Nielsen Leads Flashes in Second Round of Northrop Grumman Regional
2/10/2020 8:50:00 PM | Women's Golf
PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif- Junior Kory Nielsen continued to shine at the Northrop Grumman Regional as she led the No. 3 Kent State women's golf team in the second round of the Northrop Grumman Regional on Monday. Nielsen carded a 70 (-1) score.
Nielsen went 16 holes for par or better and carded three birdies in the second round, while completing her final nine holes bogey free. Nielsen sits tied for fifth (-2).
"Kory has continued to lead the way with great ball striking," said head coach Lisa Strom. "Â With a special round tomorrow, we can certainly climb up the leaderboard and leave here knowing we belong in the mix as a top team in the country."
The Flashes carded a 10-over 294 and are tied for eighth at 583 (+15). Duke leads through two rounds at 4-under par 564.
Senior Pimnipa Panthong bounced back after opening round and fired a 71 (E) after carding four birdies. Senior Karoline Stormo finished the day with a 76 (+5), while junior Chloe Salort shot a 77 (+6). Freshman Caley McGinty fired an 80 (+9).
Kent State will be paired with Wake Forest, Arizona State, and Auburn for the final round tomorrow as the Flashes will tee off at 8:30 a.m. PT/ 11:30 a.m. ET. Live Scoring is available at golfstat.com.
T8       Kent State                 289     294     583
T5       Kory Nielsen              70       70       140
T45     Karoline Stormo         74       76       150
T45     Pimnipa Panthong     79       71       150
T45     Chloe Salort              73       77       150
T58     Caley McGinty            72       80       152
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