FORT COLLINS, Colo. – NM State women's golf delivered a dominant team effort in the first and second round of the Ptarmigan Ram Classic Monday to gain sole possession of first place, opening up a 10-stroke lead over second-place host Colorado State.
 
The Aggies fired an overall team score of 13-over-par 589 through the first 36 holes of play, led by senior Dominique Galloway's one-under-par 143. Galloway sits alone in first place as an individual, shooting a three-over-par 75 in the first round before finishing the day with the best round of her NM State career at four-under-par 68.
 
Galloway played a bogey-free second round and fired four birdies en route to her career-best 18-hole score.
 
Senior Pun Chanachai and sophomore Amelia McKee are also in the top 20 through the first two rounds. Chanachai is tied for fourth at three-over-par 147, while McKee is tied for 15^th at five-over-par 159.
 
Freshman Alison Gastelum is at eight-over-par 152, tying for 27^th place. Junior Kehler Koss rounded out the Aggie fivesome, tying for 49^th place at 15-over-par 159.
 
The Aggies go for the win tomorrow. The final round at Ptarmigan Country Club tees off at 9 a.m. (MT).
 
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RESULTS
1 -- NM State – 298-291 -- 589 (+13)
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1 -- Dominique Galloway – 75-68 -- 143 (-1)
T4 -- Pun Chanachai – 74-73 -- 147 (+3)
T15 -- Amelia McKee – 74-75 -- 149 (+5)
T27 -- Alison Gastelum – 77-75 -- 152 (+8)
T49 -- Kehler Koss – 75-84 -- 159 (+15)