Freshman Treva Dodd stands in third after the opening day of the Redbird Invitational. Her collegiate debut has her with a 36-hole total of two-under 142.
 
Dodd opened the tournament in Normal, Ill., with an even-par 72 before carding a two-under 70 in the afternoon portion. She birdied nine of her 36 holes on the day at the 6,093-yard Weibring Golf Club course.
 
Dodd leads the Butler effort that has the Bulldogs in third place on the team leaderboard entering Monday's final round. Butler is at 15-over 591 after rounds of 298 and 293. That is one shot behind second-place Little Rock. Host Illinois State, which holds three of the top four spots of the individual leaderboard surrounding Dodd, is at 13-under 563.  There are 14 teams in the field.
 
Morgan Jones of Illinois State holds the day-one lead at seven-under 137.
 
Katie Steinman also joins Dodd in the Top 10. She started the tournament with a one-under 71 and followed that with a 74 later in the day. Her 145 total (+1) has her among a five-way tie for sixth after the first day.
 
The additional Bulldogs include Cybil Stillson (T-26^th; 151, +7), Ashley Freitas (T-37^th; 153, +9), and Kelli Scheck (T-45^th; 154, +10). Freshman Yaya Sadamoto is playing as an individual, and she is tied for 71^st at 158 (+14).
 
The 54-hole event begins Sunday. The players are slated for 36 holes on the opening day, followed by a final 18 Monday. Shotgun starts are scheduled for 8:30 a.m. (Central) both days.
 
Monday's final 18 is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. (Central) with a shotgun start. Live scoring will be available via the Scoreboard option on Clippd. A direct link can be found on the schedule page of ButlerSports.com.