KYLE – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's golf team is in fourth place after the first two rounds of the Texas State Invitational Monday at Plum Creek Golf Course.
 
The Vaqueros are ahead of Southern Illinois, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M-Commerce, and IUPUI and sits two shots back of Lamar for third and five shots back of Cincinnati for second. UTRGV opened with a first round score of 308 and then improved by eight strokes in the second with a score of 300 for a two-round total of 608. 
 
Junior Mercedes Vega led the Vaqueros with a two-round total of 150 as she sits in ninth place after two rounds. Vega turned in an opening round 77 before bouncing back in the second with a two-over par 73. 
 
Junior Sophia Tejeda finished one shot back of Vega with a two-round total of 151 after posting a first round 76 and then following that with a second round 75. Tejeda is tied for 10th place. 
 
Freshman Jackie Howard Gonzalez is tied for 13^th after the first day with a two-round total of 152. Gonzalez carded a first round 77 before posting a second round 75. Senior Julie Lucio is tied for 22^nd with a two-round total of 155 as she opened with a first round 78 and followed with a second round 77. 
 
Junior Samantha Garza is tied for 35^th after the first two rounds after post a two-round total of 159 with rounds of 79 and 80. 
 
Host Texas State is in the lead after the first day with a two-round total of 578 after posting rounds of 286 and 292. Texas State's Marine Griffaut and Cincinnati's Katie Hallinan are tied for the individual lead after two rounds with a two-round total of 142. 
 
The Vaqueros will be back on the course on Tuesday for the final round of the Texas State Invitational with a shotgun start at 8:15 a.m.
 
Results

Place	Golfer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
9.	Mercedes Vega	77	73	-	150
T-10.	Sophia Tejeda	76	75	-	151
T-13.	Jackie Howard Gonzalez	77	75	-	152
T-22.	Julie Lucio	78	77	-	155
T-35.	Samantha Garza	79	80	-	159

 

Place	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
1.	Texas State	286	292	-	578
2.	Cincinnati	305	299	-	603
3.	Lamar	296	310	-	606
4.	UTRGV	308	300	-	608
5.	Southern Illinois	315	300	-	615
6.	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	306	310	-	616
7.	Texas A&M-Commerce	311	306	-	617
8.	IUPUI	322	317	-	639

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