March 12, 2015
Day one results
ST. GEORGE, Utah -- Freshman Abby Dufrane is in second place at two-under-par (70) while the South Dakota women's golf team is in eighth place after the first round of the Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational held on Thursday. The tournament, which is being held at Sunbrook Golf Course, has 87 competitors and 14 teams.
Dufrane is one shot back of Georgetown's Jacquelyn Eleey, who carded a score of 69 on the day. Brenna Lervick was USD's second-best performer with a round of eight-over-par (80), which tied is for 36th. Kaitlyn Krzyzanowski is tied for 47th at nine-over (81), Janice Baumberger is tied for 71st at 15-over (87) and Kylie Gaughenbaugh is tied for 80th at 19-over (91). Victoria Grasso, who is competing as an individual, is also tied for 80th.
South Dakota shot 318 as a team in the opening round. Georgetown leads the tournament with a total of 299, while Grand Canyon is in second at 307.
The tournament is scheduled to conclude on Friday.
