TAZEWELL, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University women's golf team carded a 36-hole total 647 and is in eighth place after day one of the 2021 South Atlantic Conference Championship, which is being held Monday and Tuesday at Woodlake Golf Club.

The Pioneers opened with 317 in Monday's opening round and followed with 330 in the afternoon session.

League newcomer Limestone is leading the charge as the sixth-ranked Saints sit at 606 and have a 13-stroke lead over No. 12 Wingate (619). Lenoir-Rhyne is third with 625, followed by Anderson with 626, while host Lincoln Memorial and Carson-Newman are tied for fifth place honors with 635. Queens University of Charlotte is seventh with 644, followed by Tusculum, Newberry (672), Catawba (677), Coker (706), Mars Hill (718) and UVA Wise (771).

Tusculum's Jennifer Keim posted back-to-back rounds of 79 to shoot 158 and is tied for 16^th place. Hannah Brown carded a pair of 80s for her 160 which has her tied for 23^rd. Olivia Cunningham is in 37^th with 77-87=164, while freshman Nilubol Panno is 39^th with 81-84=165. Jacque Butler posted 81-89=170 and is in 44^th place.

Wingate's Hailey McLaughlin has the first day lead with a three-over par total of 147 and leads by two shots over Ebba Hellman of Limestone (76-73=149).

The final round of the SAC Championship will be played on Tuesday beginning at 8:30 a.m.

2021 South Atlantic Conference Women's Golf Championship

Tusculum Individual Scores