Kilcrease helps boost OSU into lead in Big 12 Championship
Hockley, Texas – Oklahoma State sits atop the team and individual leaderboards with 18 holes to play at the 2025 Big 12 Women’s Golf Championship.
While the field faltered amidst hot and windy conditions at Houston Oaks, the Cowgirls steadily climbed, shooting 1-over par in Wednesday’s second round to move up three spots in the team standings. They’re 6-over through 36 holes – two shots clear of second-place Houston (+8) and three ahead of TCU (+9) heading into Thursday’s final round.
Sophomore Marta Silchenko fired a 69 (-2) to secure a three-way tie for first place with TCU’s Camille Min-Gaultier and Houston’s Natalie Saint German at 2-under par.
“I’m really proud of the way they played today,” head coach Greg Robertson said. “We saw a lot of disciplined golf on a course that tests every part of your game. It was great to see them finish strong, especially when the wind started to pick up.”
On a day where 10 of the 14 schools shot +10 or higher, the Cowgirls avoided trouble spots. They were the only team without a double-bogey.
OSU has been particularly strong on par 5s, shooting 8-under as a team – four strokes ahead of the next closest team, Arizona (-4). They’ve also carded a tournament-best 31 birdies for the week.
Nine of those birdies belong to Silchenko who will join Min-Gaultier and Germain in the final group on Thursday. She’s looking to become the 12th Cowgirl to a win a Big 12 individual title, as OSU takes aim at a 12th team championship.
Junior Grace Kilcrease fired a team-best, 3-under, 68 to play herself into contention. She’s tied for sixth place and just two strokes off the lead.
Ellie Bushnell finished an up-and-down day with momentum, shooting 1-over for the round to join teammate Summer Lee in a tie for 18th place.
Lee, a freshman appearing in her first postseason tournament, shot a 5-over, 76.
Lucy Darr subbed in for Tarapath Panya in Wednesday’s lineup and finished at 6-over.
Fans can watch live coverage of Thursday’s final round beginning at 11:30 a.m. CT on ESPN+ and track live scoring at scoreboard.clippd.com.
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Team Leaderboard
1. Oklahoma State (+6) — 289-285
2. Houston (+8) — 288-288
3. TCU (+9) — 293-284
4. Iowa State (+11) — 285-294
5. Arizona (+12) — 285-294
6. Arizona State (+17) — 294-291
7. BYU (+25) — 299-294
8. UCF (+28) — 293-303
9. Cincinnati (+29) — 299-298
9. Kansas (+29) — 299-298
11. Kansas State (+30) — 295-303
12. Baylor (+31) — 301-298
13. Texas Tech (+36) — 301-303
14. Colorado (+45) — 304-309
Player Leaderboard
T1. Marta Silchenko (-2) — 71-69
T6. Grace Kilcrease (E) — 74-68
T18. Summer Lee (+4) — 70-76
T18. Ellie Bushnell (+4) — 74-72
70. Lucy Darr (N/A) — SUB-77
71. Tarapath Panya (N/A) — 78-SUB