NGRC Day One Results and Statistics

THE RUNDOWN
PALOS VERDES, Calif. - The Baylor women's golf team is atop the leaderboard after Sunday's first round at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge. BU shot 3-under-par 281 in Sunday's opening round at Palos Verdes Golf Club, which was best in the 16-team field that includes 10 teams ranked in the nation's top 25.

BU holds a four-stroke lead over second-place Arizona State. Laura Lonardi posted the lowest score for the Lady Bears, shooting 3-under 68 to tie for first place in the 88-player field. Just one stroke behind Lonardi, Hayley Davis sits in a tie for fifth place after shooting 2-under 69 in Sunday's opening round.

Freshman Dylan Kim, who enrolled at Baylor last month after graduating high school a semester early, shot even-par 71 in her first collegiate appearance to tie for 12th place individually. Giovana Maymon is tied for 22nd place after shooting 2-over 73, and Louise Gateau-Chovelon shot 8-over 79 to finish in a tie for 78th place.

HIGHLIGHTS
? Lonardi had three birdies through the first nine holes and recorded all pars on the back nine. She also had the second lowest average on par 3s at 1-under 2.75.
? Davis led the team in birdies with six in the first round. She also tied for the lowest average on par 4s at 3-under 3.73.
? In her collegiate debut, Kim had four birdies, including back-to-back birdies on No. 15 and No. 16.
? Maymon contributed two birdies, one on No. 9 and one on No. 15.
? Lonardi tied for the most pars in the individual field with 15, and Davis tied for the most individual birdies with six.
? Baylor led the 16-team field with 15 birdies.

STAT OF THE DAY
6 - The number of holes the Lady Bears shot under-par as a team. BU shot 2-under as a team on No. 4 and No. 16, and the team was 1-under on No. 7, No. 12, No. 14 and No. 15.

TOP QUOTE
"We had a good day," head coach Jay Goble said. "I think getting Dylan Kim in the lineup was our missing key. Everyone played well today, but I think we've been lucky. We've had some good weather in Waco and have been able to get in some good rounds before this tournament, which helped us a lot. A lot of other teams haven't had the chance to play on grass. The big thing is that our team is pretty underrated. Rankings don't tell the true story of how good we are. It was exciting to see the girls play a great round against great teams."

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor players begin Monday's second round from the first tee with Gateau-Chovelon teeing off first at 12:12 p.m. CT. She'll be followed in 12-minute increments by Maymon, Kim, Davis and Lonardi, respectively. Live scoring is available on www.Golfstat.com.