The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's golf team, ranked 16^th in the latest Mizuno Women's Golf Coaches Association poll, is on top of the leaderboard after the first day of the UW-Whitewater Fall Invite at Riverside Golf Course in Janesville.
 
The top Warhawk team carded a 314 in the first round followed by a second UW-W squad that posted a 332. A third UW-Whitewater fivesome registered a 351 on day one.
 
Ashton Sinak (St. Louis, Mo./Visitation Academy) is tied for the lead after carding a 77 in her first 18 of the weekend. Madi LaPaz (Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc) holds a share of third just two strokes back from the leaders. Kallie Lux (Janesville, Wis./Craig) recorded a 79 followed by teammates Lily Sheppard (Sherwood, Wis./Kaukauna) and Ellie Johnson with an 80. All of the Warhawks on the team leading squad are among the top seven on the individual leaderboard.
 
Abbie Reiser (Washington, Ill./Washington Community) (81), Emma Norton (Lanark, Ill./Eastland) (82), Grace Westerman (Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc) (83), Haley Myers (Somerset, Wis./Somerset) (84), Jennifer Berardi (Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park) (84), Lauren Winter (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) (85), and Kellie Shanahan (Wauconda, Ill./Mundelein) (86) are all among the top 20. Also representing UW-Whitewater are Jessie LaBerge (90), Sarah Ewing (St. Louis, Mo./Webster Groves) (93), Emily Akers (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg) (96) and Sammy Galian (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) (104).
 
The UW-Whitewater Fall Invite is scheduled to conclude Saturday morning.