MELBOURNE, Ark. - The Mid-America Christian University men's golf team is building some momentum through the early portions of their spring schedule. The Evangels are coming off back-to-back top-five finishes, and on Monday, the Evangels picked up right where they left off.

MACU shot a team total of 307, finishing the day only four shots back of Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) The Evangels trail the Wolfpack and the University of Arkansas-Monticello Weevils for the tournament lead after the opening 18 holes. MACU is just one stroke behind UAM.

Isaac Maston led the way for MACU during the round. The sophomore from Blanchard, Oklahoma fired a 74 in the round, and he recorded a pair of birdies in the process as he stands in a tie for 6th after the first day of play. Kaden Upton carded a 77 with a pair of birdies, while Gage Gibson and Austin Davis each shot 78 with two birdies. Wyatt Bonds shot 80 with a pair of birdies of his own. Upton is tied for 12th in the event, Gibson and Davis are in an 18th-place tie, and Bonds sits tied for 35th.

Hannah Price and Kiersten Westlake went to the tournament for the MACU women as well, marking their first tournament in just more than a month. Price shot a 93 and finished the day in a 19th place tie, and Westlake shot a 98 and finished the day in 23rd.

The teams will conclude the tournament on Tuesday with a final 18-hole round at 8 a.m.