KEWADIN, Mich. – After the first two rounds in the team's season-opening tournament, the Western Michigan golf team sits in sixth place at the A-Ga-Ming Invitational on Sunday.

The Broncos opened the day with a 311, but rebounded well in the second round to shoot a 298 for a 36-hole total of 609 (+33). WMU four strokes off of fifth-place Bellarmine and seven from fourth-place Green Bay. Western Michigan sits ahead of all of its Mid-American Conference counterparts, with Ohio in seventh, host Central Michigan in eighth and Eastern Michigan in ninth. Abilene Christian has a commanding lead after shooting a 571 (-5).

Graduate student Natalie Samdal was WMU's top individual finisher on the day. She opened with a 75 and then shot a 71 and sits tied for fifth place with a 146 (+2). Fellow graduate student Alissa Fish also improved upon her first round. She opened the day shooting a 77 and finished with a 74 for a total of 151 (+7). Sophomore Megha Vallabhaneni sits just three strokes behind Fish after shooting a 79 and a75, while freshman Macy Beeson opened with an 80 and followed it up with a 78. Ally Barth rounded out WMU's five with an 88 and a 79 for a 167 (+23).

The Broncos wrap up play on Monday.