BOULDER CITY, Nev. — Behind a 4-under-par 68 from
Khivi Kaur, the Cal State Monterey Bay women's golf team climbed two spots into seventh place following Saturday's second round of the Las Vegas Desert Classic at Boulder Creek Golf Club.
The Otters posted a 3-under-par 285, improving by 12 strokes from Friday's opening round of 297. CSUMB sits at 6-over par (582) through 36 holes, just four strokes behind fifth-place No. 18 Point Loma (+2) heading into Sunday's final round.
"A solid team effort today, we bounced back and cleaned up a lot of the mistakes we made yesterday," CSUMB head coach
Jim Ragan said. "Khivi made 68 look easy, Mia played well again today, shooting 72, Morgan bounced back and shot a solid 71, Audrey's 74 helped us move up the leaderboard. Weather is moving in so hopefully we will get to play the final round tomorrow."
Kaur highlighted the day for Monterey Bay, firing a 4-under 68 to move into a tie for 11th individually at 3-under par. After opening with a 1-over 73 on Friday, Kaur carded five birdies during Saturday's round, including three on the back nine, to finish with a 4-under 140 through two rounds.
Morgan Pittman also delivered a strong performance, shooting a 1-under 71 to climb into a tie for 32nd at 3-over par. Pittman improved five strokes from her opening-round 76, carding a 3-under 33 on the front nine to help fuel Monterey Bay's move up the leaderboard.
Mia Golovich followed her opening-round 73 with an even-par 72, moving into a tie for 22nd at 1-over par. Golovich played her final nine holes in 1-under 35, giving the Otters three players at par or better during Saturday's round.
Audrey Cheng improved four strokes from Friday, posting a 2-over 74 to sit tied for 52nd at 8-over par.
Jayden Peters rounded out the Monterey Bay lineup with a 6-over 78 and is tied for 58th at 9-over par.
The Otters' 285 was one of the strongest team rounds of the day and helped Monterey Bay move ahead of No. 7 UT Tyler, No. 8 Lincoln Memorial and No. 38 Washburn in the 16-team field.
At the top of the leaderboard, top-ranked Dallas Baptist and No. 3 St. Mary's (Texas) share the lead at 17-under par. No. 20 Cal State LA sits third at 1-under, followed by host No. 17 Missouri-St. Louis at even par.
CSUMB Individual Results — Through Two Rounds
