FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The Sacramento State women's golf team currently sits

in a tie for ninth place after the first round of the Lumberjack Women's

Golf Invitational at the Eden Hills Golf Club. The Hornets shot 322 as a

team and ar 17 strokes behind first-place Iowa State.

Individually, Sacramento State was led by Mackenzie Francis with a 77.

Francis is tied for ninth place and is four strokes behind the leader.

Senior Erin Brannigan also broke 80 with a round of 78. Lisa Chen of San

Francisco leads all competitors with a 73 and Iowa State's Noel

Jacobusse is second with a 74.

The tournament will conclude with a final round on Tuesday.

Team Scores: 1. Iowa State 305; 2. San Francisco 307; 3. Denver 312; 4.

Idaho 314; 5. San Diego State 315; 6. Weber State 319; 7. Cal State

Northridge 320; 8. Boise State 321; T9. SACRAMENTO STATE 322; T9.

Western New Mexico 322; T9. Portland State 322; 12. Northern Arizona

323; T13. Long Beach State 328; T13. Eastern Washington 328; T15.

Southern Illinois 332; T15. Idaho State 332; 17. Montana 337; 18.

Gonzaga 361; 19. Cal Poly 368.

Individaul Scores: 1. Lisa Chen, USF, 73; 2. Noel Jacobusse, ISU. 74;

T3. Kathy Pareja, CSN, 75; T3. Cathy Ennis, ISU, 75; T5. Marie Beasley,

BSU, 76; T5. Jenny Fiedler, DU, 76; T5. Joanne Clingan, SDSU, 76; T5.

Morgan Peterson, PSU, 76; T9. MACKENZIE FRANCIS, SAC, 77; T9. Nicole

Keller, UI, 77; T9. Ingrid Mollard, NAU, 77; T9. Jordan Auten, USF, 77;

T9. Lyndsey Derenish, USF, 77.

Sacramento State Scores: T9. Mackenzie Francis 77; T14. Erin Brannigan

78; T39. Denise Larson 80; T73. Tracy Parkison 87; T81. Courtney Cotter

89.