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Nakatani among top 10 following Westbrook's opening day

Senior Aggie enters final 18 holes in eighth place at 5-under

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PEORIA, Ariz. —
Senior Rei Nakatani enjoyed a solid opening day at the Westbrook Spring Invitational, hosted by Wisconsin, by posting respective rounds of 1-under 71 and 4-under 68. Currently tied for eighth, she led the Aggies' quintet through the first 36 holes of the tournament.

No team enjoyed a bigger improvement between rounds than UC Davis — one of 15 teams competing in Peoria, Ariz., ranked among the top 100 in the nation according to Golfweek/Sagarin's recent listing. Following its opening-round 296, the group finished its second tour of the Vistas Course at Westbrook Village Golf Club in 14 fewer strokes, and will enter Monday's final round alongside Notre Dame with matching scores of 578 (+2).

After shooting birdie-bogey on holes 2 and 3, during the second round, Nakatani ended the front nine with three straight birdies. Her stellar round continued with eight pars and a birdie on 13 to finish 1-under through back nine, and 4-under on the round.

Jackie Lucena also enjoyed a phenomenal second round by earning birdies on five holes and pars on the other 13. By finishing the front- and back-nine at 3- and 5-under, Lucena is tied for 27th, and within striking distance of the top 10 — a group that includes her teammate.

The Aggies are slated to open the final round at 8:30 a.m. Monday morning. 

Oklahoma will enter the final day of action in first place at 25-under (551), one shot ahead of Mississippi State. Nine shots separate the Bulldogs from College of Charleston, the tournament's third-place team that posted a 15-under (561).

Denver's Anna Zanusso leads the individual leaderboard by one shot over Nebraska's Katie Smith. Zanusso shot 69 and 61 — the lowest individual round on Sunday — to finish 14-under (130) through 36 holes. 


WESTBROOK SPRING INVITATIONAL HOSTED BY WISCONSIN
Westbrook Village Golf Club – Vistas Course  (Peoria, Ariz.)

Par 72 • 6,252 Yards

TEAM SCORES (Through 36 holes)
1. Oklahoma, 277-274–551 (-25)
2. Mississippi State, 282-270–552 (-24)
3. College of Charleston, 277-284–561 (-15)
4. Denver, 286-279–565 (-11)
5. UNLV, 285-283–568 (-8)
6. Kansas State, 284-286–570 (-6)
7. Nebraska, 288-283–571 (-5)
8. Tennessee, 284-288–572 (-4)
t9. Ohio State, 289-286–575 (-1)
t9. Missouri, 285-290–575 (-1)
11. Wisconsin, 289-288–577 (+1)
t12. UC Davis, 296-282-578 (+2)
t12. Notre Dame, 295-283–578 (+2)
14. Illinois, 289-290–579 (+3)
15. Iowa, 296-289–585 (+9)
16. Indiana, 295-294–589 (+13)

INDIVIDUAL SCORES
(Leader plus UC Davis scores)

1. Anna Zanusso, Denver, 69-61—130 (-14)
t8. Rei Nakatani, 71-68—139 (-5)
t27. Jackie Lucena, 76-67—143 (-1)
t59. Christine Danielsson, 75-73—148 (+4)
t59 Madison Wood, 74-74—148 (+4)
t85. Skyler Wood, 76-78—154 (+10)
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Players Mentioned

Christine Danielsson

Christine Danielsson

Senior
Major: Managerial Economics
Rei Nakatani

Rei Nakatani

Senior
Major: Psychology
Madison Wood

Madison Wood

Junior
Major: Communication
Skyler Wood

Skyler Wood

Junior
Major: Communication
Jackie Lucena

Jackie Lucena

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Christine Danielsson

Christine Danielsson

Senior
Major: Managerial Economics
Rei Nakatani

Rei Nakatani

Senior
Major: Psychology
Madison Wood

Madison Wood

Junior
Major: Communication
Skyler Wood

Skyler Wood

Junior
Major: Communication
Jackie Lucena

Jackie Lucena

Freshman