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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Middle Tennessee closed the opening round of the Florida State Match-Up tied for fifth place with a team score of 5-over 293.
The Blue Raiders are tied with Missouri through 18 holes and four strokes back of fourth-place Minnesota.
MT sits two strokes ahead of No. 20 Oklahoma and five strokes ahead of No. 44 Virginia, while No. 13 South Carolina set the pace on day one with a 10-under 278.
Samantha Gotcher led the way for MT in the first round of action, logging five birdies and finishing the day in a tie for sixth at 2-under par (70).