Women's Golf Moves Up To 3rd At NCAA Regional

Tuesday, May 7

Auburn, Ala. (Auburn University Club)

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NCAA Auburn Regional Day Two

May 7, 2024 | Women's Golf

NCAA Auburn Regional 2nd Round Results

By: Steve Kirschner

Sophomore Inez Ng eagled the 18^th hole (her ninth hole of the round) and birdied two of her final three holes to lead the University of North Carolina with a 2-under 70 in the second round of the NCAA Auburn Women's Golf Regional Tuesday at the Auburn University Club.

Ng's 70 and fifth-year senior Kayla Smith's second straight even-par round helped the Tar Heels improve by eight strokes from yesterday's opening round. Carolina shot 4-over 292 today and is third in the 12-team field at 16 over par.

The top five teams after Wednesday's third round advance to the NCAA Championship May 17-22 in Carlsbad, Calif.

Auburn leads the regional at 1 over par after shooting 1 under par on Tuesday. Houston is second at 15 over, UNC, sixth after Monday's first round, is third at +16, Oregon is 19 over and Georgia and Tulsa are tied for fifth at 20 over. South Carolina is seventh at 22 over par.

Smith (72-72) is fifth in the individual standings at even-par 144. She trails Houston's Moa Svedenskiold (72-69) by three strokes.

Megan Streicher (71-74) is tied for sixth place at 1-over 145 and Ng (80-70) is tied for 21^st at 6-over 222.

Smith and freshman Ing Iadpluem led the Heels in the second round with four birdies apiece.