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Laura Lonardi shot 2-under-70 in her final round at the Big 12 Championship.

WG Finishes Strong to Take Sixth at Big 12 Championship

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Women's Golf 4/24/2016 12:00:00 AM
April 24, 2016

Big 12 Championship Final Results Get Acrobat Reader

THE RUNDOWN
SAN ANTONIO, Texas ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬"
Baylor women's golf shot 2-over-par 290 in Sunday's final round at the 2016 Big 12 Conference Championship at the Dominion Golf Club, climbing two spots to finish in sixth place at 21-over 885.

Laura Lonardi carded the team's best round on Sunday with a 2-under-par 70 to climb 12 spots and finish tied for 17th place at 4-over-par 220. Giovana Maymon had the team's best finish after shooting 1-over 73 in the final round to place 15th individually at 2-over-par 218. Maymon finished 11 strokes back of the tournament's individual champion, Oklahoma State's Kenzie Neisen (-9, 207).

Maggie Beth Byers carded a third-round score of 2-over 74 to tie for 21st place at 6-over-par 222. Maria Vesga climbed five spots to tie for 35th place at 11-over 227 after finishing her final round with a score of 1-over 73. Lauren Whyte (+19, 235) carded a 5-over 77 on the day to finish in 45th place.

Oklahoma State (-8) claimed the title, finishing 11 strokes ahead of Texas (+3). TCU (+9) placed third, followed by Iowa State (+10), Oklahoma (+12), Baylor (+21), Kansas (+23), Kansas State (+24) and Texas Tech (+25).

HIGHLIGHTS
- Baylor led the field in par-5 scoring, finishing at 10-under 4.83.
- The Bears made 181 pars through 54 holes to tie for third-most in the field.
- Maggie Beth Byers tied for second in par-5 scoring at 4-under 4.67.
- Giovana Maymon tied for fifth in par-5 scoring at 3-under 4.75.
- Maymon placed third in pars-recorded with 42 over 54 holes of play.
- Laura Lonardi made 39 pars to tie for fifth-most in the field.
- Baylor finished ahead of No. 25 Texas Tech and placed behind only one team (No. 65 Oklahoma) with a lower ranking than the Bears' No. 53 in the latest GolfStat rankings.

STAT OF THE DAY
10 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the number of strokes the Bears were under-par in par-5 scoring, averaging 4.83 to lead the tournament.

TOP QUOTE
"Today we played the way we expect to play," head coach Jay Goble said. "We had to have a good round to stay in the postseason conversation, and we did. Whatever ends up happening, it was exciting to end the Big 12 Championship on a high note."

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor is on the bubble for an NCAA Tournament at-large bid. The 2016 NCAA Tournament field will be announced at 5 p.m. CT Monday on Golf Channel. Regionals will be played May 5-7 at four different sites: Stanford, Calif.; Bryan, Texas; Baton Rouge, La. and Shoal Creek, Ala. The 2016 Division I Championship will be played May 20-25 at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Ore.

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Players Mentioned

Maria Vesga

Maria Vesga

5' 7"
Freshman
Giovana Maymon

Giovana Maymon

5' 3"
Freshman
Lauren Whyte

Lauren Whyte

5' 8"
Freshman
Maggie Byers

Maggie Byers

5' 9"
Freshman
Laura Lonardi

Laura Lonardi

5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Maria Vesga

Maria Vesga

5' 7"
Freshman
Giovana Maymon

Giovana Maymon

5' 3"
Freshman
Lauren Whyte

Lauren Whyte

5' 8"
Freshman
Maggie Byers

Maggie Byers

5' 9"
Freshman
Laura Lonardi

Laura Lonardi

5' 4"
Freshman