TexAnns take two-stroke lead into final round

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STOCKTON, Calif. – TexAnn Golf heads to the final round of the NCAA Division II West Regional Tournament with a two-stroke lead after shooting even par on day two at the Brookside Country Club.

No. 6 Tarleton shot a 288 – six strokes better than round one – and is at 582 (+6) through two rounds. West Texas A&M, the only other Lone Star Conference team in the tournament, carded a second-round best 2-under-par 286 and is at (+8). Tarleton leads the field with 122 total pars and is second with 23 birdies.

Isabel Jimenez-Perea led the TexAnns and the rest of the field for the second straight round, as the senior shot 1-under-par 71 and sits atop the individual leaderboard at 140 (-4) overall. Jimenez-Perea, the No. 1-ranked player in NCAA Division II according to GolfStat.com, was even par through the first nine holes with a pair of birdies and bogeys, but finished the back nine at one-under with a birdie on a 146-yard par-3 on No. 17. The 4-time LSC Player of the Year has 28 pars and six birdies through two rounds.

Sarah Gee jumped twenty spots on the individual leaderboard and is tied for 11^th after carding a 2-under-par 70. Gee improved her round by six strokes by sinking seven birdies in the round. The second-team all-LSC selection shot 1-under through the front nine and closed out the back nine with birdies on No. 17 and No. 18. Gee has 21 pars and a team-high seven birdies through 36 holes.

Beatriz Prados shot 2-over-par 74 for the second straight round and is tied for 19^th at 148 (+4). Prados’ lone birdie of the round came on a par-3 No. 12, and recorded pars on the final six holes. Prados has a tournament-high 31 pars.

Casey Wild climbed seven spots and is in a tie for 24^th after improving her scorecard by three strokes to a 73 (+1) in round two. Wild has shot a 149 (+5) and has 22 pars and five birdies. Kerbey Kipp is at 154 (+10) and has 20 pars and four birdies.

Tarleton is making its 10^th straight regional tournament appearance and is looking to win its third straight regional title and ninth overall.

The final round begins on Wednesday with tee times beginning at 8:30 a.m. PT. The top three teams advance to the NCAA Championships.