Women's Golf | September 24, 2016
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Western Michigan golf team rebounded from a tough first round to move up to sixth after 36 holes at the 33rd annual Mary Fossum Invitational on Saturday.
The Broncos combined to shoot a 306 in the first round and responded with a second round of 304, sitting at 610 heading into tomorrow's final round. WMU sits ahead of Georgia Southern, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Xavier and Cincinnati in the field of 12 teams.
"After getting off to a rocky start today, this team should be proud of how they rebounded and stayed with the process," said head coach Elise Swartout-Mosher. "We finished the day by posting two solid team scores on a tough course. Tomorrow is another great opportunity for the Broncos!"
Individually, senior Kaitlyn Watkins led the way for the Broncos and sits tied for 17th. Watkins shot an opening-round 76 and shaved one stroke off in the second round to turn in a 75, currently sitting at 151 (+7). Julia Champion right behind her at 152 (+8) and tied for 22nd. Champion shot a 78 to open the morning but responded well with a 74 in the second round.
Freshman Jasmine Chee is also sitting in the top 30 after a 153 (+9) slotted her in 29th. Chee shot an opening round 74 to get off to a great start, but slipped back slightly with a 79 in the second round. Senior Anna Wilcoxson sits just behind her tied for 30th after shooting a combined 154 (+10) to round out the scoring for the Broncos.
The final round begins tomorrow morning. Up next for Western Michigan is the KZOO Classic at The Moors golf club in Portage, Mich. On Oct. 3-4.
