Mississippi State opened the Chapel Hill Regional with the kind of steady, composed first round that keeps a team right where it needs to be. The Bulldogs posted a 2‑over score on Monday, good enough for a tie for fourth and well within striking distance as the regional heads into Tuesday’s second round. Avery Weed led the way with a 1‑under round, one of only 11 under‑par scores in the entire field. It was her 20th par‑or‑better round of the season, matching her career high, and it has her sitting tied for fifth individually. Samantha Whateley backed her up with an even‑par card, her 12th par‑or‑better round of the year and one that leaves her just outside the top ten. Weed, Whateley and Andrea Pellot are no strangers to this stage. Weed and Whateley are making their third NCAA Tournament appearance, and Pellot has reached a milestone no one else in program history has touched, becoming the first Bulldog to play in the NCAA Tournament in all four seasons of her career.…