Howie-In-The-Hills, Fla. -- Youngstown State junior Samantha Formeck leads the Horizon League Women's Golf Championships following the first round of action on Friday after carding a one-over-par 74 at the Mission Inn Resort Golf Course.
As team, the Penguins will have some work ahead of them after carding a 346 following the first 18 holes. Detroit, the 2010 HL Champion, carded a low of 326 to hold a three-stroke lead over Loyola following day one.
Formeck, who placed first at the event as a freshman and third as a sophomore, had three birdies on her first nine holes to offset three bogeys. Formeck birdied holes one, seven and nine for an even-par 36 on the front nine. She was one over on the back nine with a 38.
She leads Detroit's Alianna Stefan by one shot entering Saturday's second round. Formeck is set to tee off at 8:10 a.m., 50 minutes before Stefan. Loyola's April Ohlendorf is third with a 77.
Sophomore Sarah Heimlich had a solid outing firing an opening-round 82. Heimlich sits in seventh place following a round that featured a birdie and nine pars. She tees off at 8 a.m. on Saturday.
Senior Katie Rogner had eagle on par-5 seventh hole, however she could never find a rhythm on her way to carding an 87th. Rogner resides in 20th place after Friday's round.
A pair of freshmen also tried to find their shot on day one. Sarah Scheidmantel carded a 103 and is 33rd while Angela Molaskey had a 105 and is 35th.
Teams
1. Detroit - 326
2. Loyola - 329
3. Butler - 333
3. Cleveland State - 338
5. Valparaiso - 343
6. YSU - 346
7. Green Bay - 356
YSU Totals:
Formeck - 74
Heimlich - 82
Rogner - 87
Scheidemantel - 103
Molaskey - 105
