March 28, 2009
Mountain View Collegiate Results - Rounds One and Two 
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Senior Jennifer Hong (Windermere, Fla./The First Academy) shot a season-best 2-under 70 over the first 18 holes of the Mountain View Collegiate and enters the final round tied for 11th overall at 1-over 145 (70-75). The Wildcats, who were tied for fifth after the opening round, slipped back to an eighth-place tie with host Colorado at 22-over 598 (297-301).
The 2-under 70 is Hong's best round since shooting a 3-under 69 at the 2006 Mountain View Collegiate, and she enters the final round just one stroke back of Nebraska's Mary Kate Bird and San Jose State's Katrin Delen Briones to crack into the top-10. Hong sits firmly atop the Wildcats' scorecard, leading sophomore Innapha Tantanavivat (Bangkok, Thailand/David Leadbetter Academy) by six strokes. Sophomore Kelsey Lindenschmidt (West Chester, Ohio/Ursuline Academy) and freshman Kylie Fuller (Temecula, Calf./Chapparal) both sit eight strokes back with a 9-over 153, and freshman Alexandra Lederhausen (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) is at 11-over 155.
Northwestern closed out the opening 18 holes in a four-way tie for fifth-place after shooting a season-best 297 in the first round. The Wildcats followed it up with a 301, the second-best round of the season, but due to low scores from the rest of the field the 'Cats dropped into a tie for eighth. San Jose State leads the pack heading into the final round, shooting a 5-under 571 (284-287) and leads second-place UNLV by seven strokes. Louisville (11-over 587), Colorado State (15-over 591) and Nebraska (16-over 592) round out the top five.
Sunday's final 18 holes get underway with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Central. Live scoring of the final round will NOT be available, but will be posted on NUsports.com as soon as they become available.