HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - The fourth-ranked DePauw University Tigers shot an opening-round 344 and are in seventh-place after the first of four rounds of the NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championships while Centre College (347) is in ninth and Southwestern University (354) is in 15th place.
Top-ranked Methodist leads with a 317 at the Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort. DePauw trails Allegheny by one stroke and Olivet by five.
Erin Kielty leads the Tigers with an 80 which is good for a tie for 13th, while Taylor Beaty is tied for 39th with an 87 and Natalie Gough is tied for 43rd with an 88. Camila Romero is tied for 50th with an 89 followed by Kelly Gaughan is tied for 59th with a 90.
Leading the way for Centre was sophomore Emily Bachert and senior Katie McKenna. The duo both shot an 83 in the opening round. They are tied for 23rd place.
Pacing Southwestern was first-year Kelsey Coburn who shot a 13 over par 86, which is tied for 33rd place. Teammate senior Kristen Davenport also ended at 13 over par.
Methodist's Paige Caldwell and St. Mary's (Ind.) Natalie Matuszak share the individual lead at 76.
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