#10 Women's Golf 4/16/2012 7:36:00 PM

OCU tops SAC Championships after one round

Schiele's 72 leads top-ranked Stars

Taylor Howard compiled a 76 to be tied for sixth place individually after 18 holes Monday.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University posted the leading score through the first round of the Sooner Athletic Conference women's golf championships Monday at Lincoln Park Golf Course.
The Stars, ranked No. 1 in the NAIA, carded a 299 to hold a six-shot advantage on eighth-ranked Lubbock Christian (Texas) and 11th-ranked Oklahoma Christian on the par-72, 6,004-yard course.
No. 16 Wayland Baptist sat in fourth with a 310, while 20th-rated Southern Nazarene had a 319. No. 24 Oklahoma Baptist shot 325.
“We played really solid today,” OCU coach Marty McCauley said. “I was happy with our consistency.”
Jessica Schiele of Oklahoma City stood a shot off the pace with a 72. Schiele, a junior from Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, birdied three holes in the first 18.
Mary Larsh of Oklahoma City was knotted for fourth with a 75. Larsh, a junior from Edmond, Okla., had two birdies.
OCU's Madison Haley and Taylor Howard each notched a 76 to be a stroke out in the race for all-conference honors. Haley and Howard buried two birdies each.
Tanya Tibshraeny had an 87 for the Stars.
Anna Schopp of Lubbock Christian and Anna Arrese of Oklahoma Christian were tied atop the leaderboard after each shooting a 71. Schopp sank a tournament-high five birdies, while Arrese had three Monday.
Morgan Dockery of Oklahoma Christian also shot a 75. Sinae Montoya of Lubbock Christian and Sarah Helly and Ayne Macombe of Wayland Baptist each fired a 76.
The final round of the SAC Championships starts 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Lincoln Park.
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