Wolcott, CO—UC Riverside's Jakeishya Le is in a five-way tie for second place at the Golfweek Conference Challenge after shooting a two-under-par 70 on day one of the three-day tournament. The junior is just one shot back of Michigan's Elodie Van Dievoet for the overall lead. As a team, the Highlanders are tied for seventh, nine shots back of front-running San Diego State (view leaderboards).
 

Pos	Golfweek Conference Challenge	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
T7	UC Riverside	298
T2	Jakeishya Le	70
T7	Serena Chon	71
T50	Hannah Facchini	77
T72	Julia Sander	80
T72	Hana Furuichi	80

 

TOURNAMENT NOTES
Serena Chon's 71 is the lowest score ever shot by a UC Riverside freshman on her first day of collegiate competition.

Jakeishya Le and Chon each recorded a team-high four birdies on the day.

Of the 18 teams participating in the Golfweek Conference Challenge, 11 participated in the NCAA postseason a year ago.

Four of five Highlanders—Le, Chon, Hannah Facchini and Julia Sander—birded hole number three.