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Huang Paces Herd on C-USA Championship Day 1
4/18/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Junior Pimrawee Huang (Nakornpatom, Thailand) shot her best round of the spring season to lead Marshall women's golf on the first day of the Conference USA Championship at Verandah Club, Monday.
Huang fired a 3-over-par 75 on the first 18 holes to tie for 11th place with five other golfers. She matched the day's best par-5 average at 1-under 4.75. It was her best round since a 75 at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate on Sept. 28, 2015. As a group, the Herd carded a 309 and sits in eighth place.
ON THE LEADERBOARD
No. 54 Middle Tennessee took a three-stroke lead over the field in the first round with an 8-over 296. All five Blue Raiders sit in the top 15, with three tied for 11th place. Valentina Haupt of Southern Miss holds a one-stroke lead over FIU's Sophie Godley for first place.
PRATS' POINTS
Quotes from head coach Tiffany Prats:
On the team's start to the tournament:
"It was nice to have Ning [Huang] Ylva [Forslund] and Sarfina [Seretharan] play well today. They all could have played even better but I'm happy with the start. The three of them kept the ball in play today and scrambled when they needed to. Tomorrow is a moving day. We have to go out and play aggressive when we can."
AMONG THE HERD
T11 - Pimrawee Huang (75, +3)
T17 - Sarfina Seretharan (76, +4)
T17 - Ylva Forslund (76, +4)
T47 - Joey Walz (82, +10)
55 - Leigha Holt (88, +16)
UP NEXT
Marshall will continue the tournament on Tuesday with its second of three 18-hole rounds. For all the latest information about Marshall women's golf, follow @HerdMWGolf on Twitter.
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