HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. – The Cowgirls are off to a strong start at the nationally competitive Ron Moore Intercollegiate.
 
Wyoming is tied for sixth place in the 15-team tournament after shooting 290 (+2) in the first round Friday at the University of Denver Golf Club.
 
Kiley Reisner is tied for 11^th individually after shooting a 1-under 71. All five of the Cowgirl scorers are in the top 45 among a field of 85 golfers.
 
"Overall, it was a very consistent, positive start for us," UW head coach Josey Stender said. "Another great team effort from top to bottom. We didn't do anything flashy, but we put ourselves in good positions to score."
 
Emerson Purcell (even), Kira Reisner (+1), Lucia Morelli (+2) and Elle Higgins (+3) round out the steady performance by UW.
 
"I'm so proud of Emerson to have such an awesome day and play with such confidence," Stender said of Purcell posting a top 20 score (72) through 18 holes.
 
Tulane leads the team standings with a blistering 279 (-9). UNLV (-3) is second and host Denver (even) is third entering Saturday's second round.

The Cowgirls are tied with UTSA, one shot behind Xavier and Notre Dame. Kiley Reisner is four shots behind co-leaders Leia Chung (-5) of Boise State and Logan Hale (-5) of DU.
 
Ron Moore Intercollegiate Team Scores
 
1. Tulane – 279 (-9)
2. UNLV – 285 (-3)
3. Denver – 288 (E)
T4. Xavier – 289 (+1)
T4. Notre Dame – 289 (+1)
T6. Wyoming – 290 (+2)
T6. UTSA – 290 (+2)
T8. Texas State – 291 (+3)
T8. Boise State – 291 (+3)
10. Colorado – 292 (+4)
11. Northern Colorado – 293 (+5)
12. Long Beach State – 294 (+6)
13. Oregon State – 299 (+11)
14. Colorado State – 304 (+16)
15. Hawaii – 308 (+20)
 
Cowgirls Team Scores
 
T11. Kiley Reisner – 71 (-1)
T20. Emerson Purcell – 72 (E)
T28. Kira Reisner – 73 (+1)
T33. Lucia Morelli – 74 (+2)
T45. Elle Higgins – 75 (+3)