Pikunas Moves to 11th Overall, Akron Remains 17th at Golfweek Challenge

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Pikunas Moves to 11th Overall, Akron Remains 17th at Golfweek Challenge

September 26 | Women's Golf

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Vail, Colo. – Freshman Jacinta Pikunas (Youngstown, Ohio) continues to lead the Akron Zips women's golf team at the Golfweek Conference Challenge, carding a second 73 (+1) en route to the squads 624 (+48) tournament total.

For the second straight day, Pikunas fired a 1-over par 73 score at the Red Sky Golf Club's Fazio Course, a 6,216-yard, par-72 Tom Fazio design. As a result, Pikunas climbed 13 positions on the player board, tying for 11^th overall and bringing her tournament total to 2-over par at 146 strokes. During the second round, Pikunas recorded 11 pars, two birdies, and an eagle on the 495-yard, par-5 second hole. Over the last two days, she carded 22 pars, five birdies, and an eagle mixed with seven bogeys and a double bogey.

The Zips maintained their 17th ranking in team scoring, recording a 313 (+25). Denver leads the 18-team field, which includes 16 Top 100 programs and seven Top 50 programs, with a 583 (+7). Arizona is currently runner-up with a 587 (+11) as the Wildcats' Haley Moore leads the player board with a138 (-6) talley.

Junior Danielle Nicholson (Geneva, Ohio) tallied back-to-back rounds of 78 (+6) for a 156 (+12), while senior Pader Her (Holt, Mich.) cut three strokes off her first round to finish with a 159 (+15). Sophomore Allyson Wentworth (Stewartsville, N.J.) followed with a 163 (+19) ledger, while freshman Abbie Pearce (Green, Ohio) enters the final round with a 175 (+31) total.

The final round of the 54-hole Golfweek Conference Challenge is set to begin with a shotgun start 11:00 a.m. ET. Akron is scheduled to tee off from holes 16-18 - Pikunas (16B), Nicholson (16A), Her (17), Wentworth (18B), and Pearce (18A).

Fans can follow the action live via GolfStat Live Scoring.

Top 5 Teams
1 Denver 292-291 - 583 (+7)
2 Arizona 300-287 - 587 (+11)
3 San Diego State 289-300 - 589 (+13)
4 Pepperdine 290-300 - 590 (+14)
T5 Michigan 290-303 - 593 (+17)
T5 Campbell 301-292 - 593 (+17)

Top 10 Players
1     Haley Moore, Arizona, 74-64 - 138 (-6)
2     Mary Weinstein, Denver, 74-66 - 140 (-4)
T3   Serena Chon, UC – Riverside, 71-73 - 144 (E)
T3    Hira Naveed, Pepperdine, 70-74 - 144 (E)
T3    Maggie Simmermacher, Old Dominion, 72-72 - 144 (E)
T3    Katerina Vlasinova, Old Dominion, 71-73 - 144 (E)
T3    Stacey White, Campbell, 74-70 - 144 (E)
T8    Georgia Lacey, San Diego State, 70-75 - 145 (+1)
T8     Amanda Lindahl, Eastern Kentucky, 73-72 - 145 (+1)
T8    Elodie Van Dievoet, Michigan, 69-76 - 145 (+1)
T11   Ayelen Irizar, Campbell, 70- 76 - 146 (+2)
T11   Momoka Kobori, Pepperdine, 72-74 - 146 (+2)
T11   Haleigh Krause, San Diego State, 70-76 - 146 (+2)
T11   Malene Krolboll Hansen, Coastal Carolina, 74-72 - 146 (+2)
T11   Emmy Martin, TCU, 74-72 - 146 (+2)
T11   Jacinta Pikunas, Akron, 73-73 - 146 (+2)
T11   Emma Svensson, Central Arkansas, 72-74 - 146 (+2)

17 Akron (+48) 311-313 - 624
T11 Jacinta Pikunas (+2) 73-73 - 146
T64 Danielle Nicholson (+12) 78-78 - 156
T74 Pader Her (+15) 81-78 - 159
T84 Allyson Wentworth (+19) 79-84 - 163
90 Abbie Pearce (+31) 89-86 - 175