Fassi Tied For Third, Razorbacks Second at LSU

March 21, 2016

BATON ROUGE, La. – The fourth-ranked University of Arkansas women’s golf team jumped up and down the leaderboard Monday before finishing in second place with a 302 during second round action at the LSU Tiger Classic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The Razorbacks began the day in second place behind third-ranked Duke and often traded places with the Blue Devils during Monday’s play. Monday’s conditions were better than the 30 mile-per-hour winds and 55 degree temperatures teams faced in round one.

Freshman Maria Fassi continued to play well. The Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico, native, moved up four spots and is tied for third place after back-to-back rounds of 74 for a four-over 148. Monday’s round saw the first-year player post one double, four bogies and two birdies in her third career collegiate golf event after she graduated early and joined the team in January.

Fassi is nine strokes behind the leader but only two shots behind the individual runner-up with one round remaining.

Senior Regina Plasencia also moved up four spots in the individual standings shooting 75-75=150. The Guadalajara, Mexico, native, is tied for sixth place overall, along with teammate freshman Cara Gorlei. Gorlei posted rounds of 73-77=150.

Sophomore Alana Uriell moved up to a tie for 27th overall, shooting 78-76=154 and junior Summar Roachell rounded out Arkansas’s day with a score of 77-80=157. Roachell is tied for 44th overall.

Duke leads the field and is 13-over with a 589. The Razorbacks hold on to second place, shooting 601 for the tournament, followed by No. 18 Tennessee with 603. No. 25 Houston and No. 33 North Carolina State are tied for fourth with 608.

Individual Results
T3 Maria Fassi 74-74=148 +4
T6 Cara Gorlei 73-77=150 +6
T6 Regina Plasencia 75-75=150 +6
T27 Alana Uriell 78-76=154 +10
T44 Summar Roachell 77-80=157 +12

Team Results
1 No. 3 Duke 293-296=589 +13
2 No. 4 ARKANSAS 299-302=601 +25
3 No. 18 Tennessee 302-301=603 +27
T4 No. 25 Houston 307-301=608 +32
T4 No. 33 NC State 311-297=608 +32
6 Wake Forest 311-298=609 +33
7 No. 45 Tulane 305-208=613 +37
8 No. 50 LSU 305-310=615 +39
9 Kentucky 307-312=619 +43
10 Mississippi State 307-313=620 +44
12 UNC-Wilmington 310-312=622 +46
13 No. 41 North Carolina 316-316=632 +56
14 Auburn 326-312=638 +62
15 Oklahoma 319-322=641 +65
16 Ole Miss 320-323=643 +67
17 Denver 321-324=645 +69

Arkansas Women’s Golf in 2015-16
• One team tittle at the Powerade Cougar Classic
• Four top-3 finishes in five events
• Three wins at the LSU-hosted event (2014, 2013, 2011)
• Medalists: Gabriela Lopez (2014); Emily Tubert (2013)