Boston College’s women’s golf team put itself in position to control the Yale Invitational after the first day in New Haven, finishing at 8-under par and sitting atop the team leaderboard.
The Eagles also packed the top of the individual standings. Joyce Zhang, Frances Kim and Juliette Demeaux are all tied for third at 2-under, giving Boston College a strong trio near the front heading into Sunday’s final round.
Zhang delivered the loudest single round of the day for Boston College in the second round, carding a 6-under-par 66. She piled up seven birdies in that round and is 3-under on Par-3 holes and 1-under on Par-5 holes.
Demeaux set the tone early by taking the individual lead after the opening round with a bogey-free 3-under-par 69. She made three birdies in that first loop, then came back with five more birdies in round two and shot a 1-over-par 73. Through two rounds, she is even on Par-4 holes.
Kim kept things steady with back-to-back 1-under-par 71s. She finished the day with seven total birdies and is 1-under on Par-3 holes and 3-under on Par-5 holes.
Boston College’s depth showed up behind that leading trio as well. Jun Xi Guo finished fourth among the Eagles on the day and is tied for 14th overall after improving in the second round with a 2-over-par 74. She made par on 14 holes in round two, tied for the second-most pars overall.
Rebecca Gyllner also opened well, shooting a 1-under-par 71 after recording three birdies. She is tied for 18th and heads into round three at 1-under on Par-5 holes.
Ana Lucia Trevino is tied for 34th after putting together four birdies in her first nine holes of the tournament. Her best round was the opening one, when she shot a 1-over-par 73. She is even on both Par-3 and Par-5 holes.
On the individual side, Grace Leber made the day’s only eagle, doing it on hole 16 in the second round. She is 3-under on Par-5 holes.
Riya Bapna had four birdies in the first round and is 1-under on Par-5 holes. Their groups did not finish in time, so Leber and Bapna will complete the second round at 7:20 a.m.
Sunday.
The final round is scheduled for 9:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, with a shotgun start.
Vanessa Zhang of Harvard leads the individual race at 4-under, followed by Harvard’s Rayee Feng at 3-under. Joyce Zhang, Frances Kim and Juliette Demeaux are next at 2-under.
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