WOMEN'S GOLF MOVES INTO FIRST PLACE WITH THE HELP OF BARTEK'S ACE

Athletics News

Apr 22, 2017

BOULDER CITY, Nev. — Chloe Bartek posted a career-best 3-under par round of 69 which included a hole-in-one to propel the Sacramento State women's golf team into first place after the second day of the Big Sky Championship.

The Hornets shot 288 to finish at even par during the second round and will take a 3-stroke lead over Idaho into the final round on Sunday. The two teams battled to the finish a year ago before the Vandals claimed the tournament title with a one-stroke victory. Portland State sits in third and is 13 shots behind Sacramento State.

"It's great to be back in a position to challenge for the championship," Sacramento State head coach David Sutherland said. "Chloe gave us a great round and now we have to close it out."

Bartek moved into fourth place overall at 78-69-147. She began the day on Saturday with seven pars. Her round changed with an ace on the 168-yard par-3. The senior used a 7-iron and landed it just short of the green. The ball rolled up and tricked in for the team's first hole-in-one of the year. She bogeyed the par-4 ninth to make the turn at 1-under. From there, she played the back nine at 2-under with birdies on the par-4 11th and par-5 16th and no bogeys.

Sofie Babic is in third place at 2-over par through 36 holes. The freshman got off to a quick start with birdies on the par-5 second and par-4 third. She stood at 1-over at the midway point of her round with bogeys on the par-5 fifth, par-4 seventh and par-3 eighth. She returned to even with a birdie on the par-4 11th. Babic later bogeyed the par-5 13th but bounced back with a birdie on No. 16 to finish even par.

Fellow freshman Nishtha Madan posted a 71 on Saturday to rank second on the team and move her into a tie for 20th place. Madan was 2-over on the front nine with a birdie on the par-4 seventh and three bogeys. She parred the first six holes on the back side of the course and then eagled the par-5 16th by draining a 75-foot putt. A birdie on No. 17 immediately followed and took her into red numbers for the first time during the day. Her round of 71 is tied for her second best during the year.

Julia Becker added a round of 76 to account for the final score toward the team total. Becker was even at the halfway point with a pair of birdies (Nos. 2 and 7) and bogeys (Nos. 1 and 4). She moved to 3-over with a double bogey on the par-4 11th and a bogey on the par-3 12th. She earned two shots back with birdies on the par-5 13th and 16th. However, she triple bogeyed the par-3 17th to take her to 4-over par. Becker is now tied for 24th place overall.

Astha Madan shot her second consecutive round of 77 and is tied for 15th place. Madan had a double bogey on the par-4 sixth and consecutive bogeys on Nos. 9 and 10 to move to 4-over through 10 holes. She played her final eight holes at 1-over with bogeys on Nos. 14 and 18 and a birdie on the 16th. In all, the five Hornet golfers played the 12th hole at 6-under with four birdies and an eagle during the round.

Sacramento State will be paired with Idaho and Portland State during the third round. The teams will get under way off the first hole beginning at 9 a.m. Winds are expected to be in excess of 30 miles per hour throughout the day.

BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIP
Boulder Creek GC | Boulder City, Nev.
Par 72 | 6,395 Yards

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Sacramento State 310-288-598
2. Idaho 313-288-601
3. Portland State 309-302-611
4. Northern Colorado 311-302-613
5. Northern Arizona 316-303-619
6. Eastern Washington 323-301-624
7. Southern Utah 323-305-628
8. Montana 328-308-636
9. Weber State 323-317-640
10. Montana State 329-329-658
11. North Dakota 338-325-663
12. Idaho State 368-346-714

INDIVIDUAL TOP FIVE
1. Sofia Anokhina, NAU, 72-71-143
2. Clara Moyano, UI, 75-70-145
3. Sofie Babic, SAC, 74-72-146
4. Chloe Bartek, SAC, 78-69-147
5. Kirssy Peterson, PSU, 73-75-148

SACRAMENTO STATE SCORES
3. Sofie Babic 74-72-146
4. Chloe Bartek 78-69-147
T15. Astha Madan 77-77-154
T20. Nishtha Madan 84-71-155
T24. Julia Becker 81-76-157

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