SAN DIEGO – Despite shaving 14 strokes off its opening day score, the Lewis-Clark State College women’s golf team could only climb one spot to No. 14 after the second day of the NAIA Women’s Golf Championships on Tuesday. 

The Warriors shot a team score of 34-over-par during the second 18 holes of competition, which is being held at the Lake San Marcos Country Club. 

LCSC, which shot an opening round of 48-over-par, stood 15th after the initial 18 holes. LCSC has a team scored of 658, which puts them three shots behind Concordia, which is at No. 13. LCSC also is just 15 strokes out of being in the top 10. 

Defending champion Oklahoma City and the University of British Columbia are tied for first at 624. while fellow Frontier Conference competitor Rocky Mountain is third at 631. 

Samara Kluever, a junior from Oconomowac, Wisc., shot the Warriors’ best round of the day with a 6-over-par 78 for a two-day total of 161, which leaves her tied for 34th overall. Senior Kara Player had an 80 for a 166 total, while Juanita Villa and Chantelle Beveridge both shot 82s. Cortney Shrout, who had LCSC’s top round on the first day with an 82, had an 84. Both Player and Shrout are at 166, while Villa is at 167 and Beveridge at 171. 

The tournament continues on Wednesday and then wraps up on Thursday with 18 holes each day. LCSC is still hoping to improve on last year’s seventh-place finish.