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UA women's golf leads in Ann Arbor

( David Gottschalk)

Arkansas golfer Ela Anacona tees off during the Blessings Collegiate Invitational on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Johnson.

Led by the steady play of Ela Anacona, the No. 20 University of Arkansas women’s golf team got off to a hot start Monday at the NCAA Ann Arbor (Mich.) Regional.

Anacona shot a 2-under 69 to tie for the first-round lead, and the Razorbacks fired a 7-over 291 to grab a two-stroke lead on the 6,265-yard, par-71 layout at the University of Michigan Golf Course.

Anacona, a junior from Buenos Aires, Argentina, led the field with 16 pars and cashed in birdies on Nos.