Alexa Anderson | Posted: 26 Sep 2017 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

Kennedy and Leong lead BYU to third place after day one

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COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Sophomores Anna Kennedy and Aiko Leong led BYU women's golf to a third-place finish after two rounds of the Coeur d'Alene Resort Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday.  

"I was very impressed with Anna and Aiko's composure today," BYU head coach Carrie Roberts said. "They scored very well. It was a good team effort today, and we are looking forward to tomorrow."

The Cougars fired 287-282 to shoot +1 on Tuesday. BYU sits behind Colorado (-18) and Illinois (-9) in third place. The West Coast Conference's San Francisco is tied for ninth place, while host Gonzaga is in 16th place. 

Kennedy carded 71 in the morning round and finished with a 3-under 68 in the afternoon. The sophomore birdied eight holes on Tuesday and is tied for fifth place at -3.

Leong recorded a pair of 70s to shoot 2-under on the day. She is tied for ninth place.

Rose Huang is in 29th place after shooting +2 on Tuesday. Huang fired a first-round 73, followed by a second-round 71. Kendra Dalton fired a pair of 73s to tie for 34th place. Dalton is at +4 after 36 holes of tournament play.

Annie Yang shot an 80 in the morning and bounced back with a 73 in the afternoon. Yang is tied for 72nd place at +11.

The Cougars will play the third and final round of the Coeur d'Alene Resort Collegiate Invitational on Wednesday. Groups will begin play at 9 a.m. MT in a shotgun start. Links to live stats are provided on the BYU women's golf schedule page

Coeur d'Alene Resort Collegiate Invitational - Sept. 26, 2017

Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course,  Par-71 6,088 yards

Place Player Round 1 Round 2 Total To-Par
T5 Anna Kennedy 71 68 139 -3
T9 Aiko Leong 70 70 140 -2
29 Rose Huang 73 71 144 +2
T34 Kendra Dalton 73 73 146 +4
T72 Annie Yang 80  73 153 +11

 

Place Team Round 1 Round 2 Total To-Par
1 Colorado 282 268 550 -18
2 Illinois 280 279 559 -9
3 BYU 287 282 569 +1
4 Indiana 288 283 571 +3
5 Washington State 290 282 572 +4
6 New Mexico 287 286 573 +5
7 Fresno State 290 284 574 +6
Idaho 291 284 575 +7
T9 Long Beach State 285 292 577 +9
T9 San Francisco 288 289 577 +9
T11 Oregon State 295 284 579 +11
T11 Colorado State 291 288 579 +11
13 Hawaii 300 288 588 +20
T14 Northern Arizona 297 296 593 +25
T14 South Dakota State 298 295 593 +25
16 Gonzaga 294 304 598 +30
17 Minnesota 298 301 599 +31
18 Seattle 298 308 606 +38