Oregon head coach Derek Radley laughed.

Ducks Junior Anika Varma walked on Saturday morning on the 10th tee on Omni La Costa with only six tournaments, part of Oregon’s starting lineup. She won the qualifiers, earning the Ducks' sixth woman's right to go to Carlsbad, while freshman woke up after the opening of the 74 and couldn't play, Varma was pushed in the second round of the NCAA Championship.

Varma's response was evenly 72 and tied with the team's low in the round. She even reached 2 at a little bit at the second nine.

"Put her in the second round of the national championship and let her go out and do that," said Radley, whose Oregon team was third with a score of 1 and Stanford's six hits, with only a few goals from the Northwest. "She is indeed, really, a strong spiritual child. She has been working hard and I am proud that she has been continuing to work hard throughout the process and continues to work hard just in case we need her, I appreciate it."

It is precisely because of this dedication that Varma, who graduated this spring, had the chance to play Darae Chung in the 18-hole qualifier, the team’s family lesson Emerald Valley. Chung had 85 second rounds in the NCAA Gold Canyon area before being eliminated by Karen Tsuru, who missed several games this spring due to a back injury. Varma was underperforming in limited responsibilities, tied for No. 43 at Windy City Collegiate last fall, and then shared No. 44 on Silverado Showdown, where she took Kiara Romero's rest position.

During her three years at Oregon, Varma finished three top 20 in 12 professional competitions, which were freshmen when she entered the T-11 and T-15 before finishing ninth in the Pac-12 championship game. However, Radley went with his intestines and gave it to the ruthless worker. Varma responded, allowing the nine birds to easily defeat Chung, and then she did an impressive exercise.

"She looked the best in her Oregon era," Radley said. Radley also believes that La Costa has just exceeded 6,200 yards, but if the target is cancelled, it is very penalized and is perfect for short and accurate Varma.

"If there is a golf course for her, it's this one," Radley added.

Varma took advantage of the soft morning conditions and combed out only three bogeys, not only equating her best rounds this season, but also on Saturday’s game, but over the past two seasons, she’s 22 in total. "I exploded here," Varma told Radley after the round. "This is my last round, so let's go." Suvichaya Vinijchaitham and Tiffany Huang added 72 seconds to Oregon, reaching the semi-finals last year at La Costa. Romero was the knockout round with 74 points.

Most of the Morning Waves, made up of higher-ranked teams, also climbed to the rankings, including the highest-ranked Cardinal, who shot 10 shots in the game five points after the opening. USC and Florida tied for fourth in third place, while Mississippi State ranked fourth, Texas ranked sixth, Oklahoma State was seventh in Oklahoma, and Oklahoma was the only team in the top 12 in the afternoon.

After 72 holes, the first eight teams are eligible for the game, which begins on Tuesday.

The first round leader Vanderbilt fell to 13 in 12 after the 18th at 12 points. LSU (14), Ohio State (16), Wake Forest (+26) and Ole Miss (28) are Morning Wave teams who are outside the top 15 and will have a tougher afternoon wave Sunday.

Mississippi State's Avery Weed led South Carolina's Eila Galitsky to shoot two shots by 7 in his solo game. Florida State's Mirabel Ting is a favorite to win the Annika Award, tied for sixth in third place, with two shots far exceeding teammate Lottie Woad and considered her biggest challenger with Romero.