NORMAN, Okla.- Freshman Maddie Szeryk fired a 66—one stroke off the school record she tied in September—to help Texas A&M women's golf team to a second-round 281 (+1) at the Schooner Fall Invitational at Belmar Golf Club.
The Aggies sit in fourth place after two of the three rounds have been completed, holding a total of 564 (+4) strokes after 36 holes. A&M is just two strokes behind third-place Arkansas (562/+2) and three strokes behind second-place Kent State (561/+1). Mississippi State leads the tournament with a 36-hole total of 550 (-10).
Szeryk climbed the tournament's leaderboard by shooting a 66 (-4), jumping from a tie for 11th to start the day to a tie for fourth place. Szeryk's total of 136 (-4) sits just two strokes behind tournament leader Ally McDonald of Mississippi State (134/-6). Szeryk has shot par-or-better in her last four rounds of golf, including tying a school-record with a 65 at the “Mo”Morial (Sept. 9).
Sophomore Marijosse Navarro shot an even-par 70 for the second straight day, and remains tied for 11th with a two-hole total of 140 (E). Navarro is competing in her first collegiate tournament of the year after playing in the World Team Amateur Championships in September.
Sophomores Bianca Fabrizio shot a 2-over 72 and Thanya Pattamakijsakul shot a 3-over 73 to round out the scoring for the Aggies. Sophomore Andrea Jonama shot a 6-over 76 on the 6,082-yard course.
The tournament's final round takes place on Monday at Belmar Golf Club, with Texas A&M set to tee off at 9:15 a.m.