HUNTLEY, Ill.--The Fighting Sioux women's golf team is tied for seventh place after the opening round of the Huskies Classic, hosted by Northern Illinois at the Whisper Creek Golf Club.

Play was suspended due to darkness last night and the opening round was completed this morning.

UND shot a 320 during the first round and is tied with SIU-Edwardsville, with a top-five finish still within range.

Northern Illinois leads the team standings with a school-record 296, while Creighton's Ashley Norris holds the individual lead with an even-par 72.

Sophomores Chivas Beaudoin (Dickinson, N.D.) and Shantel Montgomery (Minot, N.D.) turned in UND's top individual performances. Beaudoin fired a six-over 78 and is tied for 17th place, while Montgomery carded a seven-over 79 and is tied for 20th.

Monday's final round got underway this morning.

Team Standings
1. Northern Illinois, 296
2. Chicago State, 307
3. Loyola, 312
4. Western Illinois, 313
5. Brown, 315
6. Creighton, 316
t7. North Dakota, 320
t7. SIU-Edwardsville, 320
9. Gustavus Adolphus, 323
10. South Dakota, 335
11. IPFW, 344
12. Illinois-St. Francis

UND Participants
t17. Chivas Beaudoin, 78
t20. Shantel Montgomery, 79
t25. Lauryn Job, 80
t44. Rachel Oeltjen, 83*
t44. Abby Rueter, 83
t50. Megan Grozdanich, 84*
t57. Kate Podolak, 85*
t68. Robin Hutchinson, 89

* - Competing as individuals

~Go Sioux~