SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Northern Kentucky women's golf team is positioned in 11^th place after the first of three rounds for the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at Tennessee Tech. Delaney Welsh shot a career-low, three-over 74.
 
Team Tidbits

• The Norse posted a score of 321 through the first 18 holes of play.
• The par-five, 14^th hole was kind to the Norse as the team was five-under on that hole alone. Emmanuelle Hewson and Brooke Bihl both eagled, while Lillian Young had a tap-in birdie.

 
Individual Highlights

• Welsh finds herself in a tie for fifth place after a solid showing in the first outing of the 2020-21 season. Her new career-low round of 74 was attributed to a 70-yard pitch in on the second hole for birdie along with 13 pars and four bogeys.  
• Freshman Emmanuelle Hewson posted an 80 for her first collegiate round and was followed by senior Lillian Young with an 83.
• Abby Cook was the final countable score for the Norse with an 84.

 
Scoring
11. Northern Kentucky – 321
t5. Delaney Welsh – 74
t41. Emmanuelle Hewson – 80
t49. Lillian Young – 83
t51. Abby Cook – 84
t64. Brooke Bihl – 92
 
Next Up
Northern Kentucky will tee it up for the second round of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at Tennessee Tech tomorrow morning at 8:50 a.m.