PALOS VERDES, Calif. – The No. 6 Florida women’s team used the low round of the day (-2) to climb three spots into second-place after round two of the Therese Hession Regional Challenge on Monday.
The Gators round of 2-under was a 10-shot improvement from the opening round and tied for the lowest round of the tournament through 36-holes among a field of nine top-25 teams. Florida trails No. 23 UCLA (-2) by eight strokes tomorrow and tees off at 11:15 a.m. ET at Palos Verdes Golf Club.
Paula Francisco and Siuue Wu lead the UF ‘Moving Day’ charge with under par rounds. Francisco had a 3-under 68, which was tied for low round today and second this week. After +2 in her first three holes, the junior finished bogey-free behind four birdies to move into T15 and an eight-shot difference in her round one. Wu logged a 2-under 69 that featured three birdies in her last five holes. The sophomore is tied for 8th.
Freshman Katelyn Huber turned in a strong even-par 71 for a counting score today, she is tied for 15th. The final counting mark was from junior Inés Archer with a 74 (+3).
One of four Gators to cut strokes off from their opening round, Addison Klonowski (individual) had a even-par 71.
Florida Scores
T8 Siuue Wu – 74-69 = 143 (+1)
T15. Katelyn Huber – 73-71 = 144 (+2)
T15. Paula Francisco – 76-68 = 145 (+2)
T27. Inés Archer – 72-74 = 146 (+4)
T38. Addison Klonowski* – 77-71 = 148 (+6)
T49. Megan Propeck – 73-77 = 150 (+8)
*Competing as an individual
Team Scores
1. UCLA (-2)
2. Florida (+6)
3. Texas (+8)
4. Texas A&M (+9)
T5. Pepperdine (+12)
T5. SMU (+12)
7. Oregon (+14)
8. USC (+18)
9. Kansas (+20)
10. South Carolina (+22)
11. Arizona State (+23)
12. UNLV (+25)
13. San Jose State (+27)
14. Ohio State (+28)
15. Miami (+37)
