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. " 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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