BELLE VERNON, Pa. --- The Golden Eagles women's golf team found themselves in seventh place out of 18 teams after the first day of the Vulcan Invitational on Thursday, posting a cumulative score of 474 through one complete and one partial round.
 
Action was suspended midway through the second round of action due to inclement weather, with play scheduled to conclude on Friday. Most Golden Eagles completed between six and eight holes of the second round.
 
The top finisher for Clarion on the first day was McKayla Kerle, who tied for 11^th in the field with a score of 109 (77+32). Kerle posted a 77 in the first round of the tournament, with a 39 on the front nine and a 38 on the back nine. The highlight of her day came on the back nine of the first round, when she made eagle on the par-five No. 1 hole. She also made birdie on a pair of par-fours in that round and was on her way to another strong performance in the second round with a birdie on No. 8.
 
Hannah Smith tied for 22^nd in the field with a collective score of 110, posting an 81 in the first round. Rylie Quaiser shot a 125 over the first two rounds (90+35), and Amber Roth tied for 54^th with a 130 (91+39). Quaiser made birdie on the par four No. 1 hole down the back stretch of her first round, and later made birdie on her last completed hole of the second round, the par four No. 12 hole. Ashlee Albright rounded out the team entry with a score of 139 (100+39), while Braylyn Umbenhouer competed as an individual and shot a 169 (119+50).