AUSTIN, Texas- Texas A&M women's golf team battled through a second day of tough conditions at the Betsy Rawls Invitational Saturday. Ava Schwienteck led the Aggies individually for the second straight day.
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"Today was difficult for our team," head coach Andrea Gaston said. "We made a few birdies early, and thought we were starting to gain momentum. The conditions were still difficult, with the wind and the cold, we lost too many shots on the back nine."
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"This course has been a great test for our team," Gaston added. "Hopefully, we can get off to a good start tomorrow and finish strong."
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The Aggies shot a 309 at the University of Texas Golf Club and are tied for eighth place in a field that features nine top-50 squads. Texas A&M, at 41-over, is only four strokes behind No. 1 Alabama for seventh. Host No. 6 Texas and No. 16 Kent State co-lead the tournament at 1-under with the Longhorns' Hailee Cooper leading individually at 5-under.
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Schwienteck shot a 3-over 75 for the second consecutive round, and is tied for 25th at 6-over, while Courtney Dow carded a 4-over 76 to move into a tie for 38th at 9-over par.
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Amber Park posted a 5-over 77 and is tied for 44th at 11-over. Brooke Tyree shot an 81, to tie for 59th at 16-over entering Sunday's final round at the par 72 / 6,491-yard course. Katie Finley had a 86, and is tied for 65th at 20-over.
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The Aggies tee off in a shotgun shot at 8:45 a.m. Sunday in the tournament's final round. Live scoring is available on golfstat.com, and live updates are available on @aggiewomensgolf.
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"Today was difficult for our team," head coach Andrea Gaston said. "We made a few birdies early, and thought we were starting to gain momentum. The conditions were still difficult, with the wind and the cold, we lost too many shots on the back nine."
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"This course has been a great test for our team," Gaston added. "Hopefully, we can get off to a good start tomorrow and finish strong."
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The Aggies shot a 309 at the University of Texas Golf Club and are tied for eighth place in a field that features nine top-50 squads. Texas A&M, at 41-over, is only four strokes behind No. 1 Alabama for seventh. Host No. 6 Texas and No. 16 Kent State co-lead the tournament at 1-under with the Longhorns' Hailee Cooper leading individually at 5-under.
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Schwienteck shot a 3-over 75 for the second consecutive round, and is tied for 25th at 6-over, while Courtney Dow carded a 4-over 76 to move into a tie for 38th at 9-over par.
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Amber Park posted a 5-over 77 and is tied for 44th at 11-over. Brooke Tyree shot an 81, to tie for 59th at 16-over entering Sunday's final round at the par 72 / 6,491-yard course. Katie Finley had a 86, and is tied for 65th at 20-over.
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The Aggies tee off in a shotgun shot at 8:45 a.m. Sunday in the tournament's final round. Live scoring is available on golfstat.com, and live updates are available on @aggiewomensgolf.