OAHU, Hawaii - The Nevada Women's Golf team recorded a team score of 297 (+9) Tuesday in the second round of competition at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational, as the Pack will head into the third and final round in eighth place on the team leaderboard at +17. 

Leah John led the way for the Pack in the second round, carding a score of 73 (+1) after tallying 15 pars and one birdie throughout the day. John enters the final round tied for 23rd in the individual standings at +3, and she will have the opportunity to advance on the leaderboard as she sits just three strokes outside of the top-10 after 36 holes of play. 

Gabby Kano recorded a score of 76 (+4) for the second round, placing her in a tie for 25th overall at +4 with 18 holes remaining. Kano tallied nine pars and two birdies in the second round. 

Anna Shultse carded a 75 (+3) on Tuesday, and she sits right behind Kano on the leaderboard in a tie for 29th at +5. Shultse accumulated 13 pars and one birdie throughout the second round.  

In her debut tournament for the Pack, freshman Payton Lovisa had a strong second round performance, carding the second-best individual score for Nevada on Tuesday with a 74 (+2). Lovisa tallied 11 pars and three birdies throughout the second round. Lovisa heads into the final round tied for 35th. 

Fellow freshman Nikki Chindavong recorded a 75 (+3) for the second round, placing her in a tie for 45th in the individual standings at +8. Chindavong 11 pars and two birdies across the second set of 18 holes.  

Nevada is just five strokes back from third place heading into the final round, as the Pack will have a prime opportunity to advance up the team standings on Wednesday with a stellar performance.  

The third and final round is slated to begin at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday.  

Team Leaderboard 

1. Baylor - 285-284=569 (-7) 

2. New Mexico State - 286-294=580 (+4) 

3. UC Davis - 299-289=588 (+12) 

8. Nevada - 296-297=593 (+9) 

Nevada Results  

T23. Leah John - 74-73=147 (+3)  

T25. Gabby Kano - 72-76=148 (+4)  

T29. Anna Shultse - 74-75=149 (+5)  

T35. Payton Lovisa - 76-74=150 (+6)  

T45. Nikki Chindavong - 77-75 (+8)  

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Live Scoring  

Live scoring will be available throughout the event at Golfstat.com.