Texas Tech University Athletics
Red Raiders Remain in Fifth Going Into Final Round
February 08, 2021 | Women's Golf
Tech improved by seven strokes Monday as three different Red Raiders shot even-par or better
LUBBOCK, Texas - The No. 14 Texas Tech women's golf team remains in a tie for fifth place after combining to shoot 1-under-par Monday at the Heroes Ladies Intercollegiate in Sarasota, Florida.
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As a team, the Red Raiders improved by seven strokes in round two compared to Sunday's opener to share a tie for fifth place alongside Northwestern at 5-over for the tournament. The Red Raiders trail Big 12 counterpart Iowa State by seven strokes for fourth place entering Tuesday's final round.
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Ole Miss remains atop the leaderboard at 13-under for the tournament following a 9-under card Monday that maintained a four-stroke lead for the Rebels over second place Oklahoma State. Georgia managed to jump four spots into third place with a tournament-low 11-under second round.
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Cecilie Nielsen added another steady round, signing an even-par 72 card to move her up two spots to 13th place individually. Anna Dong also added an even-par round of her own as she sits in a tie for 17th, only one stroke back of Nielsen at 1-over for the tournament.Â
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Sofia Garcia and Gala Dumez both sit in a tie for 21st overall as Dumez recorded her best round this spring with a 2-under 70 card that included a stretch of four birdies over nine holes. Garcia added a 1-over 73 score, while Amy Taylor rounded out the Tech lineup with a 2-over 74 round.
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Tech will begin final round play early Tuesday morning with a 7 a.m. CT shotgun start. Live scoring will be available throughout the round via GolfStat.com.
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As a team, the Red Raiders improved by seven strokes in round two compared to Sunday's opener to share a tie for fifth place alongside Northwestern at 5-over for the tournament. The Red Raiders trail Big 12 counterpart Iowa State by seven strokes for fourth place entering Tuesday's final round.
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Ole Miss remains atop the leaderboard at 13-under for the tournament following a 9-under card Monday that maintained a four-stroke lead for the Rebels over second place Oklahoma State. Georgia managed to jump four spots into third place with a tournament-low 11-under second round.
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Cecilie Nielsen added another steady round, signing an even-par 72 card to move her up two spots to 13th place individually. Anna Dong also added an even-par round of her own as she sits in a tie for 17th, only one stroke back of Nielsen at 1-over for the tournament.Â
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Sofia Garcia and Gala Dumez both sit in a tie for 21st overall as Dumez recorded her best round this spring with a 2-under 70 card that included a stretch of four birdies over nine holes. Garcia added a 1-over 73 score, while Amy Taylor rounded out the Tech lineup with a 2-over 74 round.
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Tech will begin final round play early Tuesday morning with a 7 a.m. CT shotgun start. Live scoring will be available throughout the round via GolfStat.com.
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We remain in a tie for 5?th place following today's 1-under round.
— Texas Tech Women's Golf (@TexasTechWGolf) February 8, 2021
Still work to do for tomorrow's final round ?? pic.twitter.com/1ASxaww02h
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