWN
<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Hasegawa had a steady opening nine with eight pars and just one bogey at No. 15. She got back to level par with a birdie at No. 2 before closing
with bogeys at Nos. 6 and 9.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Seema made a pair of bogeys on her outward nine at Nos. 11 and 17 to turn with a 38. She opened her second nine with four straight pars ahead
of a third bogey at No. 5. The senior closed the round with a bang, hitting a good tee shot into No. 9 and finishing off the birdie putt for a 2-over 73.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Ashleen Kaur tied for 34<sup>th</sup> Wednesday on the heels of a 7-over 78. Three bogeys dotted her outward nine at Nos. 13, 15 and 17 to make
the turn at 3-over. Her second nine included four more bogeys at Nos. 3, 4, 6 and 9.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Silje Ohma fell into a tie for 42<sup>nd</sup> with a 5-over 76 in round two. Two bogeys at Nos. 10 and 15 dropped her to 2-over through six
holes, only to see her battle back and make the turn at even with birdies at Nos. 16 and 18. After three straight bogeys to start the second side, Ohma settled in with five straight pars but dropped two shots with a double-bogey at No. 9.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Malena Castro made her Big 12 Championship debut with a 5-over 76 to provide a counting score for the Bears. The freshman played her first three
holes at even par, making a bogey at No. 11 and a birdie at No. 12. A double bogey at No. 14 and a bogey at No. 18 moved her to 3-over on her opening nine. Following two more bogeys at Nos. 2 and 4, Castro settled in for a clean card the rest of the way to
finish her 76.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="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-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor improved by three shots from round one to round two<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-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Seema and Hasegawa each improved by four shots in the second round<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-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Seema’s second-round 73 established a new career-best round in the Big 12 Championship<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-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Freshman Malena Castro contributed a counting score in her career-first Big 12 Championship round with 76<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">STAT OF THE DAY<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">11</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"> — Baylor
will need to finish in solo 11<sup>th</sup> place or better on Thursday to be eligible for the NCAA regional field<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="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" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears will tee it up in the final round, beginning at 9:10 a.m. Full tee times, live scores and stats are available
at </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/233987/scoring/team"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white">Scoreboard.CLIPPD.com.</span></a>
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">ESPN+ will
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/86bbe492-e269-4f3e-87eb-0ce50c97e2c5"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white">provide
live coverage</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"> of the final round from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. CT.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="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-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-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
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