ST. GEORGE, Utah—Pati Uluave shot a 2-over-par 74 to lead Utah Valley in the first round of the Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational on Thursday at Sunbrook Golf Course.
 
Uluave is tied for fourth on the 80-player leaderboard at 2-over-par 74. She carded two back-nine birdies to go along with 12 pars in her opening round. Uluave is just three strokes behind Stetson's Elizabeth Eberle (-1) for the top spot on the individual leaderboard. 
 
Utah Valley sits alone in second place on the 13-team leaderboard after carding an opening-round 15-over-par 303. The Wolverines are just two strokes behind Boise State (+13) for the top spot on the leaderboard. 
 
Abbey Porter is also in the top-10 after shooting a 3-over-par 75. Porter is tied for eighth after recording three birdies and 10 pars in round one.
 
Chloe Jang is tied for 13th after recording a 4-over-par 76. Jang had three birdies with eight pars on Thursday. 
 
Caylyn Ponich is tied for 33rd after shooting an opening-round 6-over-par 78. Ponich tallied two birdies and nine pars in round one.
 
Maria Ortiz, who is playing as an individual, shot a 7-over-par 79 and is tied for 40th. Ortiz had 12 pars in her opening round.
 
Millie Terrion is tied for 48th after carding an 8-over-par 80 in round one. She had 11 pars in her opening round.
 
Annabelle Millard, who is also playing individually, shot a 13-over-par 85 and is tied for 73rd. Millard had one birdie to go along with seven pars in round one. 
 
Utah Valley will continue play at the Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational in round two on Friday. Live scoring will be available at GolfStat.com.