RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Monday that freshman Preston Saiz, of the women's golf team, is the Killers Golf UTRGV Student-Athlete of the Week.
 
Saiz led the Vaqueros last week at The Clash at Boulder Creek and in the match play event against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. 
 
Saiz recorded the best three-round score of her first semester as she posted a 221, tying with teammate Natalia Rodriguez for 48^th. Saiz opened with a first round 76 but followed that with her first-collegiate round of under-par with a one-under 71 in the second. Saiz closed out the tournament with a two-over par 74. 
 
Saiz then closed out the week by scoring a point in the match against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi as she beat Samantha Gibb 4 & 3 for UTRGV's second point of the match. 
 
Saiz played in all four tournaments to open her UTRGV career and has averaged a 77.3 stroke average.

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