College roundup: Lady Sooners, TU men, women in action

The University of Oklahoma women’s golf team finished Sunday’s first round of the Alamo Invitational in eighth place. The 15-team event is being played at the 6,428-yard, par-72 Briggs Ranch Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas.

The Sooners logged an 18-hole 291 (+3) and are 16 strokes behind co-leaders Arkansas (ranked seventh) and Auburn (ranked 19th). No. 23 LSU finished the round in third place with a 279 (-9).

Freshman Ana Ruiz and sophomore Alexandra Kaui led the Sooners, both recording a 71 (-1). Ruiz was at 3 under par before bogeying the final two holes, while Kaui recorded four birdies in her last nine holes. The duo shares 16th place out of 78 competitors.

OU’s Rylee Pedigo is tied for 33rd place after posting her best round of the season in relation to par. The freshman recorded three birdies and carded a 73 (+1).

Sooners freshman Hannah Wood shot a 76 (+4) on the day and is tied for 60th place. Sophomore teammate Maggie Neece shot an 80 (+8) and is in 74th.

Sixth-year OU head coach Veronique Drouin-Luttrell said she was excited to see her young team’s hard work pay off.

“We played better today. It was fun watching us make more putts,” Drouin-Luttrell said. “I’m proud of the way we’ve been practicing up to this event, and we’ve definitely improved in some of the areas we’ve focused on over the last few weeks.”

The Sooners will tee off in the second round of the tournament Monday at 8:30 a.m. CT. Live stats are available at BirdieFire.com.

Team Standings
T1. Arkansas 275
T1. Auburn 275
3. LSU 279
4. Texas A&M 283
5. Florida State 286
T6. Baylor 289
T6. Texas State 289
8. Oklahoma 291
9. Tulane 292
10. Texas Tech 293
11. UTSA 294
12. Texas 295
T13. TCU 296
T13. Houston 296
T13. SMU 296

Top Five Individuals
1. Sophia Schubert, Auburn 65
2. Caroline Nistrup, LSU 66
3. Maddie Szeryk, Texas A&M 67
T4. Clara Baena, Auburn 68
T4. Samantha Marks, Arkansas 68
T4. Gaby Lopez, Arkansas 68
T4. Lydia Gumm, Florida State 68

OU Participants
T16. Ana Ruiz    71
T16. Alexandra Kaui  71
T33. Rylee Pedigo 73
T60. Hannah Wood 76
74. Maggie Neece 80

COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. – The University of Tulsa men’s golf team finished round one of the Intercollegiate at The Grove Sunday afternoon with a team total of 299, last in a 12-team field. The Golden Hurricane will be back on the links Monday and Tuesday to wrap up the tournament.

Senior Matt Mabrey led TU with an even-par 72 and is tied for 14th. Fellow senior Colton Staggs had four birdies and shot 74, while Cody Kent, the other Hurricane senior, shot 75 and is currently tied for 36th place.

Troy has three golfers in the top five and is leading the team competition at 9-under par 279.

Play resumes Monday morning at 8 am CT for the second round at the Grove. For live results go to GolfStat.com.

TEAM SCORES
1.    Troy                279
2.    Southern Mississippi        289
T3.    Mississippi State        290
T3.    Lipscomb            290
5.    GRU Augusta            291
6.    Ohio State            293
7.    College of Charleston         295
8.    Middle Tennessee State            297
T9.     Cincinnati            298
T9.    Belmont                     298
T9.    Tennessee Tech                298
12.    Tulsa                299

TULSA INDIVIDUALS
T14.  Matt Mabrey            72
T26.  Colton Staggs            74
T36.  Cody Kent                    75
T59.  Matthew Marquez                78
T66.  Francisco Yanez                80

TOP-5 INDIVIDUALS
1.    Dawson Armstrong, Lipscomb        66 (-6)
T2.    Tolver Dozier, Troy            68 (-4)
T2.    Jake Tucker, Troy            68 (-4)
T4.    Luke Moser, Troy            69 (-3)
T4.    Logan Jones, Ohio State                69 (-3)
T4.    John Jonas, College of Charleston    69 (-3) 

The University of Tulsa women’s golf team is in 17th place in an 18-team field at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown following opening round action Sunday afternoon. The Hurricane carded 310 at the Boulder Creek Golf Club in round one on the par-72 course.

Sophomore Nadia Majidizadeh led Tulsa with a 76, followed by Alex Haun at 77.

San Diego State leads the field at 7-under par, led by individual leader Haleigh Krause at 7-under 65. Second round action gets underway Monday morning at Boulder Creek. For live results, check BirdieFire.com.

Team Scores
1.     San Diego State                281
2.    UC Riverside                287
3.    UNLV                        289
T4.    Gonzaga                        294
T4.    Indiana                        294
T4.    Long Beach State        294
T7.    Washington State        295
T7.    Minnesota                295
9.    San Jose State                297
10.    New Mexico State        298
T11.    San Francisco                300
T11.    Fresno State                300
13.    Idaho                        301
14.    Nevada                        302
15.    Colorado State                304
16.    Michigan                309
17.    Tulsa                        310
18.    North Texas                318

Tulsa Individuals
T50.    Nadia Majidizadeh            76
T58.    Alex Haun            77
T67.    Franziska Voellinger            78
T77.    Chanya Angwarawong            79
T84.    Antonia Von Wnuck            80

Top-5 Individuals
1.    Haleigh Krause, San Diego State         66 (-7)
2.    Savannah Vilaubi, UC Riverside         67 (-6)
3.    Dana Finkelstein, UNLV                 69 (-3)
T4.    Emma Henrikson, San Diego State         70 (-2)
T4.    Brittani Ferraro, UC Riverside         70 (-2)
T4.     Kristin Strankman, Idaho         70 (-2)