HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. – After making 10 birdies in the opening round of the Big Ten Championships, Purdue Women's Golf recorded 10 birdies through the first four holes Saturday to start the round on fire. The Boilermakers tallied 23 birdies during the second round to move up one spot on the leaderboard into fourth place, ahead of No. 9 Northwestern and nine other conference foes with 18 holes remaining in the tournament.
Purdue shaved three strokes off the opening round score, shooting 289 (+1) to sit at 5-over through two rounds. Michigan State (-14) grew its lead to 11 strokes over Indiana (-3), while Michigan (-1) moved into red figures in third. The Boilermakers are one shot ahead of Northwestern (+6), as Maryland (+9) and Ohio State (+10) round out the top half of the leaderboard.
Five Boilermakers birdied the first hole, and Purdue was 9-under as a team early in the round. Jocelyn Bruch led the way with birdies on each of the first four holes, and she ended her day under-par with a 1-under 71. Bruch moved to even par for the tournament, tied for 13th alongside teammate Momo Sugiyama. Sugiyama made five birdies throughout her round, including a pair of tap-in birdies after throwing darts on the par-4 first and the par-4 ninth. Two double bogeys forced Sugiyama to settle for a 73 (+1), pushing her back to even through two rounds at Bulle Rock Golf Course.
Jasmine Kahler made five birdies of her own as part of an even-par round of 72. The freshman birdied the first two holes before a double bogey at the sixth dropped her back to even at the turn. Kahler nearly made a hole-in-one at the water-guarded 12th, settling for a tap-in birdie. Kahler ended the round the way she started with a birdie at No. 18 to get back to even for the day. Her back nine featured three birdies, three pars and three bogeys.
Jade Gu also birdied the final hole of the day, carding a 73 (+1) to contribute to the team score. She made a team-high 13 pars throughout her round. As the wind picked up in the afternoon, Gu finished strong by playing the final five holes bogey free.
The Boilermakers look to make one last push towards the top of the leaderboard Sunday morning. Northwestern and Maryland join Purdue off the first tee, beginning the final round at 8:54 a.m. ET.
For updates throughout the rest of the tournament, follow Purdue Women's Golf on Twitter @PurdueWGolf.
BOILERMAKERS
T13. Momo Sugiyama: 71-73—144 (E)
T13. Jocelyn Bruch: 73-71—144 (E)
T24. Jasmine Kahler: 75-72—147 (+3)
T30. Natasha Kiel: 73-75—148 (+4)
T30. Jade Gu: 75-73—148 (+4)
T51. Ashley Kozlowski: 78-74—152 (+8)
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Michigan State: 279-283—562 (-14)
2. Indiana: 288-285—573 (-3)
3. Michigan: 288-287—575 (-1)
4. Purdue: 292-289—581 (+5)
5. #9 Northwestern: 287-295—582 (+6)
6. Maryland: 298-287—585 (+9)
7. Ohio State: 298-288—586 (+10)
8. Wisconsin: 295-294—589 (+13)
9. Nebraska: 301-293—594 (+18)
10. Minnesota: 301-296—597 (+21)
T12. Iowa: 300-298—598 (+22)
T12. Illinois: 301-297—598 (+22)
13. Rutgers: 305-296—601 (+25)
14. Penn State: 310-294—604 (+28)
Purdue shaved three strokes off the opening round score, shooting 289 (+1) to sit at 5-over through two rounds. Michigan State (-14) grew its lead to 11 strokes over Indiana (-3), while Michigan (-1) moved into red figures in third. The Boilermakers are one shot ahead of Northwestern (+6), as Maryland (+9) and Ohio State (+10) round out the top half of the leaderboard.
Five Boilermakers birdied the first hole, and Purdue was 9-under as a team early in the round. Jocelyn Bruch led the way with birdies on each of the first four holes, and she ended her day under-par with a 1-under 71. Bruch moved to even par for the tournament, tied for 13th alongside teammate Momo Sugiyama. Sugiyama made five birdies throughout her round, including a pair of tap-in birdies after throwing darts on the par-4 first and the par-4 ninth. Two double bogeys forced Sugiyama to settle for a 73 (+1), pushing her back to even through two rounds at Bulle Rock Golf Course.
Jasmine Kahler made five birdies of her own as part of an even-par round of 72. The freshman birdied the first two holes before a double bogey at the sixth dropped her back to even at the turn. Kahler nearly made a hole-in-one at the water-guarded 12th, settling for a tap-in birdie. Kahler ended the round the way she started with a birdie at No. 18 to get back to even for the day. Her back nine featured three birdies, three pars and three bogeys.
Jade Gu also birdied the final hole of the day, carding a 73 (+1) to contribute to the team score. She made a team-high 13 pars throughout her round. As the wind picked up in the afternoon, Gu finished strong by playing the final five holes bogey free.
The Boilermakers look to make one last push towards the top of the leaderboard Sunday morning. Northwestern and Maryland join Purdue off the first tee, beginning the final round at 8:54 a.m. ET.
For updates throughout the rest of the tournament, follow Purdue Women's Golf on Twitter @PurdueWGolf.
BOILERMAKERS
T13. Momo Sugiyama: 71-73—144 (E)
T13. Jocelyn Bruch: 73-71—144 (E)
T24. Jasmine Kahler: 75-72—147 (+3)
T30. Natasha Kiel: 73-75—148 (+4)
T30. Jade Gu: 75-73—148 (+4)
T51. Ashley Kozlowski: 78-74—152 (+8)
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Michigan State: 279-283—562 (-14)
2. Indiana: 288-285—573 (-3)
3. Michigan: 288-287—575 (-1)
4. Purdue: 292-289—581 (+5)
5. #9 Northwestern: 287-295—582 (+6)
6. Maryland: 298-287—585 (+9)
7. Ohio State: 298-288—586 (+10)
8. Wisconsin: 295-294—589 (+13)
9. Nebraska: 301-293—594 (+18)
10. Minnesota: 301-296—597 (+21)
T12. Iowa: 300-298—598 (+22)
T12. Illinois: 301-297—598 (+22)
13. Rutgers: 305-296—601 (+25)
14. Penn State: 310-294—604 (+28)