LEXINGTON, Kentucky - The two top seeds and nationally-ranked women's golf teams in the Great Midwest held serve Monday at the conference championship at a cold and wet UK Big Blue in Lexington. Findlay, ranked 7th in the country, and 55th-ranked Tiffin built sizable leads over 36 holes to position themselves for a final showdown on Tuesday.

Findlay (294-304=598 (+22)), the heavy favorite, built a large lead and sits in first place by 34 shots. Tiffin (313-319=632 (+56)) is second and 35 shots ahead of third-place Ashland (+91).

The Oilers placed all five of their players in the top six of the 45-player field. Gabby Woods (147, +3) is the leader, with Kristina Kniesly one shot back. Tiffin was led by Amanda Johansson (156, +9), who was tied for third overall. Of the eight players who shot less than 160 on the day, seven play for Findlay and Tiffin. 

Walsh's Madison Ardelean (156, +14) and Trevecca Nazarene's Anna Chew (159, +17) finished the day in the top 10.

At the conclusion of 54 holes, the top two teams will play in a single-round medal match for the championship. Fans can find video coverage of the awards and announcement of the top two teams HERE on Tuesday afternoon. 

DAY 1 NOTES

• The average score in the first round was 87.36. The average score in the second round was 87.00.
• Findlay was +6 on par 5 holes and +13 on par 3 holes. The entire field shot the best on hole 15 in both rounds.
• Birdie totals: Findlay 18, Tiffin 10, Ashland/Malone 8. Eagle totals: Findlay/Malone 1.
• The two rounds took 11 hours, 19 minutes to complete. 
• There were 15 rounds of 78 or better on the day, exactly one-sixth of the action. Twelve of those rounds were shot by Findlay and Tiffin players.