WINTER GARDENS, Fla. – The UIndy women's golf team teed off at the NCAA DII Championships Tuesday. The Greyhounds combined for a team score of +7, sharing eighth place with Henderson State. Freshman Jess Haines finished at -1 to lead the team.
 
Held at Orange County National just outside Orlando, Fla., the year's marquee tournament features 54 holes of stroke play, concluding Thursday. The year's individual national champion will be crowned at that point, while the top eight teams advance to the medal/match play quarterfinals on Friday.
 
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Making her Nationals debut, Haines opened the round par-birdie and continued to sink putts. The Somerset, England native racked up 13 pars and three birdies to settle at T-11 among the nation's best golfers.
 
Ava Ray finished at +2 after carding a birdie on the par-5 18th, while the balance of the UIndy quintet—Anci Dy, Matilda Cederholm and Caroline Whallon—all shot +3 on the day. Dy also birdied 18, Cederholm finished with five straight pars, while Whallon drained a long putt to birdie 17.

Second round action starts Wednesday morning, with UIndy teeing off starting at 10:50 a.m. ET. Live results are available here.