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NICHOLASVILLE, Ky.&nbsp;&ndash; Kansas State senior women's golfer&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/carla-bernat/12238" rel="smarttag" rev="12238">Carla Bernat</a></dfn>&nbsp;put together a score of 4-under par 68 on Tuesday to lead the Wildcats during the second round of the 2025 NCAA Lexington Regional held at the par-72, 6,095-yard Keene Trace Golf Club. The Wildcats finished at even par for a second-straight day as they reside in third place with a 36-hole score of 576. K-State is six shots clear of the cutline as the top five teams from the NCAA Lexington Regional will advance to the 2025 NCAA Championship after Wednesday's final round. Kansas State holds a two-shot lead over second-seeded USC, while No. 3 seed TCU is in fifth place at 6-over par 582, just one stroke ahead of fourth-seeded Vanderbilt. "We put up another good score today, which could have been a little better with a stronger finish," head coach&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/coaches/stew-burke/2590" rel="smarttag" rev="2590">Stew Burke</a></dfn>&nbsp;said. "However, we got off to a much better start and kept the mistakes to a minimum throughout the round. We will tee off first in the lead groups, so it will be up to us to set a number and let others chase it. As a team, we have not yet put four good scores together in the same round, so tomorrow would be the ideal time." A product of Castellon, Spain, Bernat went bogey free during Tuesday's round, which was the best ever by a Wildcat in NCAA Regional play. The previous record was 69 by Bernat, who did it twice in last year's NCAA Bryan (Texas) Regional, and by Miranda Smith in the 2003 NCAA Central Regional. Bernat was able to set that mark thanks to three-straight birdies on Nos. 4, 5 and 6 in addition to a birdie on the par-5 15th hole. Bernat enters Wednesday's final round in third place at 6-under par 138. She is only two shots back of the lead and behind a pair of Florida State players in Mirabel Ting &ndash; the No. 1 player in the country &ndash; and Lottie Woad &ndash; the No. 2 player in the nation. Bernat is tied for second in the 66-player field in par-4 (3-under par) and par-5 (4-under par) scoring, while she is also tied for second with nine total birdies. The Wildcats also received an under-par round from sophomore&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/alenka-navarro/12239" rel="smarttag" rev="12239">Alenka Navarro</a></dfn>, who posted a score of 1-under par 71. The Mexico City native had three birdies on the day, including two during a bogey-free front 9. Navarro rose eight spots during the second round into a tie for 11th place at even-par 144. Junior&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/noa-van-beek/12240" rel="smarttag" rev="12240">Noa van Beek</a></dfn>&nbsp;is tied for 22nd place at 2-over par 146 following a round of 4-over par 76, and the Oene, Netherlands, native is tied with Bernat for second by going a collective 4-under par on the par 5s. Freshman&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/nanami-nakashima/12243" rel="smarttag" rev="12243">Nanami Nakashima</a></dfn>&nbsp;went 2-over par 74 on the day as she is tied for 34th place with a 36-hole score of 5-over par 149. The Kani, Japan, product ranks third in the field with 28 total pars. Senior&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/sophie-bert/12241" rel="smarttag" rev="12241">Sophie Bert</a></dfn>&nbsp;shaved five strokes off her first-round total by turning in a score of 3-over par 75. She enters the final round in a tie for 54th place at 11-over par 155. The Wildcats went 4-under par on the front 9 during the second round and 4-over par on the back. Six of the toughest eight holes on the course are on the back 9, a side that is playing 2-over par per player on average. Kansas State leads the 12-team field by going a collective 12-under par on the par 5s, while the Wildcats are tied for second with 29 total birdies. K-State enters the final round five shots back of Georgia Southern for second place, while top-seeded Florida State leads the event at 14-under par 562. The final round of the 2025 NCAA Lexington Regional sees Kansas State's tee times begin at 8 a.m. (ET) off the first tee. The Wildcats will once again be in the top group as they are paired with the Seminoles and Eagles. Live results can be followed on&nbsp;<a href="https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/236565/scoring/team">SCOREBOARD powered by Clippd</a>.</div>

⛳ K-State sits in 3rd place heading into final round of NCAA Regional