Tulsa, ORU tied for second entering final round

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Oral Roberts and cross-town rival Tulsa are tied for second behind North Texas entering the final round of the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Stripes Islander Spring Classic.

With two rounds complete the Golden Eagles and Golden Hurricane stand at 618 and trail  North Texas (615) by three strokes.

Amber Hensley (Jenks, Okla.) continues to lead ORU after a 75 put her in a tie for fifth at 151. Megan O’Connell (Odessa, Texas) is tied for eighth at 153 (76-77), while Crystal Reeves (Broken Arrow, Okla.) is tied for 15th at 155 (78-77).

Kylie Bollenbach (Edmond, Okla.) struggled during second round play, falling into a tie for 25th after an 83 left her at 159. Eve Santillan (Aguascaliente, Mexico) is tied for 49th at 166 (83-83).

For Tulsa,  Kristina Merkle currently sits in third place with her two-round 150 total, followed by Sarah Elliot who turned in a team-best even par 72 in the second round for a 152 total, currently seventh overall.  Marita Engzelius is tied for 20th place with a 158, while Abby Allford is one stroke back in 25th place.  Shu-Yin Liu owns a 163 total for 40th place.

 North Texas moved into the top spot, carding a tournament-best 299 score for a 615 two-day total.  Sam Houston State’s Kirsten Spittler has a three-stroke lead with a 2-over-par 146 total.

 
Team Results

1. North Texas - 316-299 - 615

T2. Tulsa - 315-303 - 618

T2. Oral Roberts - 306-312 - 618

4. UTEP - 315-306 - 621

5. Sam Houston State - 318-305 - 623

6. McLennan CC - 317-311 - 628

7. UMKC - 316-316 - 632

8. Houston Baptist - 326-314 - 640

9. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi - 327-324 - 651

10. Stephen F. Austin - 342-319 - 661

11. Texas-Pan American - 345-328 - 673

12. McNeese State - 354-323 - 677

 

Top-Five Individuals

1. Kirsten Spittler, Sam Houston State - 72-74 - 146

2. Addison Long, North Texas - 76-73 - 149

T3. Kristina Merkle, Tulsa - 75-75 - 150

T3. Kati Scholten, UMKC - 74-76 - 150

T5. Teresa Nogues, UTEP - 76-75 - 151

T5. Amber Hensley, Oral Roberts - 76-75 - 151

 

Tulsa Results

T3. Kristina Merkle - 75-75 - 150

7. Sarah Elliot - 80-72 - 152

T20. Marita Engzelius - 81-77 - 158

T25. Abby Allford - 80-79 - 159

T40. Shu-Yin Liu - 80-83 - 163