BILLINGS, Mont. –  Black Hills State started off the Yellowjacket Fall Invite with a solid round of 329 (+41) in the first round. It was the same score BHSU shot on day two of their first tournament in Sheridan and was only one shot outside BHSU's top 10 18-hole team scores since joining D2. BHSU got huge performances from freshman Megan Robb and transfer Cheyenne Shade, as well as Shelbi Gardner, who all shot 82 or better on the opening day.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Megan Robb put together the best round of her young career. After shooting an 80 (+8) in round two last tourney in Sheridan, she bested that with a 79 (+7) today breaking 80 for the first time in her college career. Robb ended up just outside the top 10 in a tie for 11^th after the opening day. Robb started out her round incredible, she made three birdies in the first nine holes to shoot a 38 (+2) on the front nine. This included a birdie on hole two, and back-to-back birdies on holes eight and nine. She ended up with three birdies and eight pars over the round.
• Cheyenne Shade finished in a tie for second on the team and in a tie for 18^th place. She shot an 82 (+10). After starting her round +3 through two holes, she shot even par over the next seven holes including a birdie on hole nine to shoot a 39 (+3) before the turn. She ended up with that birdie and nine pars on the round.
• Shelbi Gardner used a birdie on her final hole to match Shade's 82 (+10) and join her in a tie for 18^th place. After a double bogey on the first hole, she had a fantastic end to her front nine, shooting +1 over the next eight holes with two birdies on holes three and nine. She was one of three Yellow Jackets to birdie hole nine. She ended up with a 39 (+3) on the front nine and six pars and three birdies overall.
• Ava Kalanek joined the top four with an 86 (+14) and in 26^th place. Kalanek started her round +2 through six holes and had a birdie on hole four, which was one of seven birdies by the Jackets on the front nine. She ended up shooting a 41 (+5) on the front nine and had five pars and a birdie overall.
• Madison Brown broke 90 today to shoot an 89 (+17) to sit in 31^st place in the tournament. Brown had a 42 (+6) on the front nine with four pars. She followed that up with two pars on the back nine to make six pars total.
• Hatling shot a 103, which was the best round so far in her young Green and Gold career. The freshman broke 50 on the back nine, shooting a 49  with two pars overall in her round to sit in 35^th place after round one.

BLACK HILLS STATE TEAM LINEUP

Place	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Overall
T-11.	Megan Robb	79 (+7)	12 PM		79 (+7)
T-18.	Shelbi Gardner	82 (+10)	12 PM		82 (+10)
T-18.	Cheyenne Shade	82 (+10)	11:50 AM		82 (+10)
26.	Ava Kalanek	86 (+14)	11:50 AM		86 (+14)
31.	Madison Brown	89 (+17)	11:40 AM		89 (+17)
35.	Reagan Hatling	103 (+31)	11:30 AM		103 (+31)

  
TEAM RESULTS

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Overall
1. Montana State-Billings	303 (+15)	-	-	303 (+15)
2. Chadron State	312 (+24)	-	-	312 (+24)
T3. MSU Denver	316 (+28)	-	-	316 (+28)
T3. South Dakota Mines	316 (+28)		-	316 (+28)
5. Black Hills State	329 (+41)	-	-	329 (+41)
6. Spokane CC	353 (+65)	-	-	353 (+65)

UP NEXT
The Yellow Jackets will tee off in round two tomorrow at the Yellowjacket Fall Invite. The tournament will begin at 11:00 with BHSU's first tee time going off at 11:30 AM.