POINT CLEAR, Ala. — App State Women's Golf surged to an early lead and completed the opening round of Sun Belt Championship tournament stroke play in first place among 13 teams at The Lakewood Club on Monday.
The Mountaineers posted a 3-under team total of 285, putting them three shots ahead of second-place ULM, thanks to contributions from four players who ended the first day within the top six on the individual leaderboard.
Zoe Duval was third with a 3-under 69, while
Salem Lee,
Ona Lukes and
Alisa Pressley were tied for sixth after even-par 72s.
Duval enters Round 2 trailing co-leaders Daniela Campillo Martinez of ULM and Manya Saini of Troy by one stroke.
App State tied for the second-lowest team round in program history, which was a 3-under 285 during the final round of the 2017 Sun Belt Championship tournament. It reached as low as 6 under as a team on the front nine Monday.
The Mountaineers finished 13th at the 2025 conference tournament in head coach
Chan Metts' first season but have three new starters with two freshmen (Duval, Pressley) and one transfer (
Maria Pinedo, who shot 86 on Monday) joining two returning starters (Lukes, Lee). App State ended the regular season with the eighth-best team scoring average in the conference at 298.8, with the highlights including three runner-up finishes in six spring events and seven of the top 10 team rounds in program history, including a record-setting 276 during the fall.
The final 36 holes of stroke play are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. The top four teams then advance to Thursday's match play semifinals and final.
After App State and ULM (even par), third-place Texas State is at 9 over, followed by Coastal Carolina at 13 over and two teams at 15 over (Old Dominion, South Alabama). Golfers from App State, ULM and Texas State will be paired together Tuesday in groups that tee off between 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. ET (9 a.m. through 9:36 a.m. CT).
The 2026 spring season is presented by Hound Ears Club.
Team Leaderboard
1. App State, 285 (-3)
2. ULM, 288 (E)
3. Texas State, 297 (+9)
4. Coastal Carolina, 301 (+13)
T5. Old Dominion, 303 (+15)
T5. South Alabama, 303 (+15)
7. Georgia State, 304 (+16)
T8. Troy, 305 (+17)
T8. James Madison, 305 (+17)
10. Arkansas State, 306 (+18)
11. Georgia Southern, 307 (+19)
11. Southern Miss, 308 (+20)
12. Marshall, 314 (+26)
Individual Leaderboard
T1. Daniela Campillo, ULM, (68, -4)
T1. Manya Saini, Troy, (68, -4)
3.
Zoe Duval, App State, (69, -3)
4. Lillian Buehle, South Alabama, (70, -2)
5. Anna Andrysova, ULM, (71, -1)
T6.
Ona Lukes, App State, (72, E)
T6.
Alisa Pressley, App State, (72, E)
T6. Grace Quintanilla, Texas State, (72, E)
T6.
Salem Lee, App State, (72, E)
T6. Margaux Brejo, Georgia Southern, (72, E)
Second Round Team Tee Times – Tuesday, April 20
8:00-8:36 a.m. CT | Hole 1 – App State, ULM, Texas State
8:00-8:36 a.m. CT | Hole 10 – Coastal Carolina, South Alabama, Old Dominion
8:45-9:21 a.m. CT | Hole 1 – Georgia State, Troy, James Madison
8:45-9:12 a.m. CT | Hole 10 – Arkansas State, Georgia Southern
9:21-9:57 a.m. CT | Hole 10 – Southern Miss, Marshall
