LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. — Sacramento State freshman Sophia Lee holds in the individual lead following the first round of the Big Sky Women's Golf Championship on Monday at Wigwam Golf Resort. Lee posted a career-best round of 67 to finish the day at 4-under par is one shot better than a pair of golfers.
 
Sacramento State was 3-over par as a team and will head into the second round in fourth place. Northern Arizona took the lead following the first day at 3-under and is followed by Northern Colorado and Montana State which are both even.
 
Lee was flawless in her round, posting four birdies and 14 pars on her way to a bogey-free performance. The Fairfield, Calif., native parred the first four holes before a birdie on the par-5 fifth took her to 1-under. She later birdied the par-4 eighth and made the turn at 2-under. Lee matched that effort on the back nine with birdies on the par-4 12^th and 16^th. Her total marked the first time she has scored in the 60s this season and is her fourth-straight under-par round. Lee's 67 in the lowest by a Hornet in the first round of the Big Sky Championship and tied for the third-lowest in all rounds at the event.
 
Darla May Dela Torre joined Lee in finishing below par as she recorded a 1-under round of 70. De La Torre was 2-over midway through the round with bogeys on Nos. 6 and 7. She started the back nine with a birdie on the par-5 10^th but dropped back to 2-over following a birdie on the par-3 13^th. The sophomore then played her final five holes at 3-under with birdies on the par-4 14^th, par-3 17^th and par-5 18^th. De La Torre is now 1-under in her four career rounds at the Big Sky Championship.
 
Sacramento State's team score was completed with a pair of 75s from Jocelyn Tseng and Ella Kraft. Both golfers were 1-under early in the round and birdied No. 18 to close play. In between, Tseng had a third birdie, four bogeys and triple-bogey. Kraft had another birdie, five bogeys and a double-bogey.
 
The second of three rounds will take place on Tuesday morning. Sacramento State will be paired with Idaho State and Weber State in the third wave beginning at 7:50 a.m.
 
Darla May Dela Torrey was 1-under
 
BIG SKY WOMEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Litchfield Park, Ariz. | Wigwam GR
Par 71 | 5,981 Yards
 
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Northern Ariona 282
T2. Northern Colorado 284
T2. Montana State 284
4. Sacramento State 287
5. Idaho State 290
6. Weber State 294
7. Portland State 296
8. Idaho 297
9. Montana 305
10. Eastern Washington 310
 
INDIVIDUAL TOP FIVE
1. Sophia Lee, SAC, 67
T2. Nina Lukyanenko, NAU, 68
T2. Norah Seidl, MSU, 68
T4. Andrea Chin, ISU, 69
T4. Samantha Colombine, UNC, 69
 
SACRAMENTO STATE SCORES
1. Sophia Lee 67
T6. Darla May Dela Torre 70
T27. Ella Kraft 75
T27. Jocelyn Tseng 75
48. Tova Hatton 82