April 13, 2009
TULSA, Okla. - Rains on Sunday forced the UCF women's golf team to play 36 holes on Monday at the Conference USA Championship but the Knights shone brightly. Freshman Elisa Aoki (Bradenton, Fla.) stands in fourth place overall, junior Victoria Tomko (Lontzen, Belgium) led the entire field after the first round and UCF is second as a team overall.
UCF shot a 318 and a 321 today for a two round score of 639, leaving the team six strokes back of Tulane's 633. The Knights have never finished better than third at the C-USA Championship. This year's event is being held at the par-72, 6,140-yard Tulsa Country Club. The winner receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Regional field.
Tomko took the lead after 18 holes with a season-low and career-best tying 73. It was the best score out of the entire field in either of today's rounds. Tomko is tied for seventh overall through 36 holes with a 161. Aoki is on top of the Knights' roster through two rounds, and fourth overall, with a tally of 156 after a pair of 78 rounds today. Aoki is seven strokes back of leader Daniela Holmqvist whose 149 gives her a five stroke lead over the entire field.
Senior Mayule Tomimbang (Kissimmee, Fla.) and sophomore Katie Detlefsen (Eagan, Minn.) each find themselves in the Top 15 as Tomimbang stands all alone in 14th place with a 163 and Detlefsen, a C-USA All-Academic Team pick earlier this week, is a stroke back of Tomimbang at 164. Senior Stephanie Connelly (Pasadena, Md.) is UCF's fifth golfer at the moment with a 171 which ties her for 29th place in the 50-member field.
Play will conclude with the final 18 holes on Tuesday morning in Tulsa with the first tee times at 9:00 a.m. eastern time.
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CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIP
TULSA COUNTRY CLUB * TULSA, OKLA.
THROUGH TWO ROUNDS * PAR 72 * 6,140 YARDS
TOP TEAM SCORES
1. Tulane 317-316=633 (+57)
2. UCF 318-321=639 (+63)
3. East Carolina 321-319=640 (+64)
4. Tulsa 328-322=650 (+74)
5. UTEP 339-317=656 (+80)
UCF SCORERS
4. Elisa Aoki 78-78=156 (+12)
T7. Victoria Tomko 73-88=161 (+17)
14. Mayule Tomimbang 81-82=163 (+19)
T15. Katie Detlefsen 88-76=164 (+20)
T29. Stephanie Connelly 86-85=171 (+27)