Boilers Shave Strokes Behind Under-Par Rounds by Kahler and Kiel – Purdue Boilermakers

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico – Jasmine Kahler and Natasha Kiel fired 1-under par rounds of 71 to help Purdue Women’s Golf improve and move up the leaderboard on the second day of the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic. The Boilermakers shot 1-over (289) as a team, shaving 11 strokes off their opening 18 and jumping into 13th place heading into Tuesday’s final round.
 
For the second straight day, Kahler led the Boilermakers. The Carlsbad, California, native made a team-high four birdies to sneak into the Top 25 on the individual leaderboard at 1-over. Her first birdie came at the par-4 fourth before rolling in a pair of 10-footers for back-to-back birdies at Nos. 7 and 8. Kahler carded a 1-under 35 on the front side before playing the back even.
 
Kiel recorded her team-best ninth par-or-better round of the season. The senior dominated the front nine with three birdies and six pars for a bogey-free 33 (-3). She only made one bogey over her final 16 holes to secure the under-par round.
 
Momo Sugiyama added a 73 (+1), a one-stroke improvement from the opening round. She birdied both par 5s on the back nine. Samantha Brown bounced back in the second round, as the freshman carded a 74 (+2).
 
Purdue (+13) has 18 holes left to continue its climb up the leaderboard in an extremely competitive field. The final round begins bright and early with a 6:30 a.m. ET shotgun start. The Boilermakers will be paired with Furman (+16), Minnesota (+21) and Kent State (+25).
 
For updates throughout the final round, follow Purdue Women’s Golf on Twitter @PurdueWGolf.
 
BOILERMAKERS
T24. Jasmine Kahler: 74-71—145 (+1)
T37. Momo Sugiyama: 74-73—147 (+3)
T45. Natasha Kiel: 77-71—148 (+4)
T72. Jocelyn Bruch: 75-76—151 (+7)
91. Samantha Brown: 83-74—157 (+13)
 
*T56. Lauren Timpf: 71-78—149 (+5)
*99. Michaela Headlee: 83-80—163 (+19)
 
*Competing as an individual
 
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Vanderbilt: 283-282—565 (-11)
2. #19 Ole Miss: 284-286—570 (-6)
3. #2 Arkansas: 292-280—572 (-4)
4. #9 Northwestern: 290-283—573 (-3)
T5. #20 Auburn: 290-290—580 (+4)
T5. #16 LSU: 290-290—580 (+4)
T7. #22 Michigan State: 287-294—581 (+5)
T7. Kansas State: 294-287—581 (+5)
9. Georgia Southern: 293-292—585 (+9)
T10. North Texas: 297-290—587 (+11)
T10. Iowa State: 296-291—587 (+11)
12. North Florida: 289-299—588 (+12)
13. Purdue: 300-289—589 (+13)
14. Furman: 293-299—592 (+16)
15. Minnesota: 305-292—597 (+21)
16. Kent State: 305-296—601 (+25)
17. UTSA:…