OU Women Golfers Tied for First in New Mexico

NORMAN, Okla. The University of Oklahoma women's golf team shot a first-round 293 (+5) at the Price's Give Em Five Intercollegiate in Las Cruces, N.M., and is tied with Florida State for first place heading into the second round. The Sooners recorded their best single-day total of the season and are seven strokes ahead of third-place Texas Tech and Louisiana State.

The 16-team field is playing at the 6,319-yard, par-72 University Golf Course.

All five of the Sooner golfers are in the top 20 after first-round play. Seniors Lisa Meldrum and Hope Edge are tied for third after recording a 72 (E) Monday and trail the leader by two strokes. Freshman Jaclyn Stelzer, competing in only her second collegiate tournament, is tied for 10th after carding a two-over-par 74. Sophomore Amparo Gala shot a 75 (+3) to tie for 13th place while junior Emily Milberger is tied for 20th with a 76 (+4). Freshman Alana Donaldson is competing as an individual and is tied for 64th after shooting an 81 (+9).

In yesterday's practice round, Stelzer shot two hole-in-ones. She shot her first one on the 133-yard, No. 8 hole, and her second on the 154-yard, No. 11 hole.

Oklahoma will resume play at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday and the tournament concludes Wednesday.

Team Standings

T1.	Oklahoma	293
	Florida State	293
T3.	Texas Tech	300
	Louisiana State	300
5.	Baylor	301
6.	San Jose State	303
7.	New Mexico State	305
8.	Hawaii	307
9.	Arizona State	310
10.	Kansas State	311
11.	Western New Mexico	313
12.	Arkansas-Little Rock	315
13.	UTEP	320
14.	North Texas	324
15.	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	326
16.	Northern Arizona	329

Individual Standings

1.	Allison Curdt, Florida St.	70
2.	Sara Odelius, Hawaii	71
T3.	Lisa Meldrum, Oklahoma	72
	Megan Hull, Texas Tech	72
	Michaelyn Morgan, Baylor	72
	Hope Edge, Oklahoma	72

OU Individual Standings

T3. Lisa Meldrum   72

Hope Edge 72

T10. Jaclyn Stelzer 74

T13. Amparo Gala 75

T20. Emily Milberger   76

T64. Alana Donaldson* 81

*competing individually