INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Northwestern surged to the top of the leaderboard on Saturday and takes a two shot advantage into Sunday's final round at the 2016 Big Ten Championships at The Fort Golf Resort in Indianapolis. Freshman Stephanie Lau fired a 2-under 70 to climb into second on the individual leaderboard, two strokes off the pace, with 18 holes to play.
2016 Big Ten Women's Golf Championship – LIVE RESULTS
An eagle on No. 16 highlighted Lau's second round, one in which she played the front-nine at 1-under, and mirrored it on the back on her way to a 2-under 70. Through two days the rookie has done the majority of her damage on The Fort's longest challenges, playing the course's four Par-5 holes at 5-under.
Lau will be the final Wildcats golfer to tee off Sunday's third round (9:57 p.m. ET), paired with Michigan's Megan Kim, who also owns a share of second place after 36 holes, and Ohio State's Kajta Pogacar in eighth.
Sophomore Hannah Kim is one of 15 golfers in the field under par after 36 holes, now in 13th-place at 1-under after an even-par 72 on Saturday. The reigning Big Ten Player of the Year is in search of her second consecutive Top-10-finish at the Conference Championships. Junior Kacie Komoto and freshman Janet Mao are tied for 22nd at 1-over.
Northwestern will tee off Sunday's final round at 9:12 a.m. ET/8:12 a.m. CT, paired with second-place Ohio State and third-place Michigan. The No. 7 Wildcats are defending their team title, and taking aim at a third Conference crown in four years this weekend.
Northwestern – 1/14 • 284-286-R3=570 (-6)
T2 – Stephanie Lau -- 69-70-R3=139 (-5)
T13 – Hannah Kim -- 71-72-R3=143 (-1)
T22 – Kacie Komoto -- 73-72-R3=145 (+1)
T22 – Janet Mao -- 71-74-R3=145 (+1)
T29 – Sarah Cho -- 74-72-R3=74 (+2)
T41 – Suchaya Tangkamolprasert -- 75-73-R3=75 (+4)
2015-16 Northwestern Women's Golf Statistics
The Fort Golf Resort (Par 72/6,221 yards)
Big Ten Record Book
BTN will provide tape-delayed coverage of the 2016 Big Ten Women's Golf Championships on Sunday, May 1, at 10 a.m. CT, the first of 11 spring championships to be broadcast on the network during the month of May. The hour-long recap will be followed immediately by the 2016 Men's Golf Championships at 11 a.m. CT.
This season Northwestern has been a mainstay in the nation's Top-10, currently sitting at No. 7 in the Golfstat rankings and at No. 8 according to Golfweek. The team boasts two wins this year, capturing the Windy City Collegiate Classic in the fall and the Hurricane Invitational in the spring.
2016 Big Ten Women's Golf Championship – LIVE RESULTS
An eagle on No. 16 highlighted Lau's second round, one in which she played the front-nine at 1-under, and mirrored it on the back on her way to a 2-under 70. Through two days the rookie has done the majority of her damage on The Fort's longest challenges, playing the course's four Par-5 holes at 5-under.
Lau will be the final Wildcats golfer to tee off Sunday's third round (9:57 p.m. ET), paired with Michigan's Megan Kim, who also owns a share of second place after 36 holes, and Ohio State's Kajta Pogacar in eighth.
Sophomore Hannah Kim is one of 15 golfers in the field under par after 36 holes, now in 13th-place at 1-under after an even-par 72 on Saturday. The reigning Big Ten Player of the Year is in search of her second consecutive Top-10-finish at the Conference Championships. Junior Kacie Komoto and freshman Janet Mao are tied for 22nd at 1-over.
Northwestern will tee off Sunday's final round at 9:12 a.m. ET/8:12 a.m. CT, paired with second-place Ohio State and third-place Michigan. The No. 7 Wildcats are defending their team title, and taking aim at a third Conference crown in four years this weekend.
Northwestern – 1/14 • 284-286-R3=570 (-6)
T2 – Stephanie Lau -- 69-70-R3=139 (-5)
T13 – Hannah Kim -- 71-72-R3=143 (-1)
T22 – Kacie Komoto -- 73-72-R3=145 (+1)
T22 – Janet Mao -- 71-74-R3=145 (+1)
T29 – Sarah Cho -- 74-72-R3=74 (+2)
T41 – Suchaya Tangkamolprasert -- 75-73-R3=75 (+4)
2015-16 Northwestern Women's Golf Statistics
The Fort Golf Resort (Par 72/6,221 yards)
Big Ten Record Book
BTN will provide tape-delayed coverage of the 2016 Big Ten Women's Golf Championships on Sunday, May 1, at 10 a.m. CT, the first of 11 spring championships to be broadcast on the network during the month of May. The hour-long recap will be followed immediately by the 2016 Men's Golf Championships at 11 a.m. CT.
This season Northwestern has been a mainstay in the nation's Top-10, currently sitting at No. 7 in the Golfstat rankings and at No. 8 according to Golfweek. The team boasts two wins this year, capturing the Windy City Collegiate Classic in the fall and the Hurricane Invitational in the spring.