APOLLO, Pa.--  Denison first-year Sophia Alexander matched her career-low with a 78. That has Denison contending in fourth place at the CMU Fall Shootout after round one.

Alexander, who fired a 78 in her first collegiate round on Sept. 1, carded the second-best round of the day at the Links at Spring Church.

Denison sits in fourth place with a team total of 332.  They are just 16 strokes off the pace set by Carnegie Mellon.

Emmy Timberlake logged Denison's second-best round of the day at 83. Megan Wong shot an 84 while Megan Munn and Olivia Cowley posted matching 87s.

The Big Red will look to close out the CMU Fall Shootout on Sunday.