FLEETWOOD, Pa. -- The Kutztown University women's golf team battled through adverse weather conditions during Sunday's opening round of the Kutztown Fall Invitational, emerging with a nine-shot lead at Moselem Springs Golf Club behind Brooke Graham's (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) 8-over-par 78.

Graham was the lone player among 21 entries to crack the 70s on a cool, breezy afternoon that featured off-and-on rain showers. The senior from Carlisle, Pa., played a strong front nine with a birdie on the par 4, 365-yard second and six pars to make the turn at 1-over 36. Graham shot 42 coming in and finished with a team-leading 12 pars to take a three-shot advantage over Millersville's Lex Pfeufer into the final 18 holes on Monday.

Sophomore Eva Moawad (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) put up eight pars and registered an 82 (+11) to rank third on the individual leaderboard, while classmate Livia Andov (Pekanbaru, Indonesia/) provided an equal number of pars on her way to 83 (+12).

Freshman Abby McCaffrey (Leesport, Pa./Schuylkill Valley) had three pars during a round of 90 to round out Kutztown's scoring contingent. Brooke Prindiville (Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Lake Zurich) completed the Bears' lineup with a 103.

Madison Gibson (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) and Alana Cristino (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) took to the course as individual entries for the Maroon and Gold. Gibson collected a birdie at No. 17, a par 3 playing at 350 yards, and had two pars before finishing with a 92. Cristino had three pars and shot 99.

Kutztown posted a team score of 53-over 333 to lead Millersville by nine shots (342). The three-team mini PSAC field also includes Shepherd. The Rams were 31 shots off KU's leading pace with a 364.

Second round action is set to begin Monday at 11 a.m.