NORMAN, Okla.-With six top-50 teams in the field, the ORU women's golf team struggled to find a rhythm in round one of the 2011 Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, hosted by the University of Oklahoma.

ORU combined to shoot 316 (+28), the second highest total of the year as the finished round one in 17^th place overall. Florida State shot a -4, 284 to lead the team race.

Starting on the 10^th hole for the first round, It wasn't until the second nine that ORU was able to finish a hole under par, with Crystal Reeves recorded back-to-back birdies on holes three and four. It was the only two birdies of the day for the Golden Eagles. Reeevs finished the day +5 (77) in a tie for 49^th.

Alheli Moreno and Amber Hensley each shot +7 (79) to tie for 64^th as Hensley finished her first round of the year as part of the team. She shot a pair of 79's as an individual in the second and third rounds of the ORU Shootout at the beginning of the month.

Kylie Bollenbach finished with an 81 (+9) to finish 81^st, and Eve Santillan's 86 (+14) put her tied for 89^th overall.

The Golden Eagles will start round two off the 10th tee again on Monday morning being paird with UTSA and the individuals. Santillan will be the first one off the tee at 9 a.m., with Reeves rounding out the group at 9:32. Live results for the tournament can be found through GolfStat at: http://www.golfstatresults.com//public/index.cfm?tournament_id=2772

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