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Day One Recap

PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs women's golf team fired a program record round of 296 to stay within striking distance of their sixth title during the second round of competition at the PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship on Saturday at the PGA Golf Club's Ryder Course.

The previous record was 299, accomplished twice, most recently during round three of the 2005 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship.

Additionally, junior Sharyland alum Samantha Parrao pulled one stroke closer to the lead, now with a 151 (74, 77), putting her in a tie for second with South Carolina State's Cheryl Guerra (71, 80). Texas Wesleyan's Alexis Belton now has the lead with a 149 (77, 72).
 
The Broncs now have a total team score of 605 (309, 296), good for second place, 13 strokes back of defending champion Bethune-Cookman, which is at 592 (299, 293).
 
Senior captain Sarah Kothny leads the Broncs with a 149 (75, 74). Sophomore Marisa Canales shaved seven strokes off her first round score and ranks second on the Broncs with a 151 (79, 72). Sophomore Blake Peterson is third with a 152 (77, 75). Junior Elena Arroyo is fourth with a 153 (78, 75). Sophomore Edcouch-Elsa alum Ashley Garcia is fifth with a 169 (84, 85).
 
The Broncs tee off for the final round of the team competition in 10-minute intervals on Sunday starting at 8 a.m. Parrao tees off at 7 a.m.
 
Women's Team Division Results
1. Bethune-Cookman 299-293--592
Andrea Orozco 75-69--144
Patrizia Trevisan 74-74--148
Estefania Acosta 76-73--149
Marie Bergelin 74-77--151
Vanessa Adarme 86-98--184
 
2. Texas Pan American 309-296--605
Sarah Kothny 75-74--149
Marisa Canales 79-72--151
Blake Peterson 77-75--152
Elena Arroyo 78-75--153
Ashley Garcia 84-85--169
 
3. Chicago State 318-308--626
Brooke Melvin75-76--151
Andrea Rosado75-79--154
Lorelle Weavers84-78--162
Jessica Peatross88-75--163
Vivian Garciaferro84-79--163
 
4. Delaware State 321-329--650
Nicole Rafer 78-79--157
Brooke Foster 79-80--159
Aisha Peete 75-85--160
Mengxuan Gai 89-85--174
 
5. Texas Southern 325-339--664
Kassandra Rivera 71-81--152
Adriana Trevino 77-83--160
Carmen Gonzales 84-83--167
Tyler Lawrence 93-92--185
Angela Rafac 96-94--190
 
6. Lincoln 344-327--671
Kaitlyn Schwartze 82-78--160
Payton Schooler 86-77--163
Sophie Pardalos 85-82--167
Kara Harwood 91-90--181
 
7. Hampton 338-348--686
Maria Stewart 80-82--162
Nicole West 80-84--164
Mikea Granberry 86-79--165
Crystal Smitherman 92-112--204
Milan James 108-103--211
 
8. Texas A&M International 339-358--697
Mitzi Cantu 82-87--169
Abigail Palacios 80-90--170
Victoria Young 90-88--178
Yesenia Ramirez 87-94--181
Amber Lopez 90-93--183

Women's Independent Division
1. Alexis Belton, Texas Wesleyan - 77-72--149
2. Cheryl Chua, South Carolina State - 71-80--151
3. Samantha Parrao, Texas Pan American - 74-77--151
4. Cherie Chua, South Carolina State - 79-75--154
5. Tiana Jones, South Carolina State - 76-78--154
6. Cassandra Lesa, Utah Valley - 80-78--158
7. Katelyn Snipes-Cohee, Murray State College - 79-80--159
8. Sierra Everson, Akron - 81-78--159
9. Diana Flores, Chicago State - 85-75--160
10. Whitney Young, Wheeling Jesuit - 80-81--161
11. Alexandra Uduk, Maryland Eastern Shore - 85-80--165
12. Kalea Heu, Utah Valley - 83-83--166
13. Jocelyn Williams, Savannah State - 86-82--168
14. Michelle Gifford, Savannah State - 85-84--169