Three Golden Flashes Card 69s as Kent State Builds 11-Stroke Lead

AKRON, Ohio - In a day where only two teams played better than they did in Round 1, the Kent State Dr. Paula Treckel women's golf team matched their 2-under 278 from yesterday to extend their lead over the field to 11 strokes through 36 holes of the 2026 Mid-American Conference Women's Golf Championship at Firestone Country Club's Fazio Course.

Only four golfers in the field shot under par on Monday, compared to six in Round 1. Three of those four wore Kent State.

Junior Veronika Kedronová posted a 1-under 69 to extend her lead over Eastern Michigan's Savannah de Bock to two strokes. Kedronová's birdies came on Nos. 4, 10, and 15. Her 36-hole total of 136 (-4) ranks among the best two-round performances in MAC Championship history.

Sophomore Petra Babicová made the biggest jump of the day for the Golden Flashes and the second-largest in the tournament, climbing 12 spots to T-9, anchored by her own 1-under 69. After a bogey on the second hole, Babicová grabbed a birdie three holes later on No. 5, then shot even par across the next 12 holes before closing with a birdie on 18.

Sophomore Gracie Larsen jumped nine spots to T-5 with the third Kent State 69 of the day. Larsen turned in an even-par front nine before birdieing 11, then went bogey-birdie on 16 and 17 to finish her round.

Senior Leon Takagi shot a 1-over 71 but remains in third place individually, sitting behind de Bock after carding Kent State's second clean front nine of the day.

Sophomore Isabella Goyette finished the day at 3-over for a tournament total of 4-over, leaving her T-11 individually and within striking distance of a top-10 finish heading into Tuesday's final round.

Bowling Green sits second at 7-over 567, with Eastern Michigan in third at 11-over 571.

Round 3 tee times for the Golden Flashes begin at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday at Firestone Country Club's Fazio Course.

Goyette tees off first for Kent State at 9:50 a.m. with Bowling Green's Macie Elzinga (T-15) and Eastern Michigan's Erina Tan (T-25).

Babicová follows at 10:00 a.m. with Bowling Green's McKenzie Miller (T-15) and Eastern Michigan's Jasmine Leovao (T-15).

Larsen goes off at 10:10 a.m. with Bowling Green's Addison Kartusch (T-7) and Eastern Michigan's Janae Leovao (T-11).

Takagi will tee off in her final MAC Championship round at 10:20 a.m. alongside Bowling Green's Ava O'Sullivan (T-7) and Eastern Michigan's Baiyok Sukterm (T-9).

Kedronová closes out the Kent State tee times at 10:30 a.m., paired with fourth-place Sammie Dolce of Bowling Green and second-place de Bock of Eastern Michigan.

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