WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Christopher Newport concluded the first round of play at the 2026 Women's NCAA Fall Preview at Kingsmill on Monday after recording a 42-over par 330. The Captains were led by sophomore Gabi McGehee (+7) on the first day and feature three players in the top-50 on the individual leaderboard. 

As a team, the Captains are sitting in 12th place out of 15 teams entered into the NCAA Division III Championship Preview as they have outpaced Southern Virginia (+45), Lynchburg (+74) and Bridgewater (+89). WashU and NYU are leading the pack with matching scores of 11-over par. 

McGehee carded a seven-over 79 to lead the CNU starting lineup through the first 18 holes. She dropped in a team-high three birdies in the round and added seven pars. She scored a four on the 467-yard par five 9th hole and also picked up birdies on the 344-yard par four 12th and 331-yard par four 16th holes. 

Both Maddie Cameron (+11) and Taylor Davis (+11) notched a pair of birdies and are tied for 49th after the first round. Cameron went back-to-back with a birdie on the 135-yard par three 13th and a three on the par 339-yard par four 14th. Davis matched Cameron on No. 14 and added another birdie on the 140-yard par three 2nd. 

Rookie Madeleine Smith (+13) is tied for 56th and sophomore Sara McCaskill (+14) is tied for 59th. Smith had eight pars while McCaskill had six pars and two birdies.

The Captains will return to action on Tuesday to close out the event. The tournament serves as the NCAA Division III Championship Preview as Christopher Newport and Kingsmill Resort & Spa will host the postseason event in May.