BEAUMONT –The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's golf team finished in third place at the Cardinal Challenge on Tuesday at Beaumont Country Club. 
 
The Vaqueros finished with a three-round score of 991 after posting a final round 335. 
 
Sophomore Sophia Tejeda led the way for the Vaqueros as she finished in fourth place with a three-round score of 230 after carding a final round 78. 
 
Sophomore Mercedes Vega finished in 11^th place with a three-round score of 247 after posting a final round 79. 
 
Graduate student Rachel Yu posted a three-round score of 258 to finish in 17^th after posting a final round 89. Junior Blayke Van Houten finished in 18^th place with a three-round score of 260 after posting a final round 89. 
 
Freshman and Edinburg High alum Madi Ozuna finished in 20^th after posting a three-round score of 270 after a final round 91 and freshman Catherine Flores finished in 19^th place with a three-round score of 268 after carding a final round 87. 
 
Host Lamar won the team title with a three-round score of 926 after a final round of 303. Lamar's Alessia Trebbi-Tindall won the individual title with a three-round score of 223 after a final round 73. 
 
The Vaqueros will be back in action from April 18-29 at the Western Athletic Conference Championships at Riverhill Country Club in Kerrville. 
 
Results
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Place	Golfer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
4.	Sophia Tejeda	77	75	78	230
11.	Mercedes Vega	78	90	79	247
17.	Rachel Yu	87	82	89	258
18.	Blayke Van Houten	91	80	89	260
20.	Madi Ozuna	87	92	91	280
19.	Catherine Flores*	94	87	87	268

*Playing as an individual
 

Place	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
1.	Lamar	316	307	303	926
2.	Tarleton	307	320	319	946
3.	UTRGV	329	327	335	991
4.	Prairie View A&M	345	341	337	1023

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