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Tempe, Ariz. — Freshman Rachel Fujitani utilized four birdies to lead the University of Iowa women’s golf team in the second round of the Arizona State Invitational on Saturday. The Hawkeyes are in 14th with a two-round score of 607 (+31).
No. 17 Oklahoma State is in first after 36-holes with a score of 569 (-7). They are followed by No. 16 Washington (573; -3) and TCU (575; -1).
FUJITANI’S UNDER PAR ROUND
Freshman Rachel Fujitani carded her first round at-or-below par as a Hawkeye, firing a 71 (-1) in round two — a career best 18-hole score. She shot four birdies on the back nine to jump 20 spots on the leaderboard in the second round. With 18 holes left to play she has a 36-hole score of 147 (+3) — a career best — and is tied for 26th.
COMPETING INDIVIDUALLY
Redshirt freshman Sarah Overton carded a second-round score of 83 (+11). After 36 holes of play, she is tied for 79th with a score of 162 (+18).
IOWA SCORECARD
| 14. | Iowa | 304 | 303 | +31 | 607 |
| T-26. | Rachel Fujitani | 76 | 71 | +3 | 147 |
| T-40. | Shawn Rennegarbe | 73 | 77 | +6 | 150 |
| T-58. | Jessica Ip | 74 | 80 | +10 | 154 |
| T-71. | Kristin Glesne | 81 | 77 | +14 | 158 |
| T-74. | Stephanie Herzog | 81 | 78 | +15 | 159 |
QUOTING HEAD COACH MEGAN MENZEL
“It was great to see Rachel get off to a hot start and to finish her round off under par. Stephanie showed a lot of grit and finished one over for her last 14 holes. The Hawks will get back to work tomorrow and finish strong.”
UP NEXT
The final round of the Arizona State Invitational will begin at 9:30 a.m. (CT) tomorrow.
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