SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sophia Lee led the Sacramento State women's golf team during the first two rounds of the Causeway Invitational on Monday at Del Paso CC with scores of 73-70-143. The team also received even-par 36-hole totals from Ella Kraft and Jocelyn Tseng.
 
The Hornets were 4-over par as a team and are in third place heading into Tuesday's final round. Colorado leads the field 3-under while UC Davis is second at even par. San Diego State (7-over) and San Francisco (16-over) complete the top five.
 
Lee was even through her first 13 holes of the first round. After beginning the round on No. 7, she had a birdie on the par-4 10^th and a bogey on No. 12. She was near flawless in the second round, beginning with a birdie on No. 8 before her only bogey of the round on the following hole. She parred the first six holes of the back nine before a birdie on the par-4 16^th and added a second birdie on the par-5 fourth. Lee is three shots off the lead which is shared by UC Davis' Vani Karimanal and USF's Eva Pett.
 
Kraft overcame a slow start to the first round which had her at 4-over through six holes. She got back on track with three pars and then birdied Nos. 13, 14 and 15 to get to 1-over. After three more pars, she birdied the par-5 first and closed with two pars. She matched that score in the second round with a pair of birdies and bogeys.
 
Tova Hatton followed an opening-round 74 with a 1-under par 71 in the afternoon. Hatton was even through 16 holes of the morning round before ending with back-to-back bogeys. She was never above par in the second round, mixing a team-high five birdies with four bogeys.
 
Ashley Koga had the biggest round-to-round improvement for the team as she shot 78 in the first round and followed with a 72. Koga birdied Nos. 9 and 13 and bogeyed Nos. 18 and 2 in the second round.
 
Jocelyn Tseng, who was competing as an individual, had the biggest highlight of the day. Tseng aced the 171-yard, par-3 fifth hole during the opening round on her way to shooting 70. She became the third Hornet to record a hole-in-one on that hole at the Causeway Invitational, following Jennifer Koga and Caitlin Maurice. Tseng added a 74 in the second round and is tied for eighth place overall along with Kraft.
 
The third round will start at 8:30 a.m. Sacramento State will be paired with Colorado and UC Davis off holes Nos. 1-4.
 
CAUSEWAY INVITATIONAL
Sacramento, Calif. | Del Paso CC
Par 72 | 6,086 Yards
 
Team Standings
1. Colorado 287-286-573
2. UC Davis 290-286-576
3. Sacramento State 295-285-580
4. San Diego State 291-292-583
5. San Francisco 294-298-592
6. Santa Clara 300-296-596
7. SeattleU 307-291-598
8. Cal Poly 301-299-600
9. UC Riverside 306-300-606
10. Nevada 310-300-610
 
Individual Top Five
T1. Vani Karimanal, UCD, 70-707-140
T1. Eva Pett, USF, 73-67-140
T3. Ellen O'Shaughnessy, COLO, 71-70-141
T3. Mitzi Duarte, UCR, 72-69-141
5. Teemapat Pateetin, COLO, 69-73-142
 
Sacramento State Scores
T6. Sophia Lee 73-70-143
T8. Ella Kraft 72-72-144
T8. Jocelyn Tseng, 70-74-144*
T12. Tova Hatton 74-71-145
T29. Ashley Koga 78-72-150
T44. Darla May Dela Torre 76-77-153