Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn and Liyana Durisic Tied for First After Day One

HOCKLEY, Texas - Following day one of the three-day Big 12 Championship, Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn and Liyana Durisic are in a three-way tie for first with Lauren Kim from No. 11 Texas.

No. 11 Texas ends day one in first place with a score of 286. No. 38 Houston is in second trailing No. 11 Texas by two strokes.

Chul-Ak-Sorn and Durisic shot two-under par for a 69, the first time two Cyclones have shot in the 60's in the same round in a conference championship in school history. Chul-Ak-Sorn had six birdies through the first round. Durisic had four birdies, three of them on holes three, four and five.

Tess Blair placed in a tie for 17th with a first round score of 73. Blair started the round off hot with two birdies on holes one and two, Blair had two more birdies throughout the round. Keeley Marx and Pammy Chookaew are in a tie for 60th after carding a first round 81. Marx had two birdies on holes four and ten.

The Cyclonitas end the day in a three-way tie for fourth with Kansas State and No. 40 Baylor with a score of 292. The Cyclonitas will begin teeing off for the second round at 9 am (CST) on Friday, April 19.

Team Scores:
1. #11 Texas 286
2. #38 Houston 288
3. TCU 291
T4. #49 Iowa State 292
T4. Kansas State 292
T4. #40 Baylor 292
7. Texas Tech 293
8. #48 Kansas 297
9. #24 UCF 298
T10. #42 Oklahoma State 301
T10. #43 Oklahoma 301
12. Cincinnati 302
13. BYU 303

Iowa State Scores:
T1. Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn 69
T1. Liyana Durisic 69
T17. Tess Blair 73
T60. Keeley Marx 81
T60. Pammy Chookaew 81