The 49th ranked women's golf team finished the first round in fifth place out of a 19 team field at the Palmetto Intercollegiate, five shots back of the leaders, after firing a 304 (+16) at Oak Point Golf Course on Kiawah Island, S.C.

The second round of the tournament was suspended due to darkness at 6:30 p.m. with the Panthers still on the course. The second round will resume on Tuesday beginning at 8:45 a.m. with the third round beginning immediately after.

Iliska Verwey, coming off of her second medalist honor at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, and Claire Starkie led the Panthers with a pair of 75s (+3) to leave them in 15th place at the close of round one. Starkie opened with a 40 and bounced back with a 35 on the back nine. Verwey did the opposite, shooting 35-40.

Cathrine Madsen shot a 39-37 76 (+4) to finish one stroke behind Starkie and Verwey, good for 23rd place on the leaderboard.

Anna Scott carded a round of 39-39 78 (+6) to find herself in 39th place overall at the end of the first 18. Sandra Maier rounds out the Georgia State field one shot shy of Scott after shooting 39-40 79 (+7).

East Tennessee State leads the tournament after round one with a team score of 299 (+11). Mayte Vizcarrondo leads the individual tournament for ETSU as well after her round of 35-35 70 (-2).

College of Charleston and Arkansas-Little Rock both finished the opening round with scores of 300 (+12). Wisconsin sits in fourth place, one shot better than the Panthers at 303 (+15).

The field is significantly bunched after one round of play, with ten teams finding themselves with eight shots of the lead.

Live scoring is unavailable for this tournament, but scores and statistics will be available at www.GeorgiaStateSports.com when the second round comes to a close.