Piar Remains in the Top 10, CSUN Remains 7th at Big West Championship

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Piar Remains in the Top 10, CSUN Remains 7th at Big West Championship

4/15/2024 5:09:00 PM | Women's Golf

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The CSUN women's golf team posted a three-shot improvement from round one to round two but remained seventh following the second round of the 2024 Big West Women's Golf Championship Monday at Spanish Trail Country Club. Sophomore Gracie Piar continues to lead the Matadors through 36 holes as she remained in the individual top 10 following a 5-over 77 in round two.

Piar, who opened the day tied for third at 1-over 73, had her lone birdie of the round at No. 5 to get back to even par on the day. Bogeys at the 6th and 7th holes sent her to the back nine at 2-over. Piar then finished her round with six pars and three bogeys to close out the day at 5-over for the round and 6-over 150 for the championship which is tied for eighth. The CSUN sophomore will open Tuesday's final round looking for her best-ever finish at the Big West Championship.

As a team. the Matadors followed up Sunday's round of 311 with a 20-over 308 but remained seventh in the nine-team championship field. The team leaderboard did not change from round one to round two. Long Beach State (582) continues to lead the championship as the Beach increased their lead to 10 shots over Cal Poly (592) heading into Tuesday's final round. UC Davis (601) remained third, followed by UC Riverside (611), Cal State Fullerton (612), Hawai'i (613), CSUN, UC Irvine (625), and Cal State Bakersfield (642).

CSUN SCORES

Fellow sophomore Kim Turgut posted a two-shot improvement from round one, finishing the second round with a pair of birdies in a round of 5-over 77. She will open the final round just outside of the top 25, tied for 26th after 12-over 156.
Freshman Nicole Tanoue made CSUN's biggest move of the day, moving nine spots up the leaderboard into a tie for 30th at 14-over 158. Tanoue bounced back from an opening round 82 to post three birdies and nine pars in a round of 4-over 76 on Monday.
Meghan Paracuelles remained in a tie for 33rd at 15-over 159 after improving by three strokes on Monday. Paracuelles had a team-high four birdies in round two, but also had 10 bogeys in carding a round of 6-over 78.
Junior Elle Laur followed up an opening round 78 with an 11-over 83 on Monday and slipped into a tie for 38th 17-over 161.

COACH MICHELLE WINKLER SAID
"Even though it doesn't reflect on the leaderboard, we're still in the hunt and WILL finish with our best score tomorrow. The team is as focused as ever and is determined to end the year on a high note. Rome wasn't built in a day, and success is never a linear path. This program is heading in the right direction and WILL reclaim a Big West Championship very soon."

The Matadors will be paired with UC Irvine and Cal State Bakersfield for Tuesday's final round which gets underway Tuesday morning. Laur will be the first Matador to tee off at 8:00 a.m. off the No. 10 tee.

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