KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Toledo women's golf team sits in seventh place in a jam-packed leaderboard following Friday's opening round of the 2023 Mid-American Conference Championships. The Rockets are just seven strokes out of second place after shooting a team score of 22-over par 310 at the par-72, 6,011-yard Kalamazoo Country Club.

"We weren't at our best today and simply let a few situations get the better of us," Head Coach Jenny Coluccio said. "Tomorrow is a new day, and we are ready to tee it up again.

Sophomore Yedam Lee is leading UT at three-over par 75 and is tied for 12^th place. She birdied No. 16 to get to one-over par but then double-bogeyed No. 17 to finish her round at three-over par.

Junior Macy Hanus tied for 22^nd place at five-over par 77, junior Angel Hii is tied for 27^th place at six-over par 78, and senior Amelia Lee is tied for 33^rd place at eight-over par 80.

Junior Cheryl Hong rounded out the Rockets' lineup tied for 45^th place at 14-over par 86.

Kent State is leading the 10-team field at three-over par 291, 12 shots in front of host Western Michigan (303). Bowling Green's Kayla Davis leads all individuals with a two-under par 70, one shot ahead of Central Michigan's Casilda Allendesalazar.

Toledo's tee times for tomorrow's second round will begin at 10:20 a.m.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Kent State 291 (+3); 2. Western Michigan 303 (+15); T3. Ball State 304 (+16); T3. Central Michigan 304 (+16); 5. Northern Illinois 305 (+17); 6. Akron 307 (+19); 7. TOLEDO 310 (+22); 8. Eastern Michigan 312 (+24); 9. Ohio 317 (+29); 10. Bowling Green 325 (+37)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Kayla Davis (BGSU) 70 (-2); T2. Casilda Allendesalazar (CMU) 71 (-1); T2. Noramol Nuchsila (KSU) 71 (-1); T4. Anna Watson 73 (+1); T4. Leon Takagi (KSU) 73 (+1); T4. Hester Sicking (KSU) 73 (+1)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T12. Yedam Lee 75 (+3); T22. Macy Hanus 77 (+5); T27. Angel Hii 78 (+6); T33. Amelia Lee 80 (+8); T45. Cheryl Hong 86 (+14)