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SUGAR LAND, Texas \u2013 UT Arlington women’s golf wrapped up day one of the Riverbend Intercollegiate, finishing in seventh out of a 16-team field after the first 36 holes. The Mavericks were buoyed by an 8-over-par 296 in the second round, tied for the third best\u00a0 team score on the second 18 holes.<\/p>\n
UTA was led by the duo of Tarini Bhoga<\/a> and Nitisha Manikandesh<\/a>, who finished the day within a stroke of each other and inside the top 20 individually. Bhoga placed in a tie for 11th, making her the lowest-scoring Maverick after day one for the second tournament in a row.<\/p>\n The sophomore shot back-to-back rounds of 1-over 73, putting her seven back of Tarleton State’s Louise Depadt, the tournament leader. Bhoga’s rounds were highlighted by an even-par back nine in the opening round and an even-par front nine in the second. Bhoga birdied and bogeyed three holes in both rounds.<\/p>\n Manikandesh sits one stroke back of Bhoga, putting her in a tie for 16th. The senior carded an even-par 72 in the second round, shooting par on 16 holes. Manikandesh also had an even front nine in round one.<\/p>\n Following Bhoga and Manikandesh in the standings was Kamri Gabel<\/a> in a tie for 33rd. The senior recorded scores of 78-74\u2013 152 on day one. Gabel birdied the 13th hole in both rounds and had four total on the day.<\/p>\n Chandler Browning<\/a> and Nirjara Gulhane<\/a> rounded out the Mavericks lineup. Browning is 12-over going into the final round and in a tie for 58th. Gulhane is in a tie for 71st. The junior birdied three holes in the second round and is 15-over for the tournament.<\/p>\n The final round of the Riverbend Intercollegiate begins at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Riverbend Country Club in Sugar Land. Scoring for the tournament can be found on BirdieFire<\/a>.
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