Wildcat Invitational Day One Results

THE RUNDOWN
TUCSON, Ariz. ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Baylor women's golf shot 16-over-par 592 across 36 holes on Monday at Sewailo Golf Course, placing the Bears in eighth place heading to Tuesday's final round at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational.

Laura Lonardi shot even-par 72 and 1-over 73, placing her in a tie for 13th place at 1-over 145. Giovana Maymon (+4) is tied for 25th place after posting consecutive rounds of 2-over 74, while Maggie Beth Byers (+6) is tied for 41st after shooting 1-over 73 and 5-over 77 on Monday.

Maria Vesga (+7) is tied for 47th following rounds of 1-over 73 and 6-over 78, Natalia Perez is tied for 66th at 13-over 157, and Mills Chenot, who is making her collegiate debut and playing as an individual, is in 84th place at 39-over 183.

Baylor was in fifth place following a 4-over-par 292 in the opening round, but the Bears fell back to eighth with a 12-over 300 in the second round. BU trails Arizona State (-2), Arizona (-1), Purdue (+6), Miami (+8), UNLV (+8), South Carolina (+11) and Vanderbilt (+14). The Bears are in front of Northern Arizona (+18), Michigan (+18), Washington State (+23), New Mexico State (+23), Colorado (+24), Kansas (+29) and New Mexico (+32).

HIGHLIGHTS
- Baylor made 14 pars in the first round, tied for fifth-most in the 15-team field.
- Baylor's 58 pars in the second round were second-most in the field.
- Baylor recorded 112 pars over the first two rounds, tied for fourth-most in the field.
- Laura Lonardi is tied for 14th in par-3 scoring at even-par 3.00, tied for 20th in par-4 scoring at 2-over 4.10 and tied for 24th in par-5 scoring at 1-under 4.88.
- Lonardi's 10 birdies are tied for 10th-most in the 84-player field, and her 24 pars are tied for 13th-most.
- Giovana Maymon is tied for 20th in par-4 scoring at 2-over 4.10, and she's tied for 13th with 24 pars.
- Maggie Beth Byers is tied for fourth with 26 pars over 36 holes.
- Maria Vesga is tied for seventh in the field with seven birdies.
- Natalia Perez is tied for 27th in par-3 scoring at 1-over 3.12.

STAT OF THE DAY
10 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the number of birdies made by Laura Lonardi across 36 holes on Monday, tied for 10th-most in the 84-player field.

TOP QUOTE
"I believe this team is getting better," head coach Jay Goble said. "I know we have a good round, and more importantly, some good tournaments, ahead of us."

WHAT'S NEXT
Tuesday's final round is scheduled for a 9 a.m. CT shotgun start. Baylor players will be paired with golfers from Vanderbilt, South Carolina and UNLV. Lonardi will begin on No. 5, Maymon will tee off from No. 6, Byers will start on the seventh tee, Vesga will start on the eighth hole and Perez will begin from the ninth tee. Chenot will begin her round on the 18th tee. Live scoring is available at www.birdiefire.com. Follow @BaylorWGolf on Twitter for updates throughout the season.