Wayne State is in fourth place following the first day of the 2025 Northern Sun Conference Women's Golf Championships held at Paradise Point Golf Club in Smithville, Missouri.  The Wildcats shot an opening day score of 316 and trail team leader Minnesota State (300), Sioux Falls (311) and Augustana (314) following the opening 18 holes of the three-day, 54-hole event. 
            Freshman Gaia Stancikova and junior Saffire Sayre posted the top scores for the Wildcats on the opening day as both players posted rounds of +6 78.  Sayre's second birdie of the day on the 18^th hole got her into the clubhouse at +6 along with Stancikova, who had one birdie in her round.  Both players are tied for seventh overall out of 66 players in the field.
            Millard North sophomore Erica Lee was next with a seven-over-par score of 79, recording two birdies on her opening 18 holes to finish in a tie for 13^th.
            Other Wildcat scores included an 81 from freshman Camryn Johnson and senior Abbigail Brodersen shot an 86. 
            The second round of the 54-hole Northern Sun Conference Women's Golf Championship will be held Saturday at Paradise Point Golf Club in Smithville, Missouri.