Women's Golf In Eighth After Day Two of NCAA Championships

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Bauer fires a 71 and is in third place individually

SUNRIVER, OREGON (May 25) - The Duke University women's golf team shot an 11-over-par 299 in the second round of the NCAA Championships on Thursday in Sunriver, Oregon and is in sole possession of eighth place.

The Blue Devils kicked off play at 9:00 AM along with San Jose State and Arizona. The players faced much calmer winds and softer greens for the first 15 holes, before the temperature started dropping and the winds picked up.

Arizona was on fire all morning as the Wildcats shot a three-under 285 and are eight-over-par (584) for the tournament to lead the way. Arizona was led by Julia Kraschinski, who shot a 67 today and is four-under for the championship (140). Arizona (584) leads the top 10 with Southern California (596), Oregon (598), Tennessee (599), Georgia (599), Stanford (599), Purdue (601), Duke (602), Auburn (604), and Texas (604) following.

Duke was led once again by sophomore Beth Bauer as she fired a 71 on day two along with Kalen Anderson's 73. Bauer shot two-under on the back nine and is one-under for the championship for third place individually. Anderson shot a 34 on the front nine and then came in with a 39 on the back. She is now three-over-par after two days for tied for 10th place.

Kristina Engstrom came on strong down the stretch as she birdied the final two holes to shoot a 77 on day two. Candy Hannemann and Maria Garcia-Estrada each turned in a 78 to round out day two for the Blue Devils.

Duke will be teeing off beginning at 9:00 AM in the following order: Engstrom, Hannemann, Garcia-Estrada, Anderson, and Bauer. Duke will be playing with Auburn and Purdue. The championships are 72 holes played at the Crosswater golf course. All times listed are Pacific.

Duke Individuals (First Round/Second Round/Total/Plus or minus par)

Beth Bauer           72-71=143 (-1, 3rd)
Kalen Anderson       74-73=147 (+3, T-10th)
Candy Hannemann      78-78=156 (+14, T-76th)
Maria Garcia-Estrada 79-78=157 (+15, T-87th)
Kristina Engstrom    81-77=158 (+16, T-95th)

Results After Round Two
1.Arizona             299-285=584
2.Southern California 305-291=596
3.Oregon              295-303=598
4.Tennessee           301-298=599
4.Georgia             296-303=599
4.Stanford            301-298=599
7.Purdue              298-303=601
8.Duke                303-299=602
9.Auburn              302-302=604
9.Texas               296-308=604

Quoting Duke Head Coach Dan Brooks
Well, again I feel kinda like I did yesterday. This was a really similar round for us I think. We had some things not go our way and responded well to those things. I can't say enough about their attitudes. It was just really similar to yesterday.

On Arizona's lead and if there is time left to make a comeback.
Yea, if I were talking to my team I would tell them with five holes left on this golf course if we had this deficit right now, with five holes left, we would have a chance to win.

Quoting Duke's Beth Bauer
How was today different than yesterday
It was colder. Actually, we had a lot of the same winds coming in, but it definitely played softer into the greens. It is almost freezing right now. I think a lot of the pins were a little bit easier and that reflected this morning with some of those lower scores.

I definitely held more greens today.