LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Ellie Slama tied her best collegiate score to lead the Oregon State women's golf team to first place after the first round of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown on Sunday.
Slama, a sophomore from Salem, Ore., fired a 5-under 67 that included five birdies and 13 pars to put her in a tie for second place and only a stroke behind Olivia Jackson of Tulsa. Slama shot a pair of 5-under 67's at the Ron Moore Invitational last fall.
The Beavers lead the 17-team field after posting an 8-under 280 at the par-72, 6,343-yard Boulder Creek Golf Club.