Lizzie Neale Tied for First, Lumberjacks in Fourth, After First Day of Big Sky Championship

ROUND ONE RESULTS

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (April 17, 2023) – The Northern Arizona University golf team completed day one of the Big Sky Conference Championship in fourth place after shooting a 295 (+7) in the first round. The championship is being played at Talking Stick Resort (par-72, 6,247 yards) in Scottsdale, Ariz., with the second and third rounds being played tomorrow and Wednesday.
 
The Lumberjacks are one stroke ahead of fifth-place Idaho and five strokes behind Weber State and Montana State who are tied for second. Sacramento State shot six-under to lead the field with 282 strokes.
 
Lizzie Neale shot a 69 (-3) and is tied for first place. The round tied her career low for the third time and is her 10^th round at par or better this season. Neale had five birdies including three on the front nine. She is tied for first with Eastern Washington's Jaelin Ishikawa and Sacramento State's Caitlin Maurice.
 
Aleksandra Chekalina is tied for 13^th after shooting a 73 (+1). She earned three birdies and finished strong with one on the 17^th hole. Right behind her is Ashley Croft who is tied for 18^th after shooting two-over par with a 74. She also had three birdies.
 
Rounding out first round action is Ellena Slater who is tied for 40^th after shooting a 79 (+7) and Nina Lukyanenko who is tied for 47^th with an 82 (+10).
 
Round two will begin tomorrow at 8:40 a.m. with live scoring available on Golfstat.
 
Individual Results
 
T1. Lizzie Neale 69 (-3)
T13. Aleksandra Chekalina 73 (+1)
T18. Ashley Croft 74 (+2)
T40. Ellena Slater 79 (+7)
T47. Nina Lukyanenko 82 (+10)