Baylor Women’s Golf Tied for Seventh at NCAA East Lansing Regional

Tue May 7 23:16:31 CDT 2019

Complete results and statistics attached.

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – May 7, 2019

Baylor Women’s Golf Tied for Seventh at NCAA East Lansing Regional
Bears are three shots back of top-six team cut to advance to nationals
For more information contact: David Kaye, 254-709-5147, David_Kaye at baylor.edu<mailto:David_Kaye at baylor.edu>

THE RUNDOWN
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Baylor women’s golf shot 9-over-par 297 in Tuesday’s second round of the NCAA East Lansing Regional, climbing one spot into a tie for seventh place at 19-over 595 through two rounds. The Bears enter Wednesday’s final round at Forest Akers West Golf Course just three shots back of the top-six team cut to advance to the NCAA Championship.

No. 32 Baylor (+19) trails only No. 12 Kent State (-3), No. 5 Arizona (-2), No. 14 UCLA (+5), No. 4 Stanford (+12), Indiana (+16) and No. 28 Illinois (+16). The Bears are tied with LSU (+19) and lead No. 20 Michigan State (+20), No. 45 Augusta (+23), No. 21 Campbell (+26), Xavier (+26), No. 39 Georgia (+29), No. 41 Louisville (+33), No. 33 North Carolina (+35), Harvard (+40), Long Beach State (+50) and IUPUI (+58).

The Bears were led by sophomore Gurleen Kaur, who shot 3-under 69 in Tuesday’s second round to move into a tie for third place individually at 2-under 142. Senior Maria Vesga shot 2-over 74 to move into a tie for 38th place at 6-over 150, while junior Erica Chiang carded 3-over 75 to tie for 19th place at 3-over 147. Freshman Emma Bradley posted Baylor’s final counting score at 7-over 79, which has her tied for 80th place at 14-over 158, and sophomore Diane Baillieux shot 11-over 83 to move into a tie for 84th place at 16-over 160.

BU moved ahead of tournament-host No. 20 Michigan State and No. 21 Campbell by posting the sixth-best score on Tuesday. The Bears need to move into the top six after Wednesday’s final round to extend their streak to a school-record three consecutive years with NCAA Championship appearances.

In addition to the top six teams, the top three individuals on non-advancing teams earn NCAA Championship individual berths. BU has advanced through Regionals to the NCAA Championship in each of its last three postseason appearances in 2015, 2017 and 2018.

HIGHLIGHTS

  *   Baylor ranks fifth in the 18-team field in par-5 scoring at 4-under 4.90, seventh in par-3 scoring at 8-over 3.20 and tied for 13th in par-4 scoring at 33-over 4.33.
  *   BU ranks third in the field with three eagles through two rounds.
  *   The Bears rank seventh with 22 birdies, but tied for 15th with 96 pars.
  *   Kaur ranks second in the 96-player field in par-3 scoring at 2-under 2.75 and tied for sixth in par-5 scoring at 3-under 4.63.
  *   Chiang is tied for 15th in par-4 scoring at 2-over 4.10.
  *   Kaur is one of three tied for the tournament lead with two eagles, and she’s tied for seventh with seven birdies.
  *   Baillieux is tied for 11th in the tournament with six birdies.

STAT OF THE DAY
2-under – Baylor’s counting scores shot a combined 2-under on par-5 holes on Tuesday. Kaur was 1-under across the four par-5 holes, while Vesga was 2-under, Chiang was 1-over and Bradley shot even-par.

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor is paired with LSU and Michigan State for Wednesday’s final round, which tees off at 7:03 a.m. CT. Baillieux has the Bears’ first tee time at 7:03 a.m., and she’ll be followed by Bradley at 7:14 a.m., Vesga at 7:25 a.m., Chiang at 7:36 a.m. and Kaur at 7:47 a.m. Live scoring is available at www.golfstat.com. Follow @BaylorWGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates throughout the season.

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David Kaye | Assistant AD for Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-709-5147

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