PALM DESERT, Calif. – Sophomore Marni Murez took a 3-shot lead into the clubhouse and Santa Clara women's golf has a 2-stroke bulge over Hawai'i after the first day of competition at the Wyoming Cowgirl Desert Intercollegiate. The Broncos will go for a repeat of their team title when the field tees up for a single 18-hole final round Sunday on the 6,097-yard, par-72 Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif.
The Broncos rebounded from a first-round 303 and carded the best score of the day with a second-round 295 to move ahead of Hawai'i at 22-over 598.