Chen Within Striking Distance Entering Final Round

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Chen Within Striking Distance Entering Final Round

10/21/23 | Women's Golf

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By: Nate Krueger

STANFORD, Calif. — Ching-Tzu Chen will enter Sunday's final round of the Stanford Intercollegiate just three strokes back of the individual lead after leading Oregon with a 2-under 69 on Saturday at Stanford Golf Course.

Oregon's fifth-year senior improved on her 1-under 70 from Friday by a stroke and sits in a tie for sixth overall at 3-under par with 18 holes remaining. Chen is seeking her second straight top-five finish after tying for fourth earlier this month at the Windy City Classic.

The No. 4 Ducks closed the second round with an 8-over 292, a four-stroke improvement from the opening round. Oregon is tied for 14th overall at 20 over, with No. 11 USC and Virginia currently tied for the team lead at 5-under par.

How it Happened: Chen was even through her first 13 holes before catching fire with three birdies in a row to get to 3 under. She made a bogey at No. 17, but finished her day with a par to break 70 for the third time this season.

Chen made four total birdies on the day to bring her career total to 298, just two shy of becoming the seventh Duck ever to reach 300.

Senior Ashleigh Park finished with a 2-over 73, while freshmen Kiara Romero and Ting-Hsuan (Tiffany) Huang each carded a 4-over 75 to round out Oregon's counting scores. Romero finished over par for the first time in her collegiate career, ending a run of 10 consecutive par-or-better showings.

Ducks on the Leaderboard:
T14. Oregon – 296-292 – 588 (+20)
T6. Ching-Tzu Chen – 70-69 – 139 (-3)
T41. Kiara Romero – 71-75 – 146 (+4)
T73. Ting-Hsuan (Tiffany) Huang – 76-75 – 151 (+9)
T77. Ashleigh Park – 79-73 – 152 (+10)
T95. Baylee Hammericksen – 79-80 – 159 (+17)

Notable: The Ducks are playing without two-time all-American Briana Chacon and senior Minori Nagano, who are both currently competing in the second stage of LPGA Q-School.

Up Next: Oregon will tee off at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday in the final round of the Stanford Intercollegiate.