LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Sophomore Maria Jose Ramirez posted a career-best three-under par 69 in the second round of the Golf Iconic Classic to lead The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's golf team on Tuesday at NMSU Golf Course. 
 
Ramirez became just the sixth golfer in program history to break 70 as her second round 69 is tied for the third lowest single-round score in program history. 
 
Ramirez moved into a tie for nineth place with a two-round total of 143 and is just six shots back of Long Beach's Jasmine Leovao who has a two-round total of 137 for the individual lead. Ramirez carded four birdies, one bogey, and 13 pars. 
 
Juniors Sophia Tejeda and Samantha Garza are tied for 15^th after the second round with two-round totals of 146. Tejeda posted a second round 75 as Garza turned in her second-straight one-over par 73.
 
Junior Mercedes Vega improved by three strokes with a second round 78 as she is in 68^th place with a two-round total of 159. Senior and Brownsville Veterans alum Julie Lucio improved by eight strokes with a second round 78 as she is in 78^th with a two-round total of 164. 
 
As a team, the Vaqueros improved by four strokes with a second round 295, which is tied for the fourth lowest single-round team score in program history. The Vaqueros moved up one spot to eighth place with a two-round total of 594 and are six shots back of Campbell for seventh. 
 
Host New Mexico State moved into first place with a two-round total of 574 after a second round team score of 280. 
 
The Vaqueros will be back on the course on Wednesday for the final round of the Golf Iconic Classic with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m.
 
Results

Place	Golfer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
T-9.	Maria Jose Ramirez	74	69	-	143
T-15.	Sophia Tejeda	71	75	-	146
T-15.	Samantha Garza	73	73	-	146
68.	Mercedes Vega	81	78	-	159
78.	Julie Lucio	86	78	-	164

 

Place	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
1.	New Mexico State	294	280	-	574
2.	Pepperdine	284	291	-	575
3.	Long Beach	287	290	-	577
4.	Oral Roberts	291	292	-	583
5.	San Francisco	298	287	-	585
6.	Cal Poly	293	294	-	587
7.	Campbell	290	298	-	588
8.	UTRGV	299	295	-	594
9.	UTEP	300	299	-	599
10.	Southern Utah	303	297	-	600
11.	UC Riverside	306	300	-	606
T-12.	South Dakota State	304	303	-	607
T-12.	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	308	299	-	607
14.	CSU Bakersfield	298	313	-	611
15.	UT Arlington	308	315	-	622

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