KONA, Hawai'i – Despite the surrounding beauty, the Sun Devils battled through tough winds and improved throughout the day, tied for second after two rounds at the Pac-12 Preview.
"I am very pleased with our efforts today," says head coach Missy Farr-Kaye. "We had difficult conditions this afternoon with high winds and the girls handled that well. We are going to continue to focus on our goals and stay in the present and enjoy every minute of competing in Hawai'i.
In fourth after round one (296), ASU continued to battle in round two, now just two strokes (+10) behind Stanford after two rounds of play (298), tying the Cardinal for the lowest second round.
Individually, all five Sun Devils competing as a team are currently in the top-25, led by Monica Vaughn and Linnea Strom, two of those in a three-way tie for 13th (+3).
Olivia Mehaffey and Sophia Zeeb are just behind (+4) in a five-way tie for 16th while Roberta Liti (+6) is in a three-way tie for 25th.
Additionally, Madison Kerley is competing as an individual and is tied for 21st (+5).
Arizona is also tied for second with the Devils, each shooting 594 on the day. Oregon State (4) and Washington State (5) round out the top-five in an extremely strong field.
The 11-team field finishes the final 18 holes on Tuesday with a 7:30 am Hawaii time/10:30 am AZ time shotgun start.
"I am very pleased with our efforts today," says head coach Missy Farr-Kaye. "We had difficult conditions this afternoon with high winds and the girls handled that well. We are going to continue to focus on our goals and stay in the present and enjoy every minute of competing in Hawai'i.
In fourth after round one (296), ASU continued to battle in round two, now just two strokes (+10) behind Stanford after two rounds of play (298), tying the Cardinal for the lowest second round.
Individually, all five Sun Devils competing as a team are currently in the top-25, led by Monica Vaughn and Linnea Strom, two of those in a three-way tie for 13th (+3).
Olivia Mehaffey and Sophia Zeeb are just behind (+4) in a five-way tie for 16th while Roberta Liti (+6) is in a three-way tie for 25th.
Additionally, Madison Kerley is competing as an individual and is tied for 21st (+5).
Arizona is also tied for second with the Devils, each shooting 594 on the day. Oregon State (4) and Washington State (5) round out the top-five in an extremely strong field.
The 11-team field finishes the final 18 holes on Tuesday with a 7:30 am Hawaii time/10:30 am AZ time shotgun start.