Sunday, October 18
San Marcos, TX
All Day
Rice University
at
Jim West Challenge
10/18/2026 7:53:00 PM | Women's Golf
San Marcos, Texas — The Rice Women's Golf team fired its best round of the season, carding a six-under 282 in the second round of the Jim West Challenge, played at the par-72, 6,111-yard Kissing Tree Golf Club.
It was the Owls' first round under par in program history. Rice is in seventh-place at +7 after opening with a 301.
Junior Justine Bayle is tied for ninth-place at -2. She opened with a 73 but followed with a season-low 69. It was her first round in the 60's this year and the second of her career, and her second round of par or better this year and the 12th of her career.
Freshman Jessica Jang began the day with a 74 before tying her season-low with a 70 to sit in a tie for 14th-place at even par. It was her team-leading fourth round of par or better this year.
Redshirt junior Ragini Navet is +1, in a tie for 17th-place. After posting a 76, she tied her season-low with a 69. It's her second round in the 60's this year, and fifth of her career. It's also her second round of par or better this year and the 10th of her career.
Freshman Ari Boone posted rounds of 78-74 to sit in a tie for 42nd-place at +8, and freshman Ally Kim, playing in her first collegiate tournament, is tied for 49th-place at +9 after carding rounds of 78-75.
TCU leads the team competition at -11, three strokes in front of Missouri. Missouri's Alexandra Berglund leads the individual tournament at -8, three strokes in front of Boise State's Leia Chung.
NEXT UP
The final round begins tomorrow with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. CT. Rice will tee off from holes No. 10-13 with student-athletes from Boise State and New Mexico.
7 Rice 301-280/581 +5
t9 Justine Bayle 73-69/142 -2
t14 Jessica Jang 74-70/144 E
t17 Ragini Navet 76-69/145 +1
t42 Ari Boone 78-74/152 +8
t49 Ally Kim 78-75/153 +9
It was the Owls' first round under par in program history. Rice is in seventh-place at +7 after opening with a 301.
Junior Justine Bayle is tied for ninth-place at -2. She opened with a 73 but followed with a season-low 69. It was her first round in the 60's this year and the second of her career, and her second round of par or better this year and the 12th of her career.
Freshman Jessica Jang began the day with a 74 before tying her season-low with a 70 to sit in a tie for 14th-place at even par. It was her team-leading fourth round of par or better this year.
Redshirt junior Ragini Navet is +1, in a tie for 17th-place. After posting a 76, she tied her season-low with a 69. It's her second round in the 60's this year, and fifth of her career. It's also her second round of par or better this year and the 10th of her career.
Freshman Ari Boone posted rounds of 78-74 to sit in a tie for 42nd-place at +8, and freshman Ally Kim, playing in her first collegiate tournament, is tied for 49th-place at +9 after carding rounds of 78-75.
TCU leads the team competition at -11, three strokes in front of Missouri. Missouri's Alexandra Berglund leads the individual tournament at -8, three strokes in front of Boise State's Leia Chung.
NEXT UP
The final round begins tomorrow with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. CT. Rice will tee off from holes No. 10-13 with student-athletes from Boise State and New Mexico.
7 Rice 301-280/581 +5
t9 Justine Bayle 73-69/142 -2
t14 Jessica Jang 74-70/144 E
t17 Ragini Navet 76-69/145 +1
t42 Ari Boone 78-74/152 +8
t49 Ally Kim 78-75/153 +9
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