SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Southern Nazarene women's golf team, fresh off their first ever NCAA Regional Ranking, shot a 314 (+26) to sit in seventh place after the first round of the Central Region Spring Preview at the Rivercut Golf Course.

Heidi Stafford was outstanding as she shot a first-round score of 74 (+2) to sit in fifth individually. Bailey Blake followed that with a 78 (+6) to sit 22nd after the first round.

Emilie Jackson and Kaylee Petersen each shot an 81 (+9) on the day while Sarah Rovenstine shot an 82 (+10) to round out the scoring for the Crimson Storm.

Dallas Baptist leads the way with a 296 (+8) while Northeastern State is second after shooting a 301 (+13). Southwestern Oklahoma State and Central Oklahoma are tied for third at 304 (+16) while Henderson State in fifth at 306 (+18). Arkansas Tech is five strokes ahead of SNU at 309 (+26).

SNU will look to move up the leaderboard tomorrow as they tee off tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m.