Wayne State shot an opening round of 328 to sit in 15^th place out of 18 teams after the first day of the NCAA Division II Central Regional Women's Golf Championships played Monday in St. Joseph, Missouri at the St. Joseph Country Club.  Sophomore Gaia Stancikova was the top Wildcat scorer on the opening day with a 79.
            Rogers State and Henderson State are tied for the team lead after the first of three rounds with team scores of 309, one shot better than Washburn and Nebraska-Kearney.  Minnesota State is fifth at 315 followed by Northwest Missouri State and Concordia-St. Paul (316), Arkansas-Fort Smith and Southwestern Oklahoma State each at 317 and Central Missouri 10^th with a 318.
            Stancikova shot a +7 79 in the opening round for the top Wayne State score and is tied for 24^th overall in a field of 96 players.
            Sophomore Camryn Johnson followed with an 80 while senior Saffire Sayre scored an 81.  Junior Erica Lee posted a round of 88 and junior Hailey Kenkel finished with a 92. 
            Wayne State resumes play on Tuesday with the Wildcats teeing off right before and after 9 a.m. in the second round of the NCAA Central Regional Championships.