LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. – Junior Emily Shimkus is the individual leader after round one of the Southwest Minnesota State University Spring Classic, held in Litchfield Park, Ariz.  Shimkus carded a 73 on Monday as the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's golf team posted a team score 323 in their first round of the spring season, placing them in fourth place out of eight teams. 
 
INSIDE THE SMSU SPRING CLASSIC

• Course | Location: Wigwam Golf Course (Blue Course) | Litchfield Park, Ariz.
• Par | Yardage: 72 | 5,821 Yards
• Place | Score: 4 Place | 323

 
FROM THE TEE

• Shimkus finished the opening round with a strong performance on the back half of the course where she drained three of her four birdies on the day for an even par 36 on the back nine. 
• Kaya Kshatriya punched in an 82 in round one and is in a tie for 15^th place overall.  She tallied a birdie on each half of the course with five of her eight pars on the day coming on the back nine.
• Sitting one stroke and one place behind Kshatriya is Samantha Saile with an 83.  Saile sunk a birdie on par 5 No. 8 and added another par 5 birdie two holes later.
• Olivia Florence wrapped up day one with an 85, putting her in a tie for 26^th place.  Florence started the day with a birdie on her first hole (No. 1), but finished the front nine with a five-over par 41.
• Rachel Penzenstadler notched a 94 to finish round one in a tie for 44^th place.
• Competing as individuals in the SMSU Spring Classic, Eliana Vigil is tied for 33^rd place with an 89 while Torri Leung is tied with Penzenstadler for 44^th place (94).

 
TOURNAMENT LEADERS

• Lehigh University posted a 311 today to lead the eight-team field, and they hold a 10-stroke lead over MSU Denver (321).
• Shimkus' 73 is the top score in the 55-golfer field.  She is one stroke ahead of Lehigh's Yuki Zhu's 74.

 
BEYOND THE SCORECARD

• As a team, the Mountain Lions registered the third most birdies (nine) and fourth most pars (37).
• Shimkus is the tournament leader in par 3 scoring (3.33) and par 4 scoring (4.00).  She is tied for third in par 5 scoring (4.83) and has posted the second most birdies with four.

 
UP NEXT

• Round two of the SMSU Spring Classic will commence Tuesday morning.

 
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