BREMERTON, Wash. – Oregon Tech broke its team single-round scoring record twice on the day, as the Lady Owls have the 36-hole lead heading into tomorrow's final round of the Gold Mountain Invitational.
The Lady Owls (292-289 – 581) broke the low-round record of 295 (set last season at the Firestorm Fall Classic in Arizona) with a 4-over-par opening round and topped that mark in the afternoon round, shooting a 1-over-par 289.
Tech holds a one-shot lead on UBC-Okanagan (293-289 – 582) in a deep, talented field, as Lewis-Clark State (300-288 – 588) sits seven shots back and British Columbia (301-288 – 589) is eight strokes off the pace.
All four OIT scoring players are in the Top-12 of the 70-player field, as
Madison Dick (70-72 – 142) backed up a 2-under-par morning round with an even-par 72 – finishing the day with five birdies and three bogeys – sitting three strokes back of leader Julia Alexander Cortes (67-72 – 139) of UBC-O.
Sydney Dick (73-73 – 146) is in a fourth-place logjam at 2-over-par,
Madie Hepner (74-73 – 147) is ninth and
Alyssa Kauleinamoku (77-71 – 148) is 12th – posting the Owls top Round 2 score, shooting 1-under-par.
Kali Rowe (75-81 – 146) and
Lexi Rice (77-83 – 160) rounded out the OIT players.
Day 2 begins tomorrow morning with a 9 a.m. shotgun start.
