May 11, 2012

ERIE, Colo. - Battling light rains and 40 degree temperatures, the No. 9 California Golden Bears dropped to eighth place after the completion of the second round of the NCAA West Regional in Erie, Colo.

The Bears teed off in the afternoon, playing the first half of the round in a light rain. The rains let up midway through the round, but the temperatures remained in the low 40's at Colorado National Golf Course near Boulder.

Despite the unpleasant conditions, the Bears only added five strokes to their first-round score, coming in at 301 in the second round. They dipped to eighth place, remaining a stroke ahead of Colorado and Illinois. Stanford, who teed off in the morning, continues to lead the field, 17 strokes ahead of the Bears. The Cardinal have a one stroke lead over second place LSU.

The other Bears in the field, the Baylor Bears are currently in fifth place with a two-day total of 593. Cal, Texas Tech, Pepperdine, Colorado, and Illinois are all within five strokes of Baylor in what looks to be a tough fight in the final round to finish in the top-eight and earn a place in the NCAA National Championships.

Senior Joanne Lee dropped six strokes off her first day score, coming in with a three-over 74 to lead the Bears. Senior Daniela Holmqvist continues to have the lowest overall score. She shot a 75 in the second round, putting her at +3 overall, currently ranking her 12th. Catherine O'Donnell of North Carolina leads the individuals, sitting at five-under over the first 36 holes.

The Bears will be teeing off in the first five groups in the final round with Saturday tee times beginning at 7:30 a.m. Mountain Time. Live scoring will be available through Golfstat.

California Scores

8 	California 	    296 	301 	597
T12 	Daniela Holmqvist      	71 	75 	146
T30 	Nicola Roessler  	74 	75 	149
T71 	Joanne Lee      	80 	74 	154
T71 	Emily Childs     	77 	77 	154
T71 	Jacqueline Williams  	74 	80 	154

Team Scores

1 Stanford
	+4 	F 	  +5 	287 	293 	580
2 LSU
	+5 	F 	  +2 	291 	290 	581
T3 North Carolina
	+10 	F 	  +10 	288 	298 	586
T3 UCLA
	+10 	F 	  +8 	290 	296 	586
5 Baylor
	+17 	F 	  +5 	300 	293 	593
6 Texas Tech
	+18 	F 	  +6 	300 	294 	594
7 Pepperdine
	+20 	F 	  +11 	297 	299 	596
8 California
	+21 	F 	  +13 	296 	301 	597
T9 Colorado
	+22 	F 	  +13 	297 	301 	598
T9 Illinois
	+22 	F 	  +14 	296 	302 	598
T11 Tulsa
	+24 	F 	  +15 	297 	303 	600
T11 UC Davis
	+24 	F 	  +7 	305 	295 	600
T11 San Jose State
	+24 	F 	  +10 	302 	298 	600
14 Oklahoma
	+25 	F 	  +8 	305 	296 	601
15 UNLV
	+27 	F 	  +13 	302 	301 	603
16 Iowa State
	+28 	F 	  +14 	302 	302 	604
17 TCU
	+30 	F 	  +16 	302 	304 	606
18 New Mexico
	+34 	F 	  +19 	303 	307 	610
19 Denver
	+39 	F 	  +23 	304 	311 	615
20 Kennesaw State
	+44 	F 	  +23 	309 	311 	620
21 Missouri State
	+45 	F 	  +19 	314 	307 	621
22 Oregon State
	+55 	F 	  +30 	313 	318 	631
23 Northern Colorado
	+59 	F 	  +36 	311 	324 	635
24 Jackson State Univ.
	+127 	F 	  +67 	348 	355 	703