Women's Golf Ready to Tee It Up at WAC Championship

BLAINE, Wash. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's golf team is set to compete at the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Championship starting on Sunday at Semiahmoo Golf & Country Club.

Tournament Format

The WAC Tournament will be spread out over three days with one round of 18 holes being played each day.
The first group will tee off at 10 a.m.

Golf Course Info

The Semiahmoo Golf & Country Club plays 6,203 yards.
The par for the course is 72.

The Field

UTRGV
Sam Houston
New Mexico State
Grand Canyon
Seattle U
California Baptist
Utah Valley
Southern Utah
UT Arlington
Stephen F. Austin
Tarleton
Utah Tech

The Starting Lineup

Last Time Out

UTRGV finished in ninth place at the ORU Spring Invite to close out their spring regular season schedule.
UTRGV posted a three-round score of 922 with rounds of 318, 307, and 297.
Julie Lucio finished in 15^th place with a three-round score of 222 after posting rounds of 76, 76, and 70.
Sophia Tejeda finished tied for 35^th with a three-round score of 231 after turning in rounds of 79, 74, and 78.
Maria Jose Ramirez finished tied for 43^rd with a three-round score of 235 with rounds of 82, 74, and 79.
Samantha Garza finished tied for 50^th with a three-round score of 237 after rounds of 83, 83, and 71.
Mercedes Vega finished in 75^th after posting rounds of 81 and 78 while withdrawing in the second round.

Last Time at WAC Championship

UTRGV finished in fifth place at last year's WAC Championship with a three-round score of 938 with rounds of 306, 321, and 311.
Julie Lucio finished in 15^th with a three-round score of 229 after carding rounds of 74, 77, and 78.
Sophia Tejeda finished tied for 26^th with a three-round score of 235 after posting rounds of 77, 82, and 76.
Maria Jose Ramirez finished in 36^th with a three-round score of 239 with rounds of 77, 82, and 80.
Mercedes Vega finished tied for 37^th with a three-round score of 240 with rounds of 83, 80, and 77.
Samantha Garza finished in 40^th with a three-round score of 242 after turning in rounds of 78, 82, and. 82.
New Mexico State won the team title with a three-round score of 898 with rounds of 296, 301, and 301.
Grand Canyon's Siripatsorn Patchana won the individual championship with a three-round score of 213 after three-straight rounds of 71.

Looking Back Through the Spring

UTRGV has arguably put together one of their best seasons spring seasons having posted three top-three finishes.
UTRGV tied for third at the Texas State Invitational, finished second at the Islander Classic, and finished second at the UTRGV Invitational.
The Vaqueros set a program record for three-round team score at the UTRGV Invitational as they posted a team score of 877 with rounds of 290, 289, and 298. It is only the second time in program history that the team posts a team score below 900.
Julie Lucio also set a program record for individual three-round score with a 210 at the UTRGV Invitational as she posted rounds of 71, 70, and 69.
The Vaqueros finished the spring a team average score of 304.8.
All the six traveling to the WAC Tournament have posted a stroke average below 78 this spring.
Julie Lucio leads the Vaqueros with a 75.7 stroke average this spring.

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Players Mentioned

Samantha Garza: 5' 8"; Junior

Julie Lucio: 5' 4"; Senior

Maria Jose Ramirez: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Sophia Tejeda: 5' 3"; Junior

Mercedes Vega: 5' 2"; Junior

Jackie Howard Gonzalez: 5' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Samantha Garza
: 5' 8"; Junior

Julie Lucio
: 5' 4"; Senior

Maria Jose Ramirez
: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Sophia Tejeda
: 5' 3"; Junior

Mercedes Vega
: 5' 2"; Junior

Jackie Howard Gonzalez
: 5' 4"; Freshman

Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics

Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned