LEXINGTON, Ky. – Juniors Pimchanok Kawil and Pinyada Kuvanun both notched Top Five finishes at Kentucky's Bettie Lou Evans Invitational on Saturday to lead Toledo to a sixth-place showing in the team standings. The tournament was held at the University of Kentucky's Big Blue Course and the field also included Notre Dame and four Big Ten programs.
 
Kawil led the way for UT by finishing alone in third place with a two-under par 214 (69-76-69), while Kuvanun tied for fourth with an even-par 216 (76-72-68). Kuvanun birdied her final three holes en route to her collegiate-best four-under par 68 and was one stroke shy of the school record.
 
Kawil's and Kuvanun's both were one shy of career bests to help Toledo post a 30-over par 894 team score, 22 strokes behind the first-place Fighting Irish's tournament-record eight-over par 872. Wisconsin finished second at 12-over par 876 and was followed by Penn State (880), Kentucky (881) and Illinois (889).
 
Kawil finished three shots behind co-medalists Grace Rose of Kentucky and Emma Albrecht of Notre Dame, who set the tournament record with a five-under par total of 211.
 
"I'm really thrilled about our performance today," Head Coach Nicole Hollingsworth said. "We worked very hard in practice over the last week because we knew how long and challenging the course we were going to be playing. It was really fun to watch Pim shoot a three-under today, and I can't wait to see us play again tomorrow."
 
Sophomore Saranlak Tumfong tied for 32^nd place at 13-over par 229 (75-76-78), junior Hannah Kochendoerfer finished in 63rd place at 20-over par 236 (77-81-78) and sophomore Thunpijja Sukkasem tied for 80^th place tie at 30-over par 246 (86-83-77).
 
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Notre Dame 284-296-292=872 (+8); 2. Wisconsin 293-289-294=876 (+12); 3. Penn State 290-292-298=880 (+16); 4. Kentucky 288-300-293=881 (+17); 5. Illinois 295-298-296=889 (+25); 6. Toledo 297-305-292=894 (+30); 7. Indiana 299-314-293=906 (+42); 8. Fresno State 310-308-294=912 (+48); 9. Bradley 305-301-316=922 (+58); 10. Murray State 308-303-313=924 (+60); 11. Western Kentucky 314-308-307=929 (+65); 12. Grand Canyon 305-310-316=931 (+67); 13. Cincinnati 305-313-316=934 (+70); 14. Akron 311-312-316=939 (+75); T15. Illinois State 310-323-318=951 (+87); T15. Ball State 308-322-321=951 (+87)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
T1. Grace Rose (UK) 69-74-68=211 (-5); T1. Emma Albrecht (UND) 70-69-72=211 (-5); 3. Pimchanok Kawil (UT) 69-76-69=214 (-2); T4. Pinyada Kuvanun (UT) 76-72-68=216 (E); T4. Lauren Waller (PSU) 71-68-77=216 (E); T4. Maddie Rose Hamilton (UND) 70-73-73=216 (E)
 
TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
3. Pimchanok Kawil 69-76-69=214 (-2); T4. Pinyada Kuvanun 76-72-68=216 (E); T32. Saranlak Tumfong 75-76-78=229 (+13); 63. Hannah Kochendoerfer 77-81-78=236 (+20); T80. Thunpijja Sukkasem 86-83-77=246 (+30)