Texas Tech University Athletics
No. 26 Tech Moves into 11th After Even-Par Round
April 10, 2017 | Women's Golf
Mami Yamamoto led the Lady Raiders with a 2-under-par 70 card Monday at the Silverado Showdown
LUBBOCK, Texas – No. 26 Texas Tech bounced back from a difficult start to the Silverado Showdown with an even-par 288 second round Monday that moved the Lady Raiders into 11th place at the Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, California.
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The Lady Raiders, who entered the day in 15th place following a 15-over-par opening round, steadily moved up the leaderboard throughout the morning as Tech is now just three strokes out of seventh place and two back of ninth entering Tuesday's third and final round.
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"The team played great today," Tech head coach JoJo Robertson said. "It was a great recovery from yesterday. We'll look for one more good round tomorrow and see if we can continue to move up the leaderboard."
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Mami Yamamoto powered the Lady Raiders with a 2-under 70 card that moved her into a tie for 42nd overall at 5-over for the tournament. The sophomore notched a birdie on four of her first six holes on the day to shoot 1-under over the front nine before adding another birdie to start the back nine. She pared each of the final eight holes to match her second-lowest round of the season.
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Cara Barker recorded an under-par score of her own with a 1-under 71 round that placed her in a tie for 31st individually alongside Sofia Garcia, who had a 2-over card Monday thanks in part to an eagle at the par-5 fifth hole. The duo has Tech's lowest two cards for the tournament at 3-over-par.
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Lauren Mason chipped in Tech's final score with a 1-over card that pushed her a stroke back of Yamamoto on the leaderboard as she ended the day in a tie for 48th overall. Gabby Barker, meanwhile, put together a 3-over card that moved her into a tie for 59th individually.
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Stanford and UCLA continue to sit atop the leaderboard as the Cardinal fired a 12-under second round to move to 17-under for the tournament, five strokes better than the second-place Bruins. Tournament host Colorado is in third at 1-over while Northwestern ranks fourth at 5-over and California and Iowa State are in a tie for fifth at 7-over heading into Tuesday's final round.
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The Lady Raiders will be looking to catch Pepperdine and San Francisco in a tie for seventh place at 12-over as well as San Jose State and Oregon in a tie for ninth. Tech controls a seven-stroke lead over 12th-place TCU.
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Tuesday's final round will feature a 10 a.m. CT shotgun start as Tech will be paired with TCU and San Jose State. Live results will be available throughout the day at GolfStat.com.
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The Lady Raiders, who entered the day in 15th place following a 15-over-par opening round, steadily moved up the leaderboard throughout the morning as Tech is now just three strokes out of seventh place and two back of ninth entering Tuesday's third and final round.
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"The team played great today," Tech head coach JoJo Robertson said. "It was a great recovery from yesterday. We'll look for one more good round tomorrow and see if we can continue to move up the leaderboard."
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Mami Yamamoto powered the Lady Raiders with a 2-under 70 card that moved her into a tie for 42nd overall at 5-over for the tournament. The sophomore notched a birdie on four of her first six holes on the day to shoot 1-under over the front nine before adding another birdie to start the back nine. She pared each of the final eight holes to match her second-lowest round of the season.
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Cara Barker recorded an under-par score of her own with a 1-under 71 round that placed her in a tie for 31st individually alongside Sofia Garcia, who had a 2-over card Monday thanks in part to an eagle at the par-5 fifth hole. The duo has Tech's lowest two cards for the tournament at 3-over-par.
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Lauren Mason chipped in Tech's final score with a 1-over card that pushed her a stroke back of Yamamoto on the leaderboard as she ended the day in a tie for 48th overall. Gabby Barker, meanwhile, put together a 3-over card that moved her into a tie for 59th individually.
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Stanford and UCLA continue to sit atop the leaderboard as the Cardinal fired a 12-under second round to move to 17-under for the tournament, five strokes better than the second-place Bruins. Tournament host Colorado is in third at 1-over while Northwestern ranks fourth at 5-over and California and Iowa State are in a tie for fifth at 7-over heading into Tuesday's final round.
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The Lady Raiders will be looking to catch Pepperdine and San Francisco in a tie for seventh place at 12-over as well as San Jose State and Oregon in a tie for ninth. Tech controls a seven-stroke lead over 12th-place TCU.
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Tuesday's final round will feature a 10 a.m. CT shotgun start as Tech will be paired with TCU and San Jose State. Live results will be available throughout the day at GolfStat.com.
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