ROUND ONE RESULTS
PLAYER LEADERBOARD
TEAM LEADERBOARD
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (October 7, 2019) - The Northern Arizona women's golf team is in a tie for first-place on the team leaderboard after the conclusion of the first round of the NM State Aggie Invitational in Las Cruces, N.M., at the NM State Golf Course.Â
The Lumberjacks ended the day at eight-over, 296, to tie with host New Mexico State University. UTEP (+12, 300), Southern Utah (+14, 302) and California Baptist/South Dakota State (+17, 305) would take the second through fifth spots on the team leaderboard.
Elle Kocourkova led NAU through day one in Las Cruces. In the opening round, Kocourkova carded four birdies to finish two-under (70). The sophomore is in a four way tie for first-place with Teresa Toscano of South Dakota State, Chanikan (Pluem) Yongtuan of Southern Utah and Audrey Haddad of UTEP.Â
Senior
Emma Reyes also had a solid outing in the first round. Reyes finished two-over through the first 18 holes, collecting birdies on Hole No. 7 and Hole No. 14. Reyes is tied for eighth-place on the player leaderboard entering the second round of the Invite.
Sophomore
Ashley Croft was three-over (75) putting her in a seven-way tie for 11th-place. Croft shot for birdie on Hole No. 13. Sophomore
Aleksandra Chekalina had a five-over (77) performance and is currently tied for 28th-place. Senior
Morgan Messick rounded out the scoring for the 'Jacks and is tied for 63rd-place (+8, 80).
Despite competing unattached freshman
Alyza Flores was four-over to earn a tie for 18th-place. Junior
Sara Padilla is also in a tie for 63rd-place with Messick.
The second round of play will begin with a shotgun start on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 7:00 a.m. (MST). The third and final round will be played on Wednesday, Oct. 9 and will also begin with a shotgun start at 7:00 a.m. (MST).
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