BOLIVAR, Mo. – The Northwest Missouri State University women's golf team sits in second place following day one of the weather-delayed 2026 Midwest Intercollegiate Invitational held at Silo Ridge Golf and Country Club.
 
The Bearcats shot an opening team round of 323 (+35) and are 10 shots out of first place held by No. 36-ranked Central Missouri who fired a first-round 313 (+25). Northwest led the field with six first-round birdies.
 
The par-72 course played to a course layout of 6,092 yards.
 
Lauren Briggs and Clara Peake each fired first-round scores of 79 (+7), which has them tied for seventh in the field. Briggs secured her lone birdie on the sixth hole. Peake had birdies at No. 2 and No. 11 in Tuesday's round.
 
Shaylee Ficken is in 11th after she tallied a first-round scorecard of 81 (+9). Ficken secured birdies at No. 6 and No. 9. Ficken posted Northwest's best back-nine score of 39.
 
Transfer Beatriz Pinheiro, who is playing this tournament as an individual, opened with a first-round 80 (+8). Pinheiro recorded a birdie on No. 16.
 
The final 18 holes are set for Wednesday.
 
Northwest's Scores
T7. Lauren Briggs             79 (+7)
T7. Clara Peake                79 (+7)
11. Shaylee Ficken            81 (+9)
T17. Lexi Bartley               84 (+12)
35. Carleigh Reoh             89 (+17)
10. Beatriz Pinheiro*          80 (+8)
T17. Delaney Medlyn*        84 (+12)
49. Kayla Moline*               93 (+21)
* - competed as individuals
 
Team Scoring
1. Central Missouri      313 (+25)
2. Northwest Mo. St.   323 (+35)
3. Northeastern St.     331 (+43)
4. William Jewell        332 (+44)
5. Missouri Western   333 (+45)
6. Newman                338 (+50)
7. Drury                      341 (+53)
8. Evangel                  352 (+64)
     Drury (B)               352 (+64)
10. Truman St.           365 (+77)