Women’s Golf in 11th at NCAA Stanford Regional

STANFORD, Calif. -- The 47th-ranked San Diego State women's golf team slipped one spot to 11th place after two rounds of the NCAA Stanford Regional Tuesday on the par-71, 6,291-yard Stanford Golf Course. The Aztecs, who are the No. 12 seed in the 18-team field, collectively shot a  10-over-par 294 today and are at 17-over for the tournament.
 
No. 20 Stanford, which is competing on its home course for a third time this spring and for the second straight tournament, is in a commanding lead at 25-under 543 following a 13-under 271, more than 20 strokes ahead of the only other two teams under par in No. 14 Virginia Tech (-3) and No. 3 Wake Forest (-2). No. 6 Oklahoma State (+1) and No. 10 USC (+3) round out the top 5. SDSU is three strokes behind three teams in eighth place, including No. 29 Northwestern, No. 40 Denver and No. 50 Pepperdine which sit at +14. The top-six teams after the three-day event advance to the NCAA Championships, scheduled for May 21-26 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
 
Sara Kjellker continues to lead San Diego State and is in a four-way tie for 11th at 1-under 141 after carding a 1-over 72 on Tuesday. Kjellker, who on Thursday was named the Mountain West Women's Golfer of the Year, had three birdies on the day, including the par-5, 477-yard 12th hole, par-4, 423-yard second and the par-5, 490-yard seventh against four bogeys. Starting on the 10th, she played her first nine at 2-over 38 before rallying for a 1-under 34 on her second nine.
 
Stanford has four players in the top six in Angelina Ye (T1, -7), Rachel Heck (T1, -7), Brooke Seay (T3, -6) and Sadie Englemann (T5, -5), while Oklahoma State's Maja Start (-6) and Northwestern's Irene Kim (-5) are tied for third and fifth, respectively. The three-lowest individuals not on the six qualifying teams will advance to Scottsdale, Ariz.

Bernice Ilas, meanwhile, matched her 2-over 73 yesterday with another 73 and is tied for 38th at 4-over 146. Ilas rebounded from a rough start that featured four bogeys over her first seven holes, going 2-under the rest of the way, including birdies on the par-5, 501-yard first, par-3, 150-yard fourth and the par-4, 355-yard ninth.  
 
Andrea Gomez moved up 16 places into a tie for 52nd at 7-over 149 following a 1-over 72 today. Gomez recorded four birdies - par-4, 399-yard 13th, No. 1, par-3, 192-yard third and the par-3, 152-yard eighth - which offset five bogeys.
 
April Ranches is tied with Gomez for 52nd at +7 after a 6-over 77 on Tuesday. Ranches finished with one birdie (par-5, 503-yard 16th), but couldn't overcome a pair of bogeys, a double bogey on the 13th and a triple bogey on the par-4, 396-yard fifth.
 
Anna Lina Otten also started for the Aztecs but withdrew early in her back nine.
 
The final round of the NCAA Stanford Regional gets underway for SDSU at 8 a.m. PT Wednesday. San Diego State will tee off from the 10th hole with No. 29 Northwestern and New Mexico State.
 
NCAA Stanford Regional
Stanford, Calif.
Day Two Results
Stanford Golf Course
Par 71, 6,291 yards
 
Team Standings (Top 6 of 18 teams (top 6 advance to NCAA Championships) + SDSU)
1. No. 20 Stanford…272-271—543 (-25)
2. No. 14 Virginia Tech…282-283—565 (-3)
3. No. 3 Wake Forest…286-280—566 (-2)
4. No. 6 Oklahoma State…287-282—569 (+1)
5. No. 10 USC…288-283—571 (+3)
6. No. 27 Florida…290-287—577 (+9)
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11. No. 47 San Diego State…291-294—585 (+17)
 
Individual Leaders (Top 5 of 95 players (top 3 individuals from non-qualifying team advance to NCAA Championships) + SDSU)
T1. Angelina Ye (Stanford)…69-65—135 (-7)
T1. Rachel Heck (Stanford)…68-67—135 (-7)
T3. Brooke Seay (Stanford)…68-68—136 (-6)
T3. Maja Stark (Oklahoma State)…67-69—136 (-6)
T5. Irene Kim (Northwestern)…67-70—137 (-5)
T5. Sadie Englemann (Stanford)…67-70—137 (-5)
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T11. Sara Kjellker (San Diego State)…69-72—141 (-1)
T38. Bernice Ilas (San Diego State)…73-73—146 (+4)
T52. Andrea Gomez (San Diego State)…77-72—149 (+7)
T52. April Ranches (San Diego State)…72-77—149 (+7)
95. Anna Lina Otten (San Diego State)…80-WD (+9)