PORTLAND, Ore. – After day one of the Northwest Conference Fall Classic, which was plagued by rain all day, the Whitworth Pirates are on pace to once again take the top spot at the Fall Classic after a day one score of 334.

The Pirates were led by Emily Gutherie who led the group with an 80, while teammate Elizabeth Martin finished a stroke behind with an 81. Krystal Pitkonen shot an 84 on the day, while Emily Travis’ score also counted with an 89.

George Fox and Linfield currently sit eight strokes behind Whitworth tied with a day one 342. Sarah Askin of George Fox and Brittany Johnston of Linfield both finished in third place on the day, shooting 82’s. Sophie Corr of Linfield finished with an 83, while teammate Brynn Hurdus shot an 86. The next George Fox finishers were Kelsey Morrison and Brianna Nap who both shot an 87.
Puget Sound sits in fourth after a first day at 355, led by an 84 from Sarah Bicker. Whitman is in fifth at 357, led by an 84 from Caitlin Holland.

Pacific is in sixth with a team score of 381, while Pacific Lutheran is in seventh with a 395. Willamette sits in eighth with a 411, while Lewis & Clark put together a 425 on day one.

The teams are set to tee off at 10 a.m. tomorrow for day two of the classic with all the teams chasing valuable points toward the NWC Championship crown.