Texas Tech University Athletics
Red Raiders in Seventh After One Round in Austin
October 19, 2018 | Women's Golf
Sofia Garcia, Amy Taylor and Anna Dong all fired 4-over cards to lead Texas Tech Friday
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech wrapped the opening round of the Betsy Rawls Invitational in seventh place Friday following an 18-over-par 306 card at the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin.
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The Red Raiders will enter Saturday's second round of the 54-hole event three strokes back of sixth place Baylor and four behind Alabama, the top-ranked team in the latest Golfstat poll. Texas took the opening-day lead following a 3-over round on its home course.
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Sofia Garcia, Amy Taylor and Anna Dong led the Red Raiders after each signed for a 4-over 76 round. The trio ended the day in a tie for 30th individually, just two strokes ahead of teammate Mami Yamamoto in a tie for 41st place.
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Cecilie Nielsen closed out the Tech lineup with an 11-over card to place her in a tie for 67th overall. Destiny Arenas, playing in her first collegiate tournament, recorded an 18-over round as an individual.
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Texas' Agathe Laisne (4-under) and Kaitlyn Papp (1-under) posted two of only three scores under par on the day as the Longhorns control a three-stroke lead over second-place Kent State. Florida (7-over), SMU (12-over) and Alabama (15-over) rounded out the top five.
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Tech will be among the first teams to tee off Saturday as Nielsen will go off the No. 1 box at 8 a.m. CT. Live coverage will be provided throughout the round at www.Golfstat.com.
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The Red Raiders will enter Saturday's second round of the 54-hole event three strokes back of sixth place Baylor and four behind Alabama, the top-ranked team in the latest Golfstat poll. Texas took the opening-day lead following a 3-over round on its home course.
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Sofia Garcia, Amy Taylor and Anna Dong led the Red Raiders after each signed for a 4-over 76 round. The trio ended the day in a tie for 30th individually, just two strokes ahead of teammate Mami Yamamoto in a tie for 41st place.
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Cecilie Nielsen closed out the Tech lineup with an 11-over card to place her in a tie for 67th overall. Destiny Arenas, playing in her first collegiate tournament, recorded an 18-over round as an individual.
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Texas' Agathe Laisne (4-under) and Kaitlyn Papp (1-under) posted two of only three scores under par on the day as the Longhorns control a three-stroke lead over second-place Kent State. Florida (7-over), SMU (12-over) and Alabama (15-over) rounded out the top five.
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Tech will be among the first teams to tee off Saturday as Nielsen will go off the No. 1 box at 8 a.m. CT. Live coverage will be provided throughout the round at www.Golfstat.com.
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