DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –Bethune-Cookman women's golf and Yudika Rodriguez sit atop the field after day one at the Lonnie Barton Invitational played at the LPGA International Jones Course, hosted by LIU Brooklyn. The Wildcats shot a 294 (+6), 12 strokes better than second-place Farleigh Dickinson (306).
 
Yudika Rodriguez set the tone with a 70 (-2). She birdied five holes, including back-to-back on holes three and four. She finished one stroke better than Farleigh Dickinson's Nicola Smith. 
 
Sumie Francois was one-over with a 73 and totaled four birdies to finish in a tie for third.
 
Caitlin Evans-Brand finished with a 75 (+3), good for seventh in the field.
 
Isabell Friberg with a 76 (+4) that tied her for eighth, and Isabela Miravite had a 77 (+5), putting her in a tie for 11th. 
 
Play continues tomorrow at LPGA International.