MARSHALL, Minn. – Battling rainy conditions all day, the Southwest Minnesota State women's golf carded a score of 41-over-par 329 and is in sixth place after the first round of the 12-team EverSpring Inn & Suites Mustang Invite played at the par-72 Marshall Golf Club on Saturday.
 
The final round begins on Sunday with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m.
 
Augustana leads the team standings with a score of 18-over 306. Macy Kleve from Chadron State and Payton Drefke from Augustana are co-individual leaders in the 73-player field shooting a 2-over 74.
 
Izzie Van Beck and Carly Bronson led the Mustangs in the opening round and are tied for 22^nd shooting rounds of 9-over 81. Van Beck racked up 10 pars and one birdie, while Bronson had 10 pars.
 
Alyssa Swedzinski is tied for 31^st following a score of 11-over 83, closing with one birdie and nine pars. Dayton Webskowski is tied for 40^th with a 12-over 84, with 12 pars, while Katelyn Storebeck finished at 15-over 87, after five recording five pars.
 
SMSU has three players competing as individuals on the weekend. Allie Nedved shot a 9-over 81 with one birdie and 10 pars to sit in a tie for 22^nd place. Carly Hamman had one birdie and seven pars on her way to shooting an 11-over 83 and is tied for 31^st. Natalie Appel had one par and shot a 25-over 97.