KAPOLEI, Hawaii – Wyoming Cowgirls golf opened play with an opening round 305 Monday at the Hawaii Rainbow Whine Invitational on Kapolei Golf Course.

The Cowgirls (+17) are in 14^th place with 36 holes remaining in the team's final tournament of the fall schedule.

Lucia Morelli shot a 73 (+1) to lead UW. The freshman finished strong with an impressive 34 (-2) on the back nine.

Senior Kyla Wilde shot a 74 (+2) and freshman Erika Cook of Greybull posted a 76 (+4) to contribute to the team scores. Sophie Spiva, a junior from
Casper playing as an individual, is tied with Morelli for 32^nd on the player leaderboard at 73 (+1).

"Lucia, Kyla and Sophie had excellent rounds today," UW head coach Josey Stender said. "Erika also scrambled well to put up a competitive score. We played much better than we scored as a team and have some ground to make up but we have 36 holes left."

Colorado State leads the tournament with a first-round 276 (-12), eight shots ahead of second-place UC Irvine. The Rams' Lacey Uchida (-8) is on top of the individual standings ahead of Nevada's Nikki Chindavong (-6).
 
Hawaii Rainbow Whine Invitational Team scores

1. Colorado State – 276 (-12)
2. UC Irvine – 284 (-4)
3. Sacramento State – 286 (-2)
3. Osaka Gakuin – 286 (-2)
3. Nevada – 286 (-2)
6. Kansas State – 287 (-1)
6. Gonzaga – 287 (-1)
6. Sacramento State – 287 (-1)
9. Santa Clara – 291 (+3)
9. Grand Canyon – 291 (+3)
11. Hawaii – 295 (+8)
11. North Dakota State – 295 (+8)
13. Eastern Michigan – 300 (+12)
14. Wyoming – 305 (+17)
15. Utah Tech – 306 (+18)
 
Cowgirl Team Scores

T32 Lucia Morelli – 73 (+1)
T45 Kyla Wilde – 74 (+2)
T60 Erika Cook – 76 (+4)
T89 Grace Dunkleberger – 82 (+10)
T91 Meghan Vogt – 84 (+12)

Cowgirl Individual Scores

T32 Sophie Spiva – 73 (+1)
T84 Kira Reisner – 80 (+8)