SAN ANTONIO – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's golf team posted a program record three-round score of 890 to finish in fourth place at the 2022 Islander Classic on Tuesday at Brackenridge Park Golf Course.  
 
The Vaqueros shattered the previous program record of 904 that was set at the Pat Bradley Invitational in the fall of 2019. 
 
UTRGV started the day by wrapping up the second round, which was suspended on Monday due to darkness, with a score of 302. The Vaqueros came roaring back in the final round with single-round program record of 288, which broke the previous program record of 293 that was also set in the first round of the 2019 Pat Bradley Invitational. 
 
The Vaqueros finished just six shots behind Wofford for the tournament title as they finished with three-round score of 884. UTRGV finished five shots back of Houston Baptist for second and four shots behind Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for third, which gives Corpus Christi three-points in the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union. 
 
Junior and Brownsville Veterans alum Julie Lucio led the Vaqueros with a three-round 219, which is tied for the second lowest individual three-round score in program history, as she finished tied for sixth place. Lucio wrapped up her second round with her second-straight 74 before posting a final round even par 71.
 
Sophomore Samantha Garza finished tied for 10^th place as she posted a three-round score of 222. Garza posted a second round 78 before shaving off eight strokes in the final round with a one-under par 70, which is tied for the sixth lowest round in program history. 
 
Sophomore Sophia Tejeda tied for 16^th place with a three-round score of 225 after posting three-straight rounds of 75. Freshman Maria Jose Ramirez posted a three-round score of 229 to finish tied for 24^th after carding a second round 80 and improving with a final round one-over par 72. 
 
Graduate student Rachel Yu finished tied for 42^nd with a three-round score of 233 after posting a second round 75 and a final round 76 while sophomore Mercedes Vega, who played as an individual, finished tied for 61^st with a three-round score of 238 after a second round 78 and a final round. 75. 
 
The Vaqueros will be back in action on February 28 when they tee it up at the GCU Invitational in Phoenix, Arizona. The next event in the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union, will be at the UTRGV Invitational from March 7-8 at McAllen Country Club.
 
Results

Place	Golfer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
T-6.	Julie Lucio	74	74	71	219
T-10.	Samantha Garza	74	78	70	222
T-16.	Sophia Tejeda	75	75	75	225
T-24.	Maria Jose Ramirez	77	80	72	229
T-42.	Rachel Yu	82	75	76	233
T-61.	Mercedes Vega*	85	78	75	238

*Playing as an individual

Place	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
1.	Wofford	294	302	288	884
2.	Houston Baptist	292	306	287	885
3.	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	290	298	298	886
4.	UTRGV	300	302	288	890
5.	Creighton	302	305	299	906
6.	Texas Wesleyan	309	307	298	914
7.	Weber State	305	311	303	919
8.	CSU Northridge	311	304	305	920
9.	Delaware State	318	303	303	924
10.	North Dakota	312	304	311	927
11.	Stephen F. Austin	308	315	308	931
12.	Tarleton	311	317	311	939
13.	Omaha	319	321	304	944
T-14.	Drake	314	316	318	948
T-14.	Southern Illinois	309	318	321	948
16.	McLennan CC	316	328	318	962
17.	St.  Thomas	351	327	327	1005
18.	Prairie View A&M	389	374	350	1113

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