AMHERST, Mass. – The Amherst College women's golf team has a five-stroke lead after the first round of the 2022 NESCAC Women's Golf Championship, contested on Saturday at the par-72 Amherst Golf Club. First-year Jessica Huang is the individual leader and sophomore Priya Bakshi is one stroke behind in second.

The Mammoths carded a team score of 303 (+15) to lead the four-team field on the first day of the two-day, stroke-play tournament. Defending champion Williams is five strokes back at 308 (+20).

Huang tops the leaderboard with a 1-over 73 and Bakshi finished with a 2-over 74 after a round with four birdies. First-year Gihoe Seo is tied for fourth with a 5-over 77 after shooting 2 under par on the back nine. Junior Janelle Jin is tied for eighth with a 7-over 79.

The Mammoths and the rest of the field will play 18 holes on Sunday (May 1) to decide the NESCAC champion. Tee times begin at 9 a.m.