PORTLAND, Ore. – Sophmore Kaley Saludares and junior Hannah Brown paced the way as the Hawai'i Pacific University women opened play at the Concordia Portland Invitational on Monday at the Riverside Country Club.
 
Saludares, a sophomore from Hilo, Hawai'i/Waiakea, who transferred from Concordia Portland, and Brown, a junior from San Tan Valley, Ariz./Combs, a transfer from Mesa Community College, both fired a 6-over-par 78 on the par 72, 5,995 yard Riverside tournament course. The duo is part of a large tie for 13th, two strokes out of the top 10 and seven strokes out of the tournament lead.
 
As a team, HPU posted a 337 for ninth, five strokes better than Saint Martin's in 10th at 342. HPU is six strokes behind Montana State Billings in eighth with a 331. Simon Fraser and Western Washington are tied for the lead at 300, with Holy Names third at 306.
 
Junior Kassidy Dunn of Berlin, Pa./Berlin Borthersvalley carded a 87 in first round action for the Sharks, while freshman Victoria McQuay of Virginia Beach, Va./Green Run added a 94 and freshman Avery Weil of Colorado Springs, Colo./Maclaren put up a 107.
 
 Individually, Holy Names' Sofia Young fired a 1-under 71, the only sub-par round of the day, to lead the tournament. Dominican's Claire Shubin, Western Washington's Lacy Overstreet and Simon Frazer's Jaya Rampuri all carded 1-over 73s and are tied for second.
 
The final round of the tournament is set for Tuesday with a shotgun start at 6 a.m. HST (9 a.m. PDT).