Cyclonitas Complete Day One of Silverado Showdown

NAPA, Calif. - Following the first round of the Silverado Showdown the Iowa State women's golf team is in a four-way tie for eigth with No. 4 UCLA, No. 31 Washington and No. 44 Denver with a score of 295. No. 7 Southern California is in the lead with a score of six-under-par (282).

Diana Lee of No. 11 Northwestern is in first place individually with a score of five-under-par (67). Brianna Navarrosa of No. 7 Southern California is in second trailing Lee by one stroke (68).

Senior Liyana Durisic is leading the Cyclonitas ending round one in a tie for 11th. Durisic had four birdies in seven holes for a score of two-under-par. Pammy Chookaew is two-over-par with one birdie on the 11th hole placing her in a tie for 35th.

Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn and Tess Blair trail Chookaew by one stroke. Chul-Ak-Sorn had two birdies back-to-back on holes seven and eight while Blair had two birdies back-to-back to end the round. Freshman Keeley Marx had a first round score of 78 placing her in a tie for 73rd.

The Cyclonitas will play the second round of 18 on Tuesday, April 9 with the first tee time at 10:42 am (CST).

Team Scores:
1. #7 Southern California 282
2. #11 Northwestern 285
3. #17 Pepperdine 287
T4. #14 Arizona 288
T4. #8 Texas 288
6. #27 San Jose State 293
7. TCU 294
T8. #46 Iowa State 295
T8. #4 UCLA 295
T8. #31 Washington 295
T8. #44 Denver 295
12. #16 Oregon 297
13. #45 Oregon State 298
14. #25 California 301
15. San Francisco 306
16. Colorado 317

Iowa State Scores:
T11. Liyana Durisic 71
T35. Pammy Chookaew 74
T47. Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn 75
T47. Tess Blair 75
T73. Keeley Marx 78