POINT CLEAR, Alabama – After the first 18 holes of the Sun Belt Conference Women's Golf Championship, Texas State's Yvonne Chamness sits tied for third place and just three strokes back from the individual leader. As a team, the Bobcats are tied for eighth with two rounds of stroke play left on the schedule.

No. 33 Georgia Southern leads the 13-team field at one-under, while South Alabama (+2) is second and Coastal Carolina (+3) third. TXST is 12-over 300 after the first day and is tied with Georgia State on the team leaderboard. The Bobcats are only four strokes out of the fourth-place spot needed to secure a place in Thursday's match play.

Chamness opened the day on hole No. 10 and carded an unblemished opening nine holes that included a birdie on No. 16. After bogies on one and two, the junior bounced back with a pair of birdies on Nos. four and nine to close out the day at 1-under 71 and in a five-way tie for third. Individual leader LoraLie Cowart from Georgia Southern is three strokes ahead at -4.

Senior Mattingly Palmer and sophomore Carla Bourdeaux sit tied for 34th in the middle of the pack each registering 4-over on their round one score card. Bourdeaux opened the event with four birdies, the third highest total for an individual.

Freshmen Miren Ontanon and Ella Salama both shot 5-over 77 across the first round and are tied for 44th on the individual leaderboard.

Round two action begins at 8 a.m. CT on Tuesday and has the Bobcats paired with Southern Miss and Georgia State. Fans can follow the event on ESPN+ starting at 10:30 a.m.