Tuesday, September 17
Lake Elmo, Minn.
All Day
USC
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ANNIKA Invitational
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Aiko Leong fired a career-best 66 Tuesday at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate.
Aiko Leong 66 Leads No. 1 USC Into Second At ANNIKA Intercollegiate
September 17, 2019 | Women's Golf, Features
Abdulghany cards second straight 2-under 70, tied with Leong for fourth.
Senior Aiko Leong fired a collegiate career-best 6-under 66 while junior Alyaa Abdulghany pocketed her second straight a 2-under 70 as the No. 1 USC women's golf team moved into second place after 36 holes of the ANNIKA Intercollegiate on Tuesday (Sept. 17) at the Royal Golf Club in Lake Elmo, Minn.
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USC started the morning tied for fifth but combined for the low round of the day with a 9-under 279, moving to 6-under 570 (291-279) and within six shots of first-place Wake Forest (564=282-282). The Trojans are two ahead of third-place Arkansas and three better than fourth-place Texas.
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Leong was flawless today with six birdies without a bogey en route to the low round of the tournament. She birdied 14, 15 and 18 going out today and came back with birdies on 1, 7 and 9.
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"I was able to capitalize on my good shots today and make some good putts when I needed to," said Leong, whose previous best at USC was a 71. "Today was one of these days where I could just see the line of my putts and match line and speed really well."
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She joined Abdulghany (70-70) in a tie for fourth at 4-under 140, six back of Wake Forest's Rachel Kuehn and two out of a tie for third. Abdulghany went out at 4-under with birdies on 12, 14, 15 and 18 with only a pair of late hiccups on 6 and 8 shading her round.
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Junior Jennifer Chang moved into a tie for 13th at 1-under 143 (73-70) after her 2-under second round. She went out with an even first nine with birdies on 13 and 15 and was still even before finishing with birdies on 16 and 18.
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Junior Gabriela Ruffels is tied for 27th at 3-over 147 (74-73) after a two-birdie day. Senior Allisen Corpuz is tied for 30th at 4-over 148 (75-73). She was 4-over through 13 holes before closing with birdies on 5, 6 and 9.
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USC, a two-time winner of the five-year-old tournament, will try to make it three in the final round Wednesday. The Trojans will join the first-place Demon Deacons and third-place Razorbacks beginning at 9:20 a.m. CT.
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USC started the morning tied for fifth but combined for the low round of the day with a 9-under 279, moving to 6-under 570 (291-279) and within six shots of first-place Wake Forest (564=282-282). The Trojans are two ahead of third-place Arkansas and three better than fourth-place Texas.
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Leong was flawless today with six birdies without a bogey en route to the low round of the tournament. She birdied 14, 15 and 18 going out today and came back with birdies on 1, 7 and 9.
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"I was able to capitalize on my good shots today and make some good putts when I needed to," said Leong, whose previous best at USC was a 71. "Today was one of these days where I could just see the line of my putts and match line and speed really well."
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She joined Abdulghany (70-70) in a tie for fourth at 4-under 140, six back of Wake Forest's Rachel Kuehn and two out of a tie for third. Abdulghany went out at 4-under with birdies on 12, 14, 15 and 18 with only a pair of late hiccups on 6 and 8 shading her round.
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Junior Jennifer Chang moved into a tie for 13th at 1-under 143 (73-70) after her 2-under second round. She went out with an even first nine with birdies on 13 and 15 and was still even before finishing with birdies on 16 and 18.
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Junior Gabriela Ruffels is tied for 27th at 3-over 147 (74-73) after a two-birdie day. Senior Allisen Corpuz is tied for 30th at 4-over 148 (75-73). She was 4-over through 13 holes before closing with birdies on 5, 6 and 9.
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USC, a two-time winner of the five-year-old tournament, will try to make it three in the final round Wednesday. The Trojans will join the first-place Demon Deacons and third-place Razorbacks beginning at 9:20 a.m. CT.
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