Eastern Michigan Athletics

Friday, February 26
Rio Verde, Ariz.
All Day

Eastern Michigan University

at

Rio Verde Invitational

Kelsey Murphy

Women's Golf Tied for Fourth After Day One of Rio Verde

2/26/2016 10:51:00 PM | Women's Golf

Two Eagles inside the top 15 spots headed into the second round

Complete Results.

RIO VERDE, Ariz. (EMUEagles.com) -- After the first day of action at the 2016 Rio Verde Invitational, the Eastern Michigan University women's golf team is tied for fourth in the 18-team field. The Eagles shot a first round 300 and have a pair of teammates inside the top 15 spots on the par 72, 6,215-yard White Wing Golf Course.

Bradley and Toledo are tied for the lead at 10-over 298, one stroke ahead of Northern Arizona. Xavier's Hanna Lee, Bradley's Danielle Lemek and Wichita State's Gavrilla Arya each carded an opening round 71 to hold down the top on the individual leaderboard.

Junior Kelsey Murphy (Plymouth, Mich.-Plymouth) notched an opening round 73 for a ninth-place tie while Karyn Lee Ping (Brampton, Ontario, Canada-St. Augustine Secondary School) is in 11th with a 74. Sophomore Thelma Beck (Baden, France-Lycee Sainte Anne) added a 76 in a for 32nd-place and Lauren Stephens (Dublin, Ohio-Coffman-Toledo) notched a 77 for 40th. Rounding out the lineup, freshman Kritsuda Apiwatthanadol (Bangkok, Thailand-Somtawin Witead Suska Huaymongkhon School) finished with an 82 in a tie for 84th.

Saturday's second round is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. MT with a shotgun start.

Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl.    Player    Scores

t-9.    Kelsey Murphy        73
t-11.    Karyn Lee Ping         74
t-32.    Thelma Beck        76
t-40.    Lauren Stephens     77
t-84.    Kritsuda Apiwatthanadol    82

Team Scores:
Pl.    Team    Scores

t-1.    Bradley            298
t-1.    Toledo            298
3.    Northern Arizona    299
t-4.    Wichita State        300
t-4.    Eastern Michigan    300
6.    Ohio            301
t-7.    UMKC            302
t-7.    Akron            302
9.    Arkansas State        304
10.    Xavier            305
t-11.    Little Rock        306
t-11.    Missouri State        306
t-13.    Illinois State        307
t-13.    Western Michigan    307
15.    Bowling Green        310
16.    Ball State        311
17.    Northern Illinois    313
18.    Seton Hall        315
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