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Rose Huang still in contention at NCAA Championships

By Shaun Gordon

THE COLONY, TX - MAY 03: Two tees mark the ball position of Karrie Webb of Australia in the first fairway after play was suspended due to high winds during the first round of the 2018 Volunteers of America Texas Classic at Old American Golf Club on May 3, 2018 in The Colony, Texas. (Photograph by Darren Carroll/Getty Images)
THE COLONY, TX - MAY 03: Two tees mark the ball position of Karrie Webb of Australia in the first fairway after play was suspended due to high winds during the first round of the 2018 Volunteers of America Texas Classic at Old American Golf Club on May 3, 2018 in The Colony, Texas. (Photograph by Darren Carroll/Getty Images) /
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Rose Huang struggled in the second round of the NCAA Championships on Saturday, but at only six strokes back of the lead, she’s still in contention for the win.

BYU Women’s Golf’s lone representative at the NCAA Championships is staying within striking distance.

Rose Huang struggled in Saturday’s second round, shooting three-over par to bring her tournament total to one-over.

She’s nowhere near out of the running, though, as she sits just six strokes back of the leaders (Jennifer Kupcho of Wake Forest, Bianca Pandanganan of Arizona, and Cheyenne Knight of Alabama) at five-under.

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With two rounds left to play, anything can still happen, and six strokes is far from too much to overcome. For example, Kupcho finished the first day with a three stroke lead at seven-under. Her closest competitor, Janet Mao of Northwestern, finished Friday’s first round at four-over.

After round two, Kupcho sits in a tie for first at five-under and Mao fell into a tie for 19th after a six-over second round.

All of the golfers, with the exception of Rose Huang, will tee off for their third round on Sunday. Huang shot her third round on Thursday, going two-over par in what will count as her Sunday score.

So come Monday, she’ll enter the final round at three-over par. She’ll have to wait until tomorrow evening, though, to know how far back she sits from the leader.

Huang has the opportunity to become the highest individual finisher in BYU Women’s Golf’s history. The record is currently held by Alexandra White. Just like Huang, she qualified individually last season, and finished the NCAA Championships in a tie for 14th place.

The highest NCAA finish BYU Women’s Golf has as a team came in 2007, when they took 17th in the team competition.

Huang’s tee time on Monday won’t be determined until Sunday’s third round is complete, but fans can follow that final round here.

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