Oklahoma State’s low round of the day at the NCAA Women’s Golf Chapel Hill Regional came from a freshman as the Cowgirls hoped to maintain Top 5 position after the first round on Monday.

The Cowgirls finished in a tie for fourth place with a first-round total of 2-over par 282. The unexpected part was that OSU threw out Ellie Bushnell’s score, the All-Big 12 performer who led the team in birdies leading up the tournament.

Instead, it was freshman Yu-Chu Chen who provided the team’s low round of the day, a 1-under 69 on the 6,177 yards, Par 70 UNC Finley Golf Club in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Yu-Chu Chen's Big Day

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The round put Chen in a tie for fifth place with six other players. North Carolina’s Megan Streicher has a one-shot lead on the field at 5-under 67.…