Ellie Hildreth shot 5-under-par 66 Friday to lead the N.C. State women into first place after the first round of the 54-hole Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational at UNC’s Finley Golf Club.
With Hildreth taking the medalist lead, the Wolfpack shot 6-under 278 to lead Boston College and Virginia Tech by one stroke. Benedicte Brent-Peterson led top-ranked Wake Forest with 67.
Virginia Tech’s Emily Mathews shot 68 to grab fifth place. Macy Pate of Winston-Salem and Sarah Lydic of shot 72 for Wake Forest. Wake is tied for fifth with Miami at 286. in the 14-team tournament, six strokes behind fourth-place Duke.