POCATELLO, Idaho – Idaho State women's golf opened the Yellowstone Intercollegiate with a strong first round before a tougher second trip around Riverside Country Club on Monday, sitting T8 through 36 holes with a 609 (+23) team total.
The Bengals opened with a 298 (+10) in Round 1, good for solo second place behind Montana State, before carding a 311 (+23) in Round 2 to fall into a tie for eighth with Creighton.
Bengal Bites
Kaylie Parola turned in the steadiest two rounds of the day for Idaho State, following a 74 with a 75 to sit T10 individually at 149 (+5) through 36 holes.
Erica Wang led the Bengals in Round 1 with a 73 (+1), matching her career-best pace before a 79 in Round 2 pushed her to T26 at 152 (+8).
Andrea Chin carded rounds of 75 and 78 to sit T33 at 153 (+9), while Venus Yong followed 76-80 to check in at T41 (156, +12). Izzy Hassebrock posted 82-79 to round out the Bengal scoring at T56 (161, +17).
Sarah Chen, competing as an individual, shot 77-78 for a 155 (+11) total.
Idaho State's Round 1 score of 298 now ranks ninth on the program's all-time Team Low Round list and seventh on the all-time Team Low Round vs. Par list at +10. No individual, 36-hole or season-aggregate records were affected by the round.
Team Notes
Montana State leads the 11-team field at 586 (+2) after two rounds, with Weber State (592, +8) and North Dakota State (594, +10) rounding out the top three. Idaho State sits T8 at 609 (+23), tied with Creighton.
Next Up
Idaho State closes out the Yellowstone Intercollegiate with the final round Tuesday at Riverside Country Club.
