DANIELS, W.Va. — Renae Jaeger fired an opening-round 80 to lead the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College women's golf team into fourth place Monday at the River States Conference Fall Preview.

Jaeger finished the day tied for fifth individually and sits just two strokes behind tournament leader Anna Simpson of Midway, who carded a 78 at The Resort at Glade Springs.

Eva Mennonno joined Jaeger near the top of the leaderboard, recording an 83 to finish the opening round tied for 11th. Miriam Villavicencio shot an 86 and enters Tuesday tied for 16th.

Emily Vandall supplied SMWC's fourth counting score with a 96, placing her in a tie for 27th. Lexi Demastus completed the Pomeroys' lineup with a 107.

SMWC combined for a team score of 345, leaving the Pomeroys just three strokes behind third-place Midway and six behind Indiana Kokomo in second. Indiana East claimed the opening-round lead with a 327, followed by Indiana Kokomo at 339 and Midway at 340.

The Pomeroys hold a three-stroke advantage over fifth-place IU Southeast, which finished the round at 348. Rio Grande rounds out the team standings with a 370.

The two-day tournament is hosted by West Virginia Tech on the course that will host the RSC Championship in the spring.

SMWC will begin its final round Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET.