In the individual competition, freshman phenom Eila Galitsky is in solo first place at 7-under with 18 holes remaining, while All-American Hannah Darling is in solo second place at 6-under.

Darling is currently ranked No. 12 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com Women's Rankings.

Taylor Riley of LSU and Caitlyn McNab of Ole Miss are T3 at 4-under, and Louise Rydqvist of South Carolina, Farah O'Keefe of Texas, and Anna Davis of Auburn are T5 at 3-under.

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Pelican Golf Club is hosting the championship for the second straight year.

Teams will play 54 holes of stroke play the first three days to crown an individual SEC Champion, with the top eight teams advancing to the match play quarterfinals on Thursday morning.

According to South Carolina Athletics, The Gamecocks have made match play in all six years of the new format, dating back to 2018, with a pair of title match appearances.

Last season, South Carolina earned the No. 1 seed for match play after shooting 3-under in the stroke play portion

The Gamecocks were the only team in the field under par in stroke play led by senior All-American Louise Rydqvist, who finished as runner-up medalist thanks to a 54-hole total of 7-under. Senior All-American Hannah Darling shot 2-under to finish T6.

Both players were First-Team All-SEC selections last season.