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HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - The IUPUI women's golf team owns a three-shot lead after the opening round of the 2018 Horizon League Tournament, being played on the Las Colinas Course at Mission Inn Resort, just outside Orlando. The Jaguars posted an opening day 317 and lead second-place Oakland by three strokes and third-place UIC by 13 shots. 

IUPUI used a balanced lineup to seize a day one lead, paced by freshman #Amelie Svejda#'s 5-over 78 and sophomore #Marion Debove#, carding a 6-over 79. Both shot 38 on the front nine and each made their first birdies of the round on the par-5, 433-yard No. 14. Svejda, a first team all-league selection, closed with three straight pars while Debove went par-bogey-par-bogey to finish. 

"The course played a little bit different than yesterday, but we all fought through it and gave our best," Svejda said. "For me, my long game was the biggest struggle but I was able to save a couple shots thanks to my short game."

Horizon League Player of the Year #Aneta Abrahamova# and Jaguars' freshman #Nicole Howard# rounded out the team's scoring four, each with rounds of 80. Abrahamova opened with an uncharacteristic double bogey, but settled down late in the day, playing the final six holes to 2-under par. 

"[Aneta] got a little ahead of herself and she made one mistake and it turned into two mistakes," head coach #Jamie Broce# said. "They set [the course] up pretty tough, but our ladies did a good job of fighting through it. It's pretty tight, but we hit it okay. We didn't play our best, but we did a good job of grinding and trying to keep the bad holes to a minimum."

Howard made four birdies during her round and is tied with Abrahamova for tenth among the 40-player field. 

Junior #Elizabeth Orr# rounded out the Jaguars' lineup with an 84, but had back-to-back birdies late in her round as a positive building block.

"[Orr] had a stretch where she played really well," Broce said. "I think from a confidence standpoint, that'll only help her going into tomorrow."

Katlyn Shutt of Youngstown State and Oakland's Kylee Sullivan are tied atop the leaderboard at 3-over 76 and three others carded 4-over 77. Svejda sits all alone in sixth-place at 78 and the Jags have four players among the tournament's top-10. 

IUPUI comes in seeking the program's first-ever league title and NCAA Tournament berth. The Jags will be paired with Oakland and UIC and will tee off beginning at 9:10 a.m. on Monday morning. Live scoring will be available on IUPUIJags.com and Golfstat.com. 

Team Standings
1. IUPUI - 317 (+25)
2. Oakland - 320 (+28)
3. UIC - 330 (+38)
4. Detroit Mercy - 331 (+39)
5. Green Bay - 333 (+41)
6. Cleveland State - 334 (+42)
7. Youngstown State - 335 (+43)
8. Northern Kentucky - 339 (+47)

Player Standings
6. #Amelie Svejda# - 78 (+5)
t-7. #Marion Debove# - 79 (+6)
t-10. #Aneta Abrahamova# - 80 (+7)
t-10. #Nicole Howard# - 80 (+7)
t-18. #Elizabeth Orr# - 84 (+11)