Sept. 25, 2012

WOLCOTT, Colo. - Shu-Yin Liu shot a 74 and the Tulsa women golfers are in 17th place after one round at the Golfweek Conference Challenge at the par-72 Red Sky Golf Club.

The senior Liu was two shots over par and tied for 23rd to lead the Golden Hurricane, which totaled 311 on the first day of the three-day tournament. Liu is six strokes off the individual lead, held by Oklahoma's Chirapat Jao-Javanil, who shot a four-under par 68 in the opening round. Oklahoma and Pepperdine are tied for the team lead after each carding 286 Monday.

Senior Kristina Merkle and freshman Antonia Von Wnuck each carded a 78 and sit tied for 52nd place, while junior Karson Bizzell shot an 81 in the first round and sits tied for 74th. Freshman Jessica Lydia shot an 83 in Round One on Monday.

The second and third rounds will be played Tuesday and Wednesday

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Team Scores
T1.	Pepperdine		        286
T1.	Oklahoma		        286
3.	UC Davis		        292
T4.	East Tennessee State		298
T4.	Campbell		        298
6.	Mississippi		        300
7.	San Diego State		        302
T8.	San Jose State		        303
T8.	Nebraska		        303
10.	Florida State		        304
T11.	Denver		                305
T11.	South Florida		        305
T11.	Furman		                305
14.	UTSA		                307
T15.	Georgia State		        310
T15.	UCLA		                310
17.	Tulsa		                311
18.	Missouri State		        318
Tulsa Individuals
T23.	Shu-Yin Liu		        74
T52.	Antonia Von Wnuck		78
T52.	Kristina Merkle		        78
T74.	Karson Bizzell		        81
T80.	Jessica Lydia		        83
Top-5 Individuals 
1.	Chirapat Jao-Javanil, Oklahoma	68
T2.	Cassie Deeg, Nebraska		69
T2.	Grace Na, Pepperdine		69
T2. 	Anne-Catherine Tangu, Oklahoma	69
T5. 	Emily Collins, Oklahoma	70
T5.	Christine Wong, San Diego State	70