After placing seventh following the first day of competition at the American Athletic Conference Championships, the Cougars roared back, improving their score by 32 strokes in the second round to move into first place.
The Cougars shot -3 under par as a team to improve their overall score from +31 over par following the first round to +28 over par following the second day of competition.
Sophomore Megan Thothong and freshman Leonie Harm sit at +7 over par individually, putting them in a tie for seventh at the event, while sophomore Yuka Kajiki stayed tied for 12th after shooting +3 over par for the round.