TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's golf team battled in the first round of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Monday at Seminole Legacy Golf Club. 
 
The Vaqueros carded a first round team score of 301, which puts them in 11^th just three shots back of Purdue who is ranked No. 41 in the NCAA, and four shots behind North Florida for ninth. UTRGV is ahead of Little Rock by 12 strokes. 
 
Sophomore Zoe Hobbs led the way for the Vaqueros as she carded a first round one-over par 73 and sits tied for 22^nd. Pitchayapa Pungpho is tied for 42^nd  after a first round 75. 
 
Junior Natalia Rodriguez posted a first round 76 as she is tied for 50^th. Sophomore Miriam Barcalova is in 55^th with a first round 77 and junior Preston Saiz is in 66^th with a first round 89. 
 
No. 3 Florida leads after the first round with a first round 283 with host Florida State sitting in second with a first round 285 tied with Wake Forest. Eastern Michigan's Janae Leovao holds the individual lead with a four-under 68. 
 
The Vaqueros will be back on the course on Tuesday with the first groups of the second round teeing off at 12 p.m. 
 
Results

Place	Golfer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
T-22.	Zoe Hobbs	73	-	-	73
T-42.	Pitchayapa Pungpho	75	-	-	75
T-50.	Natalia Rodriguez	76	-	-	76
55.	Miriam Barcalova	77	-	-	77
66.	Preston Saiz	89	-	-	89

 

Place	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
1.	Florida	283	-	-	283
T-2.	Florida State	285	-	-	285
T-2.	Wake Forest	285	-	-	285
T-4.	Eastern Michigan	287	-	-	287
T-4.	ULM	287	-	-	287
6.	UCLA	290	-	-	290
7.	Clemson	291	-	-	291
8.	Kentucky	293	-	-	293
9.	North Florida	297	-	-	297
10.	Purdue	298	-	-	298
11.	UTRGV	301	-	-	301
12.	Little Rock	313	-	-	313

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