Course (Location): Del Paso Country Club (Sacramento, Calif.)
Team Score (After 36 holes): UC Davis: E (2nd)
Team Round Scores: R1: +2; R2: -2
 
DAVIS, Calif. – UC Davis women's golf sits second overall at the Causeway Invitational after a strong second round with the Aggies being paced by junior Vani Karimanal who sits tied for first thanks to back-to-back rounds of two under par.
 
IN THE CLUBHOUSE:

• The Aggies sit just behind No. 47 Colorado (-3) carrying an even score into the clubhouse after a -2 second round moved UC Davis up the leader boards
• Karimanal birdied four holes in her first round, going back-to-back on holes six and seven, while adding under par shots at 12 and 16, leading to a -2 (70) opening round
• During the second round, Karimanal scored three birdies, once again reaching the hole in three shots on six while also getting birdies on holes 15 and one to add another -2 round to her overall tournament putting her tied with San Francisco's Eva Pett for first place at -4
• Elina Kuang shot a strong second round, going -1 after nailing a birdie near the end of her round on the second hole, having teed off at four
• Yu "Yoyo" Bai sits tied for 12 after a consistent day where she shot even par in the second round and is +1 to give UC Davis a pair of Aggies inside the top 15
• Lauren Calderon recorded six birdies across her two rounds, and it helped power her to a +2, placing her 16th overall after the opening 36 holes

AGGIE SCORES
Causeway Invitational
Del Paso Country Club (Sacramento, Calif.)
Par 72 – 6,086 yards

• Vani Karimanal (t1st): 70-70 (-4)
• Yu "Yoyo" Bai (t12th): 73-72 (+1)
• Lauren Calderon (t16th): 71-75 (+2)
• Elina Kuang (t17th): 76-71 (+3)
• Michelle Ho (t23rd): 76-73 (+5)
• Wendi Ma [IND] (t20th): 71-77 (+4)
• Gabriella Ilardi [IND] (t40th): 80-72 (+8)
• Claire Chang [IND] (t44th): 74-79 (+9)

 
ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS: UC Davis, the No. 2 ranked public university by the Wall Street Journal, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked No. 1 in Agriculture and Forestry as well as No. 1 in Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27.