THORNTON, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's golf team is sitting in the middle of the pack after their first action of the 2022-23 season.  The Mountain Lions are tied for eighth place with a 633 (319, 314) at the 2022 Colorado Christian University Swan Memorial, held at Todd Creek Golf Club in Thornton, Colo.
 
INSIDE THE 2022 CCU SWAN MEMORIAL

• Location: Todd Creek Golf Club | Thornton, Colo.
• Par | Yardage: 72 | 5,997 Yards

 
FROM THE TEE

• Three strokes separate the top three scorers for the Mountain Lions.  Olivia Florence leads UCCS and is tied for 22^nd overall after carding a 78 in the first and second rounds (156) of Monday's action.  Florence started the morning on hole No. 7 and hit four straight pars before sinking her first birdie on par 5 No. 14.  She chipped in three more birdies in the second round, including back-to-back birdies on the 13^th (par 4) and 14^th (par 5) holes.
• Emily Shimkus is five spots behind Florence owning a 157 (77, 80).  She finished the first round making par on her final eight holes, and then proceeded to make eight of nine pars to close out the second round.
• Samantha Saile carded an 81 in the first round that featured nine pars and a birdie on hole No. 14 (par 5).  She improved by four strokes in round two after sinking 11 of her 12 last holes for par.
• Mackenzie Fontana and Rachel Penzenstadler finished Monday with a 164 and are tied for 54^th place.  Fontana notched an 83 in the opening round and finished with an 81 in round two.  She went two-over par in the second round with birdies on par 5 No. 18 and No. 4.  Penzenstadler recorded a birdie in each round and chopped off six strokes in round two (85, 79).

 
TOURNAMENT LEADERS

• Host team Colorado Christian leads the 16-team field.  The Cougars fired off a 598 on Monday, including a tournament low 293 in the second round.  CCU leads second place Midwestern State University by 12 strokes.
• Madison Voisand of Biola and Morgan Brasser of Fort Hays State University lead the 89-golfer field with a 146.

 
BEYOND THE SCORECARD

• Shimkus is tied for the third most pars in the field with 24.
• UCCS is tied for third place with the most pars (97).
• The Mountain Lions have 10 birdies through two rounds.
• UCCS is shooting a 5.10 on par 5s.

 
UP NEXT

• The third and final round will begin Tuesday morning.

 
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 16 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.