CANYON, Texas – The West Texas A&M Lady Buffs sit eighth on the team leaderboard following the opening two rounds of The Southern Invite hosted by Central Oklahoma at Cypresswood Golf Club (Par 72 – 6,058 Yards) in Spring, Texas.
 
WT registered 16 birdies along with an eagle thru the first 36 holes. Mia Hammerschmid leads the way with identical rounds of 75 for a 150 (+6) to sit tied for 12^th overall, the freshman from Düsseldorf, Germany registered five birdies on the day with four of them coming in the second round as she also holds the second-best par-four scoring average (3.95) among the 80 competitors.
 
UT Tyler's Martha Laremark sits atop of the individual leaderboard with rounds of 71 and 72 for a 143 (-1) to hold a one-stroke lead over Lily Nelson of Henderson State and UTT teammate Lucy Kate Smith. The Patriots of UT Tyler shot rounds of 285 and 297 to hold an 11-stroke lead over Dallas Baptist (593, +17).
 
The Lady Buffs will be paired with St. Mary's, Missouri-St. Louis and Central Missouri during Tuesday's final round with a shotgun start beginning at 8:30 a.m.