Sophia Schubert Post-Round Quotes



CHULA VISTA, Calif. – Senior Texas golfer Sophia Schubert on Friday notched a 3 and 1 quarterfinal victory against Isabella Fierro of Mexico to advance to the semifinals of the 2017 U.S. Women's Amateur at the San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, Calif.



Schubert, who is the first Texas golfer to advance past the Round of 16 at the U.S. Women's Amateur since Katelyn Sepmoree in 2013, will face 13-year-old Chia Yen Wu of Chinese Taipei in Saturday's semifinal round. Wu took 30 holes to defeat Lauren Stephenson in Friday's quarterfinal round. Schubert will tee off at 10:15 a.m. CT Saturday.



Schubert, a native of Oak Ridge, Tenn., was an Honorable Mention-All American by the Women's Golf Coaches Association during her junior season of 2016-17. She concluded last season with a team-best 72.49 stroke average, leading her team in seven tournaments with seven top-10 finishes and five top-five showings.



SOPHIA SCHUBERT RESULTS AT THE 2017 U.S. WOMEN'S AMATEUR

Stroke Play – T38th – 4-over-par 148 [74-74]

Round of 64 – def. Naomi Ko, N.C. State [4 and 3]

Round of 32 – def. Krystal Quihuis, Arizona [3 and 2]

Round of 16 – def. Zoe Campos, Valencia, Calif. [7 and 6]

Quarterfinals – def. Isabella Fierro, Mexico [3 and 1]