Cowgirls make the cut at NCAA Championship, sit third heading into final round of stroke play

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Cowgirls make the cut at NCAA Championship, sit third heading into final round of stroke play

May 25, 2026 | Cowgirl Golf

Round Three Results

CARLSBAD, Calif. – The Oklahoma State women's golf team returned to action at the 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship on Sunday, holding steady in third place for the third day in a row.

The top 15 teams will now advance to the fourth and final round of stroke play in Carlsbad. In third place at 10-under, Oklahoma State was 22 shots clear of the cut line. This marks the second straight year that OSU has advanced past the tournament's initial cut.

The Cowgirls combined for a 3-under 285 on Sunday, making Oklahoma State one of just three teams to play each round under par this weekend (Stanford, USC). OSU trails first-place Stanford by 10 shots and second-place USC by six heading into Monday.

Ellie Bushnell led the Cowgirls on the individual leaderboard, posting her second 4-under 68 of the tournament. Bushnell now sits in a tie for fifth place with fellow Poke Marta Silchenko at 7-under on the week, just three shots off the lead.

Silchenko carded her third consecutive under-par round, going 3-under for a 69. With a 70-70-69—209 (-7) scorecard through three rounds, another such effort on Monday would make Silchenko just the fourth Cowgirl ever to play all four rounds of the NCAA Championship at par-or-better (Karin Sjodin, 2004; Caroline Hedwall, 2010; Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, 2023).

Silchenko's 69 marked her 20^th round at par-or-better this season. The star junior is now just two more from tying the single-season program record of 22 held by Hedwall, Hinson-Tolchard and Maja Stark.

After opening her week in California with an even-par 72 on Friday, Summer Lee repeated the feat on Sunday. Lee scored a par or better on 17 of 18 holes, with her lone blemish coming by way of a bogey on the third hole. The sophomore from Plano, Texas, is 5-over for the tournament.

Tarapath Panya added a 76 (+4). After recording her first collegiate hole-in-one yesterday, true freshman Yu-Chu Chen turned in a 77 (+5).

The Cowgirls return to action Monday afternoon for the fourth and final round of stroke play at the NCAA Championship. Upon the day's conclusion, the top eight teams will advance to match play on Tuesday and Wednesday to determine a national champion.

Oklahoma State will again be paired with first-place Stanford and second-place USC.

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Cowgirls on the Leaderboard
T5. Ellie Bushnell (-7) – 68-73-68—209
T5. Marta Silchenko (-7) – 70-70-69—209
T44. Yu-Chu Chen (+2) – 73-68-77—218
T72. Summer Lee (+5) – 72-77-72—221
T110. Tarapath Panya (+9) – 74-75-76—225

Team Standings
1. Stanford (-21) – 282-282-279—843
2. USC (-16) – 281-286-281—848
3. Oklahoma State (-10) – 283-286-285—854
4. Texas (-6) – 288-290-280—858
T5. Arkansas (-3) – 286-290-285—861
T5. Iowa State (-3) – 284-292-285—861
T7. Arizona State (+2) – 289-292-285—866
T7. Duke (+2) – 291-286-289—866
T7. Florida (+2) – 297-285-284—866
10. Eastern Michigan (+6) – 286-295-289—870
T11. Missouri (+8) – 287-296-289—872
T11. Pepperdine (+8) – 296-289-287—872
T13. UNC (+10) – 293-294-287—874
T13. SMU (+10) – 288-289-297—874
15. Northwestern (+12) – 290-292-294—876
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T16. LSU (+13) – 288-301-288—877
T16. Wake Forest (+13) – 300-287-290—877
T18. Tennessee (+15) – 291-295-293—879
T18. Virginia (+15) – 289-299-291—879
20. Houston (+16) – 294-297-289—880
21. Auburn (+17) – 302-286-293—881
22. Texas A&M (+18) – 289-297-296—882
T23. Florida State (+21) – 292-294-299—885
T23. Kentucky (+21) – 298-299-288—885
25. Baylor (+22) – 289-299-298—886
26. Ole Miss (+23) – 301-294-292—887
27. Ohio State (+29) – 297-295-301—893
28. Michigan State (+31) – 298-297-300—895
29. Texas Tech (+35) – 296-304-299—899
30. Oregon State (+37) – 300-300-301—901