Day One Results

ESTERO, Fla. – A 3-over-par round of 75 by Ryleigh Waltz has the sophomore sitting in the top ten of the individual leaderboard and the Northern Kentucky women's golf team in 12^th place in the team competition of the FGCU Eagle Invitational following the first day of action.
 
Waltz had a steady day in which she carded one birdie, a bogey and one triple bogey to go along with 15 pars. With two rounds left to play, Waltz sits in a five-woman logjam in eighth place.
 
Sarah Kellam carded the other Norse birdie among the quintet competing in the team competition. Kellam sank the birdie on hole No. 3, but settled for an 11-over round and is tied for 49^th.
 
NKU's other two scoring rounds in the team total were recorded by Allisa Davis and Allison Leigeb, who posted rounds of 87 and 93, respectively, on the 6,135-yard Stonybrook Golf Club.
 
Individually, MacKenzie Laumann matched Kellam's 83 and also shares 49^th. Laumann also found a birdie for the Norse on the par-5 ninth. Shelby Power converted consecutive birdies on holes No. 18 and No. 1 as she made the turn before closing the day at 12-over and tied-60^th.
 
The Norse return to the tees at 8 a.m., Saturday morning with live results available at Birdie Fire.