VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Sacramento State women's golf team is tied for first place following the first round of the Evie Odom Invitational on Friday at Princess Anne CC. The Hornets finished 2-over par as a team and are tied with College of Charleston in the team standings.
 
Ella Kraft is tied for third overall and led the team with a 1-under par round of 69 to set her season low. Kraft was 3-over through her first two holes but bounced back with birdies on the Nos. 3 and 4. She was even at the midway point of her round following birdies on Nos. 7 and 9 and a bogey on No. 8. Kraft was 1-over following a bogey on the par-3 11^th but rallied to birdie the par-3 17^th and par-5 18^th to get into red numbers.
 
Kraft is one shot off the lead which is shared by Charleston's Emma Schimpf and Notre Dame's Maddy Bante at 2-under. Kraft is one of two golfers at 1-under par while seven are even.
 
Sneha Sharan is one of the seven who are even and is tied for fifth place. Sharan was even through nine holes with a bogey on the par-4 third and a birdie on the par-4 fourth. She dropped to 1-under following a birdie on the par-5 10^th but was 1-over after bogeys on Nos. 14 and 15. Sharan closed her round with a stretch of par-birdie-par over her final three holes.
 
Darla May Dela Torre is tied for 12^th place after shooting 71. The freshman was even through nine holes with bogeys on Nos. 1 and 7 and birdies on Nos. 8 and 9. She rose to 2-over after bogeys on Nos. 11 and 13 but finished with birdies on Nos. 16 and 18 to bracket a bogey on No. 17.
 
Caitlin Maurice added a round of 72 to complete the team total and is tied for 17^th. Maurice got off to a quick start with birdies on Nos. 1 and 3. She remained at 2-under until a triple-bogey on No. 8 and a bogey on No. 9 left her 2-over at the turn. Maurice was even on the back nine with birdies on Nos. 12 and 15 and bogeys on Nos. 13 and 16.
 
Sacramento State will start the second round off the first tee at 7:10 a.m. PT. The Hornets will be paired with Charleston and Notre Dame during the day.
 
EVIE ODOM INVITATIONAL
Viriginia Beach, Va. | Princess Anne CC
Par 70 | 5,824 Yards
 
Team Standings
T1. SACRAMENTO STATE 282
T1. College of Charleston 282
3. Notre Dame 286
4. Furman 288
5. Penn State 290
6. Old Dominion 291
7. Western Kentucky 292
8. Chattanooga 293
9. Princeton 295
10. North Florida 296
T11. Miami (Fla.)  297
13. Richmond 303
14. James Madison 304
 
Individual Top Five
T1. Emma Schimpf, CoC, 68
T1. Maddy Bante, ND, 68
T3. Ella Kraft, SAC, 69
T3. Drew Nienhaus, PSU, 69
T5. Sneha Sharan, SAC, 70
T5. Jiratchaya Jiratthitinun, PSU, 70
T5. Barbara Car, ODU, 70
T5. Molly Hardwick, CoC, 70
T5. Kaylee Dwyer, WKU, 70
T5. Jenna Madden, FUR, 70
T5. Mary Kathryn Talledo, CoC, 70
 
Sacramento State Scores
T3. Ella Kraft 69
T5. Sneha Sharan 70
T12. Darla May Dela Torre 71
T17. Caitlin Maurice 72
T64. Tova Hatton 78
74. Ashley Koga 80*
77. Florencia Dufey 84*
* Playing as an individual