Tuesday, May 9, 2017

WICHITA FALLS, Tex. – Simon Fraser freshman Jaya Rampuri led the Clan in the second day of action at the Super Regional 4 at the Wichita Falls Country Club, shooting a 1-over-par 73 on Tuesday while the team dropped to 12th place.

Simon Fraser improved in its first round, shooting a 27-over-par 315 in the second round for an overall score of 57-over-par 633 between the two rounds. The Clan is in 12th place going into the final day of competition at the 6,149-yard par 72 course.

Rampuri started on the tenth hole and shot two birdies on her first three holes. The then shot a 1-under-par 35 in the front nine to move up to 25th place on the leaderboard with an overall score of 9-over-par 153. She improved on her first-round score by seven strokes.

Emily Leung put together another consistent performance for the Clan, shooting a 4-over-par 76 in the second round. She recorded six consecutive pars and got a birdie on the 12th hole and was in a tie for 13th place when she finished the day. She is now six strokes behind first place and tied for the lead among West Region golfers. Based on where the team standings are currently, Leung is one stroke behind the national-qualifying pace set by Mary Weinstein from Regis.

Erin Farner recorded her first counting score of the tournament, shooting an 11-over-par 83 with a birdie on the 17th hole. Farner tallied five pars and didn’t do any worse than a bogey on any hole. Belinda Lin also recorded an 11-over-par 83 in the second round with eight pars on the day. Lin is now tied for 59th place at 19 strokes over par between the two rounds.

Western Washington is represented individually by Jenn Paul, who shot a 3-over-par 75 in the second round to improve on her first-round result by two strokes. Paul is in a tie for 17th place with an overall score of 8-over-par 152 after two days. The junior was a stroke below par through her first nine holes on the day to move into the top 10 on the leaderboard temporarily.

The super regional tournament wraps up on Wednesday with play beginning at 8:30 a.m. The tee times will be announced after every team has completed the second round.