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Buckeyes Scorch Through Second Round at Big Ten Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/23/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 23, 2016
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Ohio State University women’s golf team tore through The Fort Golf Resort on Day Two of the Big Ten Championships, firing a 7-under 281 to climb seven slots in the team standings up into second place entering Sunday’s final round. Not only did the Buckeyes shave 10 strokes off their opening round 291, but also bested the next closest team by five shots in Round 2.
Junior teammates Katja Pogacar and Jessica Porvasnik have each grabbed a share of eighth place on the individual leaderboard. Pogacar reached the top-10 with rounds of 69-72 while Porvasnik made her progress with a pair of scores under par (71-70). The OSU duo (-3) sits four shots back from event leader Brooke Ferrell of Wisconsin (-7).
Pogacar offset three bogies with three birdies for an even-par 72. Meanwhile, Porvasnik, Rio Watanabe and Niki Schroeder each downed four birdies and joined Pogacar in contributing to the team tally. Porvasnik and Watanabe registered two bogies apiece to finish at 2-under (70) while Schroeder paced the squad at 3-under (69) after posting a lone bogey.
Following an afternoon which saw all four team score contributors shoot under or at par, the Buckeyes are atop the tourney ranking with 149 pars (seven more than any other team). Ohio State’s biggest success has come on Par 3’s (+4) and Par 5’s (-9), slotted second in both scoring categories.
BUCKEYE RESULTS
2nd – Team 291-281–572 (-4)
T-8th – Katja Pogacar 69-72–141 (-3)
T-8th – Jessica Porvasnik 71-70–141 (-3)
T-22nd – Rio Watanabe 75-70–145 (+1)
T-29th – Niki Schroeder 77-69–146 (+2)
T-51st – Jaclyn Lee 76-74–150 (+6)
T-75th – Zoe-Beth Brake 79-76–155 (+11)
Ohio State will be tee it up starting at 9:12 a.m. ET, playing with No. 7 Northwestern and That Team Up North.
