SUNSET, S.C. -- Furman senior Anna Morgan (-8) fired an opening round 64 and holds a two-stroke lead at the Clemson Invitational, which is being held at the par 72, 6,441 yard The Reserve At Lake Keowee in Sunset, S.C.  

A native of Spartanburg, S.C., Morgan teed off on No. 9 in the shotgun start and birdied three holes on the back.  She added additional birdies in four of her first five holes after the turn then an eighth birdie on No. 7 completed the flawless round.  After shooting the 64, the second-best round in Furman women's golf history, Morgan leads the field by two strokes over LSU's Ingrid Lindblad (-6), the world's top-ranked women's amateur.  Morgan, who is averaging 2.44 strokes under par per round, is 61-under for the year through 25 rounds. 

Furman (+1) sits in sixth place in the loaded field.  No. 24 Vanderbilt (-8) holds a five-stroke lead over 18th-ranked Clemson (-3) and No. 17 Texas A&M (-3), who are tied for second.  Fifth-ranked LSU (-1) sits in fourth place, followed by No. 39 Ohio State (E) in fifth.  The Paladins are ahead of eight Power 5 teams with two rounds to play.  

Freshman Audrey Ryu (E) carded an even 72 with birdies on No. 6 and No. 15 to tie for 20th, while junior Alise Knudson (+2) is tied for 40th after posting a 2-over 74 with four birdies.  Senior Caroline Crumrine (+7) recorded a 79 and is tied for 80th entering Saturday's second round, and freshman Kelsi Mauzy (+8) tallied an 80 with a birdie on No. 7 to tie for 86th. 

The Paladins will tee off of No. 1 beginning at 9:10 a.m. on Saturday and will play in a group with Ohio State, Michigan State, and Kentucky.  

Admission to the tournament is free and fans are welcome.  Results and live tournament scoring are available via www.FurmanPaladins.com and www.golfstat.com.

6 Furman 289 +1

1 Anna Morgan (1) 64 -8

T20 Audrey Ryu (2) 72 E

T40 Alise Knudson (3) 74 +2

T80 Caroline Crumrine (4) 79 +7

T86 Kelsi Mauzy (5) 80 +8