Tilma First, Sooners Third at Schooner Fall Classic

NORMAN – True freshman Meg Tilma fired rounds of 67 (-3) and a 65 (-5) on Saturday to maneuver to 8-under and is tied for the lead heading into the ultimate spherical of the thirteenth annual Schooner Fall Classic at Belmar Golf Club. Oklahoma sits third within the workforce race after 36 holes.

Four Sooners (T2, -8) are inside the highest 15, with Tilma, competing unattached in her collegiate debut, main the best way. Senior, Reagan Chaney, is one shot behind her teammate within the hunt for the person title.

“We played solid today, especially in the afternoon,” 17^th-year head coach Veronique Drouin-Luttrell. “I was proud of the way we fought back to get in the mix. We’ll be ready to go tomorrow morning and give it our best run.”

It was a robust displaying for Drouin-Luttrell’s freshman class, as Tilma (T1, -8) and Ellison Lundquist (T8, -4) are enjoying unattached and within the high 10, whereas Earn Thiengsri (T14, -3) is in competition. Senior Reagan Chaney led early within the second spherical and wrapped up day one on the 54-hole match in a tie for third, one again of the lead.

“We had a bunch of different players step up today,” Drouin-Luttrell mentioned. “To see our freshmen show out like they did, and Reagan continue her strong play, was really encouraging.”

In Saturday’s opening spherical, the Sooners began sluggish however steadied their scorecard across the flip as Chaney and Thiengsri mixed for 3 birdies over the primary 4 holes on the again 9 to maneuver OU beneath par.

The afternoon spherical was stronger for the Sooners as Savannah Barber fired a 68, Thiengsri posted a 68 and Chaney was beneath par with a 67. OU’s second-round 204 (-6) was the third-lowest workforce rating of the session.

Tilma and Chaney are chasing the Schooner’s 54-hole document for the reason that occasion switched to a par-70 format. TCU’s Caitlyn Macnab received in 2022 with a 10-under 200, a mark that they’ll surpass within the remaining spherical. Additionally, a sub-199 remaining mark from the both would set OU’s program document for lowest 54-hole rating.

Tilma, whose mother Cathy (née Stevens) received the 1991 Big Eight championship for Oklahoma, notched the eighth-lowest spherical in program historical past along with her 65 and set a brand new OU freshman document.

Chaney (T3, -7) paced the Sooners’ lineup with rounds of 66 (-4) and 67 (-3) to share third. The Ardmore, Okla., product is searching for her sixth profession top-five end.

Lundquist (T8, -4) made her debut with back-to-back 68s (-2) and shares eighth.

Thiengsri (T14, -3) posted rounds of 69 (-1) and 68 (-2) to maneuver into the highest 15 at 3-under par.

Barber (T29, E) is even, highlighted by her 3-under 67 within the second spherical.

Gracie Mayo (T36, +2) and Isabelle Schlick (T66, +7) rounded out the OU lineup, whereas Raychel Nekle (T55, +5) and Audrey Rischer (T66, +7) competed as people.

The Sooners are chasing No. 22 Oklahoma State (1, -16), who leads Iowa State by seven photographs.

The remaining spherical is slated for a ten a.m. CT shotgun begin on Sunday.

Clippd will present reside scoring for the occasion.