Big 12 Championship Day One Results and Statistics

THE RUNDOWN
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Baylor turned in a record-setting first round to take a seven-stroke lead at the Big 12 Women's Golf Championship on Friday at the Dominion Country Club. The Lady Bears shot 6-under-par 282, nine strokes better than any previous first round in the Big 12 Championship's 19-year history.

BU's 282 was the second-best round ever recorded at the Big 12 Championship, trailing only the 278 shot by Oklahoma in the 2014 third round. The previous first-round record was 291 by Oklahoma, also in 2014. The Lady Bears also accounted for four of the nine below-par rounds shot by the 45-player field on Friday.

Senior Hayley Davis and junior Laura Lonardi are tied for third place after each shot 2-under 70. Freshmen Dylan Kim and Giovana Maymon are tied for sixth place after shooting 1-under 71, while freshman Lauren Whyte is tied for 41st place at 7-over 79.

HIGHLIGHTS
? Davis had four birdies on the front nine and two on the back nine. She led the team with six total birdies.
? Maymon and Kim had three birdies apiece, while Lonardi and Whyte had two each.
? Davis' six birdies were the second-most in the individual field.
? Lonardi was one of two players in the 45-individual field to have an eagle in Friday's first round.
? Davis led the individual field in par-4 scoring average at 3-under 3.70 and Maymon was right behind her at 2-under 3.80.
? Lonardi led par-5 scoring at 3-under 4.25.
? With 16 total birdies, BU tied with Iowa State to lead the field in number of birdies as a team.
? As a team, Baylor led in par-4 scoring with an average of even-par 4.00.

STAT OF THE DAY
4 - the number of Baylor players to shoot below-par rounds on Friday. Only five other players in the 45-player field recorded below-par rounds.

TOP QUOTE
"It was a solid start to the tournament and I am very proud of the team's fight today," head coach Jay Goble said. "Our two upperclassmen played well and had quite a few birdies and even an eagle between them. Dylan and Giovana played steady rounds also. I'm very happy to see them enjoying their first Big 12 Championship. Tomorrow we are just going to stick with our plan of taking care of the things in our control and hit every shot with conviction."

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor plays the second round of the Big 12 Women's Golf Championship on Saturday. BU players will begin from the first tee with Whyte up first at 10 a.m. CT. She will be followed in 10-minute intervals by Maymon, Kim, Lonardi and Davis, respectively. Live scoring can be found at www.golfstat.com.