THACKERVILLE, Okla. -- Kodi Nolen carded five birdies on the way to a season-low 69 in the second round of the Lone Star Conference Championships Monday at the Scissortail Golf Course at WinStar Golf Club.
The freshman from Midlothian birdied four out of five holes on the Back Nine, then reached 5-under with a fifth birdie on the par-4, 346-yard second hole before finishing with a 3-under 69.
Nolen preceded the remarkable effort with a solid 2-over 74 and is tied for ninth heading into the final round of stroke play with a 1-under 143.
Her effort led the Mustangs into a sixth place through 36 holes with a 18-over team total of 594. MSU is just one stroke out of the fourth and final medal match play berth.
The top four finishing teams in stroke play move on to the medal match semifinals set for Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. Those two winners square off for the league title later in the day at 2 p.m.
Dallas Baptist tops the team leaderboard with a 15-under total of 561. The Patriots are followed by West Texas A&M (569/-7) and UT Tyler (589/+13), while Texas A&M International and Angelo State are knotted for fourth with 17-over totals of 593.
MSU freshman
Tristan Gabbard is tied for 24th, carding scores of 74 and 75 for a 5-over 149, while senior
Beatrice Perucchini and freshman
Makenna Henry tied for 30th with matching scores of 75 and 76 for a 7-over 151.
Freshman
Alli Reily tied for 50th marking scores of 76 and 80 for a 12-over 156.
Dallas Baptist senior Faith DeLaGarza tops the individual leaderboard with a 6-under 138 carding scores of 71 and 67. She takes a two-stroke into the final round over teammates Jordan Karrh and Julia Garcia.
The final round of stroke play at the Lone Star Conference Championship begins with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.
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Lone Star Conference Championship
Scissortail Course -- WinStar Golf Club
Thackerville, Oklahoma
Par 72 -Â 5,925Â yards
Team Leaderboard
| Pos |
Team |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
| 1 |
Dallas Baptist |
-15 |
284 |
277 |
-- |
561 |
| 2 |
West Texas A&M |
-7 |
285 |
284 |
-- |
569 |
| 3 |
UT Tyler |
+13 |
293 |
296 |
-- |
589 |
| 4 |
Texas A&M International |
+17 |
300 |
293 |
-- |
593 |
|
Angelo State |
+17 |
295 |
298 |
-- |
593 |
| 6 |
Midwestern State |
+18 |
298 |
296 |
-- |
594 |
| 7 |
St. Mary's |
+20 |
299 |
297 |
-- |
596 |
| 8 |
Oklahoma Christian |
+21 |
291 |
306 |
-- |
597 |
| 9 |
Cameron |
+26 |
301 |
301 |
-- |
602 |
| 10 |
Arkansas-Fort Smith |
+28 |
306 |
298 |
-- |
604 |
| 11 |
UT Permian Basin |
+45 |
310 |
311 |
-- |
621 |
| 12 |
Western New Mexico |
+46 |
315 |
307 |
-- |
622 |
| 13 |
Lubbock Christian |
+47 |
308 |
315 |
-- |
623 |
| 14 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
+51 |
314 |
313 |
-- |
627 |
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Individual Leaderboard
| Pos |
Player |
Team |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
| 1 |
Faith DeLaGarza |
Dallas Baptist |
-6 |
71 |
67 |
-- |
138 |
| 2 |
Jordan Karrh |
Dallas Baptist |
-4 |
71 |
69 |
-- |
140 |
|
Julia Garcia |
Dallas Baptist |
-4 |
70 |
70 |
-- |
140 |
| 4 |
Gam Songprasert |
West Texas A&M |
-3 |
73 |
68 |
-- |
141 |
|
Alyssa Campbell |
West Texas A&M |
-3 |
72 |
69 |
-- |
141 |
|
Anna Nomrowski |
West Texas A&M |
-3 |
68 |
73 |
-- |
141 |
| 7 |
Yuliana Yapur |
Texas A&M International |
-2 |
72 |
70 |
-- |
142 |
|
Maria Sierra Sanz |
Angelo State |
-2 |
71 |
71 |
-- |
142 |
| 9 |
Kodi Nolen |
Midwestern State |
-1 |
74 |
69 |
-- |
143 |
|
Olivia Mitchell |
Dallas Baptist |
-1 |
72 |
71 |
-- |
143 |
|
Patrizia Schaefer |
Angelo State |
-1 |
71 |
72 |
-- |
143 |
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