PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – South Carolina State junior Cheryl Chua carded an even-par 72 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the Women's Individual Invitational at the 28th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship at the PGA Golf Club.Chua, one of three Lady Bulldogs in the 54-hole event being played on the PGA Ryder Course, was two shots clear of Utah Valley's Kalea Heu, who had a 74 after 18 holes.

SC State senior Tiana Jones had a seven-over par 79 to tie for fifth after 18 holes, while Cherie Chua, the twin sister of Cheryl Chua, carded an opening round 87 and was in 15th place.
In the team competition, Chicago State led the Division I Women's Division with an 18-hole total 21-over par 309, while Bethune-Cookman's men had a 10-over par 298 to lead the men's Div. I play.

The second round gets underway Saturday morning with the final round set for Sunday.     
                                
1 Cheryl Chua, South Carolina State University  72
2 Kalea Heu, Utah Valley University  74
T3 Cassandra Lesa, Utah Valley University  76
T3 Kassandra Rivera, Texas Southern University  76
T5 Tali Letoi, Chicago State University  79
T5 Tiana Jones, South Carolina State University  79
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