CANYON, Texas – The #19 Lady Buffs used a pair of rounds in the red by newcomer Tasnim Smaili as WT sits fourth following 36 holes at the WT Fall Invitational at La Paloma Golf Course (Par 71 – 5,801 Yards) in Amarillo, Texas.
 
The Rabat, Morocco native carded a 67 and a 70 on Monday to sit tied atop of the individual leaderboard at 137 (-5). Smaili had four birdies along with an eagle on the 225-yard par-four 14^th hole in the opening round followed by four birdies during the afternoon session, leading the 57-player field in par-four scoring (3.86) while sitting tied for second on par-fives (4.50).
 
Mia Hammerschmid continued her strong start to the season as the sophomore shot an even 142 thru the first 36 holes highlighted by a 69 (-2) in the second round, tallying seven total birdies including an eagle of her own on the 448-yard par-five 8^th hole in the morning.
 
Smaili is tied atop of the leaderboard with Anvesha Gulhane of UT Dallas (-5) followed by Cal State Monterey Bay teammates Khivi Kaur (-4) and Morgan Pittman (-2). The Otters shot rounds of 286 and 284 for a team total of 570 (+2) to hold a two-stroke advantage over UT Dallas (+4, 572) entering Tuesday.
 
Tuesday's final round will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start as the Lady Buffs will be paired with Texas A&M-Kingsville and CSU Pueblo.
 
Lady Buffs on the Leaderboard
T1 – Tasnim Smaili – 67-70 – 137 (-5)
T5 – Mia Hammerschmid – 73-69 – 142 (E)
16 – Kara Holm – 75-71 – 146 (+4)
T17 – Charlee Thacker – 72-75 – 147 (+5)
T31 – Holly Duddy – 77-76 – 153 (+11)
T43 – Monica Del Valle Pena – 75-83 – 158 (+13)