PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – Toledo won its opening tournament of the spring on Saturday with a 12-stroke victory over Southern Illinois at the Ball State Sunshine Invitational. The Rockets carded a 74-over par 938 (316-314-308) and shot their best round of the event today with a 20-over par 308 to post their fifth Top Three showing in six tournaments this season.

Junior Napaphan Phongpaiboon paced the Rockets at 18-over par 234 and finished alone in fourth place in the individual standings. Sophomore Pinyada Kuvanun tied for seventh place at 20-over par 236, while sophomore Pimchanok Kawil and freshman Saranlak Tumfong tied for 12^th place at 24-over par 240. Sophomore Natcha Daengpiem tied for 18^th place at 25-over par 241.
 
Freshman Thunpijja Sukkasem tied for first place in the overall standings at 15-over par 231 but competed as an individual along with sophomore Hannah Kochendoerfer (T-35^th/251).

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Toledo 316-314-308=938 ( 74); 2. Southern Illinois 317-319-314=950 ( 86); 3. Lamar 337-312-304=953 ( 89); 4. Eastern Kentucky 313-338-312=963 ( 99); 5. Ball State 329-329-319=977 ( 113); 6. Keiser University 334-335-309=978 ( 114); 7. Illinois State 332-329-321=982 ( 118); 8. McNeese State 325-334-324=983 ( 119); 9. IUPUI 340-335-328=1003 ( 139); 10. Drake 349-328-329=1006 ( 142); 11. Valparaiso 348-339-341=1028 ( 164); 12. Lipscomb 347-356-334=1037 ( 173).

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
Ind.-T1. Thunpijja Sukkasem (UT) 78-78-75=231 ( 15); T1. Elodie Chaplet (Lamar) 80-73-78=231 ( 15); 3. Kristie Yang (SIU) 78-75-79=232 ( 16); 4. Napaphan Phongpaiboon (UT) 78-79-77=234 ( 18); T5. Wenny Chang (Lamar) 81-79-75=235 ( 19); T5. Manon Tounalom (BSU) 80-80-75=235 ( 19)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
Ind.-T1. Thunpijja Sukkasem 78-78-75=231 ( 15); 4. Napaphan Phongpaiboon 78-79-77=234 ( 18); T7. Pinyada Kuvanun 82-77-77=236 ( 20); T12. Pimchanok Kawil 77-85-78=240 ( 24); T12. Saranlak Tumfong 79-85-76=240 ( 24); T18. Natcha Daengpiem 87-73-81=241 ( 25); Ind.-T35. Hannah Kochendoerfer 83-84-84=251 ( 35)