Saturday, March 23
Tucson, AZ
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Olivia Benzin Stays Hot With 4-Under 68 In Arizona
March 23, 2019 | Women's Golf
SADDLEBROOKE, Ariz. – Olivia Benzin continued her strong play with a 4-under 68 to lead the Oregon State women's golf team in the second round of the MountainView Collegiate on Saturday.
The Beavers shot a 5-under 283 at the par-72, 6,218-yard Preserve Golf Club that vaulted them two spots up the leaderboard and into a tie for fourth place with a 4-under 289-283--572.
Texas State leads the 13-team field with a 13-under 563. UNLV is second with a 9-under 567, Iowa State is third with an 8-under 568 and Washington is tied with Oregon State with a 4-under 572.
The final round of the three-day, 54-hole tournament begins at 8 a.m. on Sunday with a shotgun start. Live scoring is available at birdiefire.com.
Benzin had six birdies and only two bogies to finish with a 4-under 68, her seventh sub-par round of the season and 19th in her four-year Oregon State career.
She's tied for fifth on the individual leaderboard with a 4-under 72-68--140. Benzin has two top-five finishes this season, a career-best tie for second at the East West Match Play and a tie for fourth at the Beavers' last tourney, the Wildcat Invitational.
Mari Nishiura also finished in red figures on Saturday, posting a 2-under 70 that included two birdies. It's her fifth sub-par round of the season and just one shot shy of a career-best 3-under 69 she carded at the Westbrook Spring Invitational.
She's tied for 17th place with a 1-under 73-70--143 and has a chance to better her best career finish of a tie for 11th place at the Westbrook Spring Invitational earlier this spring.
Ellie Slama has been steady through the first two rounds and is also tied for 17th place with a 1-under 71-72--143.
Nicole Schroeder is tied for 31st place with a 2-over 73-73--146 and Susie Cavanagh is tied for 48th with a 4-over 73-75--148.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
The Beavers shot a 5-under 283 at the par-72, 6,218-yard Preserve Golf Club that vaulted them two spots up the leaderboard and into a tie for fourth place with a 4-under 289-283--572.
Texas State leads the 13-team field with a 13-under 563. UNLV is second with a 9-under 567, Iowa State is third with an 8-under 568 and Washington is tied with Oregon State with a 4-under 572.
The final round of the three-day, 54-hole tournament begins at 8 a.m. on Sunday with a shotgun start. Live scoring is available at birdiefire.com.
Benzin had six birdies and only two bogies to finish with a 4-under 68, her seventh sub-par round of the season and 19th in her four-year Oregon State career.
She's tied for fifth on the individual leaderboard with a 4-under 72-68--140. Benzin has two top-five finishes this season, a career-best tie for second at the East West Match Play and a tie for fourth at the Beavers' last tourney, the Wildcat Invitational.
Mari Nishiura also finished in red figures on Saturday, posting a 2-under 70 that included two birdies. It's her fifth sub-par round of the season and just one shot shy of a career-best 3-under 69 she carded at the Westbrook Spring Invitational.
She's tied for 17th place with a 1-under 73-70--143 and has a chance to better her best career finish of a tie for 11th place at the Westbrook Spring Invitational earlier this spring.
Ellie Slama has been steady through the first two rounds and is also tied for 17th place with a 1-under 71-72--143.
Nicole Schroeder is tied for 31st place with a 2-over 73-73--146 and Susie Cavanagh is tied for 48th with a 4-over 73-75--148.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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