McCloskey Leads Trojans At U.S. Women's Am
August 10, 2011 | Women's Golf
Aug. 10, 2011
Five of the seven Trojans who will make up the 2011-12 USC women's golf team are competing this week at the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship at the Rhode Island C.C. in Barrington, R.I.
All five advanced out of the initial 156-player, 36-hole stroke play portion into the 64-player match-play tournament that began today (Aug. 10). Incoming freshmen Doris Chen was the high Trojan finisher in the stroke play competition that ended Tuesday (Aug. 9), taking sixth at 2-under 140 (69-71) while rising senior Lisa McCloskey tied for 10th at par 142 (71-71).
Rising junior Cyna Rodriguez tied for 27th at 2-over 144 (70-74), incoming freshman Kristen Park tied for 36th at 3-over 145 (72-73) and rising sophomore Sophia Popov (74-72) tied for 45th at 4-over 146 (74-72).
McCloskey was the lone Trojan to advance past the first round of match play, edging Holly Clyburn of England, 1-up. McCloskey never trailed in the match. She will face Julie Yang of Mesa, Ariz., in the second round, on Thursday (Aug 11).
Chen fell in the 20th hole of her first match play round to Gabriela Lopez of Mexico. Chen trailed by a hole after 17 but forced extra holes with a par on the 18th hole. Popov also fell in extended play, losing to Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand on the 19th hole. Neither player led by more than a one hole the entire match.
Rodriguez fell in the round to Amy Anderson (Oxbow, N.D.), 1-up. Park lost, 3 and 2, to Michelle Piyapattra of Corona, Calif.
