Day #1 Results

COLUMBUS, Ind. - IUPUI sophomore Nicole Howard shot a round of 6-over 78 on Friday (Apr. 5) at Otter Creek and is tied for sixth among the 58-player field heading into Saturday's final round. Head coach Jamie Broce sent three players to the tournament to get some extra work with the Horizon League Tournament forthcoming. 

Howard, playing her first round of the spring after suffering a hand injury, is four shots off the lead. 

"Overall I'd wrap this day up as a pretty good day and I was very happy with my round. I've been excited all week to get back into playing and I just felt incredibly lucky to be back playing golf again," Howard said. "My two goals were to be positive and just finish the best I could and I think I accomplished both of them today, which I was very proud of.

"This is only my second time playing 18 in two months. I played good but I couldn't score the ball."

Senior Elizabeth Orr, coming off a season-best 54-hole 240, carded an opening round 82 on Friday and is tied for 17th. Junior Mikala Mawhorter carded a round of 87 and in the middle of the pack, tied for 34th. 

Three individuals are tied atop the leaderboard at 2-over 74 while Indiana Tech leads the team standings at 19-over 307. 

Teams will conclude play with a final round at Timbergate Golf Course in Edinburgh, Ind., beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.