April 18, 2006
LINCOLN, Neb. - - The Mizzou Women's Golf Team jumped five spots into third place on day two of the Big 12 Championships, after recording the day's best score of 287. The score is the best 18-hole total for the Tigers this season and was four shots better than the second best round of the day, a 291 shot by Oklahoma State.
Missouri's two round total of 600 is five shots behind second place Texas A&M and eight shots back from the leader Oklahoma State.
Junior Stephanie Wavro turned in the second lowest round of the day with a two-under par 70 and is in fourth place overall with a two day total of 146. Wavro made three birdies on Tuesday, carding 35's on both the front and back nines.
All five Missouri golfers opened the second round on the back-nine and all five turned in an opening nine score of 38 or better. Along with Wavro's 35 on the back nine, senior Kelli Strubinger and freshman Chelsea Schriewer each shot an even-par 36, freshman Ellen Hoeper carded a 37 and sophomore Madde Augustsson turned in a 38.
Strubinger and Hoeper are each tied for 14th place with two-round totals of 150. Strubinger shot her best round of the year, a one-under 71, making four birdies in Tuesday's second round. Hoeper made three birdies on her way to a 74 in round two.
Augustsson finished with a second-round 79, and is tied for 51st place with a 151 score after two rounds of play.
Schriewer improved 18 shots from her opening round 90, matching her career best with an even-par 72 on Tuesday. Schriewer made three birdies in round two and is in a tie for 53rd place with a 36-hole total of 162.
The 287 team score for MU is the best 18-hole total for MU since the second round of the Lady Northern Classic in September of 2004, when it also carded a 287.
The final round of the Big 12 Championships is Wednesday. Live Scoring is available on mutigers.com through GolfStat.com.
MIZZOU WOMEN'S GOLF Big 12 Conference Championships Country Club of Lincoln - Lincoln, Neb. 6,167 yards/Par 72
TEAM STANDINGS 1. Oklahoma State 301-291=592 (+16) 2. Texas A&M 302-293=595 (+19) 3. MISSOURI 313-287=600 (+24) 4. Nebraska 307-297=604 (+28) 5. Kansas State 312-297=609 (+33) 6. Iowa State 309-301=610 (+34) 7. Colorado 315-296=611 (+35) 8. Baylor 307-309=616 (+40) T9. Oklahoma 317-301=618 (+42) T9. Texas 314-304=618 (+42) 11. Texas Tech 309-319=628 (+52) 12. Kansas 316-318=634 (+58)
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS 1. Ashley Knoll (Texas A&M) 69 -71=140 (-4) T2. Pernilla Linberg (Oklahoma State) 76-69=145 (+1) T2. Jessica Shin (Iowa State) 75-70=145 (+1) 4. Stephanie Wavro (MIZZOU) 76- 70=146 (+2) T5. Elli Brown (Nebraska) 74-73=147 (+3) T5. Candie Herrera (Oklahoma State) 75-72=147 (+3) T5. Anna Rehnholm (Baylor) 75-72=147 (+3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ T14. Ellen Hoeper (MIZZOU) 76-74=150 (+6) T14. Kelli Strubinger (MIZZOU) 79-71=150 (+7) T51. Madde Augustsson (MIZZOU) 82-79=161 (+17) T53. Chelsea Schriewer (MIZZOU) 90-72=162 (+18)