DuPont, Wash. – Year two for the Seattle Pacific University women's golf team got off to a tremendous start during round one of the Grisham Memorial Shootout on Monday, where the Falcons shot a program-best 300 as a team to open the tournament.

FROM THE COACH
"Anika was striping her drives right down the fairway," head coach Tyler Copp said. "She gave herself numerous great looks and scored herself four amazing lag putts for birdie. Anika was able to card a three on hole 17th, sinking a 30-footer despite the tucked-back pin and undulated green."

"Natalie hit 14 greens, consistently hitting her approach shots." Copp said. "She was able to score well playing nice and easy, rounding her off with a 74, the second lowest round for the Falcons. She played with a steady rhythm throughout the day, and her focus remained zoned in."

"Brigitte had an outstanding start with a birdie. She stuck her approach shots, giving her advantageous birdie looks at the hole," Copp added. "She had a great bounce back, rounding out her last few holes and finishing even for her last four holes."

"Lauren was able to maintain crucial distance control with her lag putts, giving her secure par looks throughout her round," Copp said. "She had some great up and down saves and carded 14 pars with a birdie to finish out."

TOP FINISHERS FOR THE FALCONS

• Anika Schau lit up The Home Course for the Falcons on Monday afternoon, shooting even par in round one.
• • Schau scored a 37 on the front nine before shooting a 35 on the back nine.
  • Schau ranks tied for second on the individual leaderboard after Monday's round.
• Sara Rhodes matched Schau's round, scoring par through 18 holes.
• • Rhodes leaned on a strong back nine, scoring a 33 on that half of the course.
  • Rhodes is tied with Schau for second individually.
• Natalie Eklund had a solid round for the Falcons, finishing with a 74, and is tied for sixth individually.
• • Eklund shot a 36 on the front and a 38 on the back.
• Lauren Lee had a consistent round in her SPU debut, scoring a 76.
• Brigitte Fenton joined her teammates in the 70's, wrapping up her round with a 78.
• Sophie Stamatis tied Fenton with a 78.
• • Fenton and Stamatis are tied for 28th individually.

ON THE SCORECARD

• Schau had four birdies throughout her round on Monday.
• Rhode's back nine 33 featured four birdies, including three of the final five holes.
• Both Eklund and Lee shot par on 14 of the 18 holes played.

BEYOND THE SCORECARD

• Schau scored a career-best 72 during round one of the Grisham Memorial Shootout.
• Eklund scored a career-best 74 during round one of the Grisham Memorial Shootout.
• Stamatis scored a career-best 78 during round one of the Grisham Memorial Shootout.
• The Falcons had six players score in the 70's, the most ever in a single round in program history.

AS A TEAM

• The Falcons finished round one of the Grisham Memorial Shootout 12 over par.
• SPU is ranked third in the team standings, trailing only Simon Fraser (+5) and Hawaii Hilo (+11).
• The Falcons entered two teams in the tournament, with the second group finishing 26 over.
• SPU's second group is tied for eighth after round one.
   

UP NEXT
The Falcons return to DuPont, Wash., and The Home Course tomorrow for round two of the Grisham Memorial Shootout.

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