USC
2012 Pac-12 Championships
No. 3 USC Fourth After Pac-12s Second Round
April 28, 2012 | Women's Golf
April 28, 2012
Senior Lisa McCloskey and sophomore Sophia Popov are tied for seventh, leading a No. 3 USC team that battled to stay in the hunt at the Pac-12 Championships at the Palouse Ridge G.C. in Pullman, Wash., on Saturday (April 28)
With the weather improved from a cold and windy first day, the defending champion Trojans finished the round in fourth at 18-over 595 (306-289), six back of new leader California. The Bears used a 5-under round to claim the lead at 13-over 589. Colorado is second (592) with UCLA third (594).
McCloskey, seeking her seventh top 10 finish in nine outings this year, rebounded from a rough start in which she registered a quadruple bogey on 6 and a double on 8. She saved her round by carding birdies on four of the remaining 10 holes without another blemish to finish at 4-over 148 (74-74).
Popov shook off her first-round 79 to join McCloskey at 148 with a second-round 69. She was 1-under going out, 2-under coming in with five birdies on the day. Popov and McCloskey are three off the lead.
Freshman Doris Chen is tied for 13th at 5-over 149 (77-72) after registering a solid round with three birdies and three bogeys. Senior Inah Park remained in the top 20, tied for 17th at 6-over 150 (76-74) while sophomore Rachel Morris is tied for 43rd at 12-over 156 (80-76).
Action concludes Sunday.
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