ST. GEORGE, Utah—Leighton Shosted led Utah Valley with a 1-over-par 73 in the opening round of the Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational on Thursday at Sunbrook Golf Club in St. George, Utah. Utah Valley sits in eighth place after carding a 17-over-par 305 on Thursday.
 
The Wolverines are in eighth place on the 16-team leaderboard after shooting an opening-round 17-over-par 305. The Wolverines sit ahead of eight other teams, including in-state foes Weber State and Southern Utah. 
 
Shosted is tied for ninth place on the 95-player leaderboard after shooting a 1-over-par 73 in round one. She recorded two birdies with 14 pars on Thursday and is just four strokes behind first-round leader Tiffany Le (-3) from UC Riverside.
 
Abbey Porter shot a 4-over-par 76 in the first round and is tied for 30th. Porter had one birdie and 12 pars in her opening round. 
 
Caylyn Ponich is tied for 39th after shooting a 5-over-par 77. She carded a pair of birdies on the back nine to go along with 10 pars in her first round of play.
 
Annabelle Millard shot a 7-over-par 79 in round one and is tied for 56th on the individual leaderboard. Millard tallied two birdies with seven pars.
 
Pati Uluave shot an 11-over-par 83 and is in a tie for the 79th spot on the leaderboard. 
 
Jacklyn Gonzalez and Millie Terrion who are playing as individuals at the tournament, also carded opening-round 11-over-par 83s and are tied for 79th.
 
Utah Valley will continue play at the Lady Thunderbird Invitational on Friday. The Wolverines will tee off in a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Live scoring will be available at GolfStat.com.