RIO VERDE, Ariz.- Chloe Lawrie leads Western Michigan golf after the first two rounds of the Rio Verde Invitational. Lawrie posted a 1-over par 73 in the second round and is tied for 12th place with four others. Kaitlyn Watkins recorded a score of 76 in the second round, logging three birdies in the round. WMU fell to 15th place where they are tied with Illinois State with each team posting scores of 612.
Toledo leads the 18-team field with a score of 592, only two strokes ahead of Wichita State. Toledo's Sathika Ruenreong came in 2-under par and is now even with par over two rounds of play. Ruenreong is tied with Wichita State's Gavrilla Arya for second place, Arya posted a 1-over par 73 this afternoon. In sole possession of first on the individual leaderboard is Xavier's Hanna Lee who is currently 3-under par with a total score of 141.
The third and final round of the 2016 Rio Verde Invitational will begin at 8:30 a.m. MT on Sunday.
Team Standings
T1 1 Toledo 298 294 592 +16. T4 2 Wichita State 300 294 594 +18. 3 3 Northern Arizona 299 297 596 +20. T7 4 UMKC 302 295 597 +21. T4 T5 Eastern Michigan 300 300 600 +24. T1 T5 Bradley 298 302 600 +24. T7 7 Akron 302 300 602 +26. T10 8 Missouri State 306 297 603 +27. 9 9 Arkansas State 304 301 605 +29. T12 10 Xavier 307 299 606 +30. 6 11 Ohio 301 306 607 +31. 17 12 Northern Illinois 313 295 608 +32. T10 13 Little Rock 306 304 610 +34. 15 14 Bowling Green State 310 301 611 +35. T12 T15 Illinois State 307 305 612 +36. T12 T15 Western Michigan 307 305 612 +36. 16 17 Ball State 311 304 615 +39. 18 18 Seton Hall 315 315 630 +54.
Western Michigan Individual Standings
T11 T12 Chloe Lawrie Western Michigan 74 73 147 +3
T19 T27 Kaitlyn Watkins Western Michigan 75 76 151 +7
T40 T53 Sarah White Western Michigan 77 78 155 +11
T88 T83 Julia Champion Western Michigan 83 78 161 +17
T77 91 Claire Hernandez Western Michigan 81 83 164 +20
