HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Lipscomb Women's Golf sits in second place at the ASUN Championship after the first round of play on Sunday. Senior Lauren Thompson, two-time defending ASUN Individual Champion, is off to a good start, tying for the lead after shooting a 70 (-2). 
 
Thompson got off to a good start with a birdie on the first hole and sat even after five holes. She connected on another birdie, but two bogeys put Thompson at (+1) after nine holes. She caught fire down the back nine with three-straight birdies on holes 10-12 and was even over the final six holes to finish at 70 (-2). She is tied with Filippa Jansson of Stetson at the top of the leaderboard. 
 
Casey Yu is right behind after shooting a 71 (-1). She is tied for third with three others golfers. Much like Thompson, Yu was (+1) after her first nine holes, but made up ground after the turn with four birdies down the stretch to get to (-1) at the end of her first round. 
 
Katya Tibbetts is tied for 13^th after shooting a 75 (+3) while Bridget Craig rounded out the Lipscomb scoring for the round with a 76 (+4) to be tied for 25th. Tzunami Polito sits tied for 47^th after carding an 81 (+9). 
 
As a squad, the Bisons are just two strokes behind Stetson who is in first place and are five strokes clear of Eastern Kentucky who sits in third. Round two is set for Monday, April 14 at RTJ Hampton Cove. 
 
HEAD COACH SHANNON O'BRIEN
"I'm really happy for the girls to see their persistence and grittiness reflect on their scorecards today. They've been working hard and this season has been one of learning, persistence, resilience and courage. Today's round reflected that and the growth we had this season. We are excited and look forward to getting back out there tomorrow."