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Buckeyes Extend Lead On Day Two of Big Ten Championship – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/25/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 25, 2015
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INDIANPOLIS, Ind. – Ohio State tacked on two more strokes to its Big Ten Championship lead in the second round. The Buckeyes have built a five-stroke cushion over second-place Purdue with 18 holes to play on Sunday. Several Buckeyes are in the running for individual medalist honors as well, including 36-hole tournament leader Jan Chanpalangsri.
Ohio State, a 2014 co-conference champion, is 3-under overall while the Boilermakers are 2-over and 15th-ranked Northwestern is nipping at their heels with a 579 total (+3). Fellow defending co-champion Michigan State ranks fourth at 9-over.
The Buckeyes have excelled on all hole lengths, pacing the entire field on Par 3s, Par 4s and Par 5s. The squad’s 34 birdies are also a tournament best. Chanpalangsri and Katja Pogacar have each registered nine birdies to top the field.
Chanpalangsri is tied with Maryland’s Juliet Vongphoumy for the No. 1 slot. The Buckeye senior captain is 3-under overall and is in pursuit of Ohio State’s second straight Big Ten medalist honor. Pogacar might have something to say about that, however, back just a lone shot at 2-under and tied for third.
Jessica Porvasnik, the 2014 B1G medalist, could `go low’ on Day Three and potentially make a jump to the top. She has posted back-to-back even par 72s and is three back from the top (T-7th place) slot.
Rio Watanabe (+2) has made quite an impression in her first conference tournament, earning a share of 12th place thus far. Claudia Lim and Zoe-Beth Brake have represented the Scarlet & Gray as well. Lim is tied for 47th and Brake is slotted T-74th.
BUCKEYE RESULTS
1st – Team 281-292–573 (-3)
T-1st – Jan Chanpalangsri 68-73–141 (-3)
T-3rd – Katja Pogacar 69-73–142 (-2)
T-7th Jessica Porvasnik 72-72–144 (E)
T-12th – Rio Watanabe 72-74–146 (+2)
T-47th – Claudia Lim 77-76–153 (+9)
T-74th – Zoe-Beth Brake 78-84–162 (+18)
Ohio State is slated to tee it up starting at 9:12 a.m. ET on Sunday, paired with Michigan State, Northwestern and Purdue.
