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2/11/2019 8:29:00 PM | Women's Golf
Ladyjacks card two lowest rounds of season on the Plum Creek Golf Course, sit ahead of two Sun Belt Conference teams
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KYLE, Texas – Opening up its spring championship season at the Texas State Invitational in Kyle, Texas, Monday, the SFA women's golf team shot its two lowest rounds of 2018-19 thus far. The Ladyjacks began the two-day, 54-hole tournament by carding scores first and second round scores of 14-over 298 and 15-over 299 on the Plum Creek Golf Course.
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Heading into Tuesday morning's final round of play, SFA (29-over 597) sits ahead of a pair of Sun Belt Conference programs, Arkansas-Little Rock (31-over 599) and UT Arlington (47-over 615), in addition to Texas-Rio Grande Valley (36-over 604). The Ladyjacks are just two strokes behind Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (27-over 595) and are six strokes from Lamar (23-over 591).
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Junior Alexandra Batista posted her lowest single-round score of the season on the opening 18 holes of play by shooting a 1-under 70. She leads all SFA golfers with a two-round tally of 4-over 146, currently tied for 29th among 84 total golfers.
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Senior Erica Lautensack was steady Monday, carding a 2-over 73 and a 3-over 74 to stand tied for 33rd with a 36-hole score of 5-over 147. Fellow senior Jamee Jorgensen is also tied for 33rd with a 5-over 147 after improving her first round score by three strokes, shooting a 1-over 72 after scoring a 4-over 75 on the first 18 holes. Likewise, sophomore Kelly Yang (16-over 158) improved upon her opening round by carding a 6-over 77 Monday afternoon. She's tied for 75th among all individuals, while sophomore Alexis Szewczyk holds a two-round score of 21-over 163.
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UTSA leads the 16-team tournament field through two rounds with a 1-over 569, while host Texas State sits one stroke back with a 2-over 570 and Oral Roberts (8-over 576) six strokes behind. Sam Houston State's Hannah Alberto notched a 4-under 138 on the first 36 holes to own the lead as UTSA's Julie Houston sits one stroke back with a 3-under 139 and the Bearkats' Jenna Phillips two strokes behind at 2-under 140.
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The final round of the Texas State Invitational will get underway Tuesday morning at 8:15 a.m. with a shotgun start. The Ladyjacks have been paired with Arkansas-Little Rock and Texas-Rio Grande Valley for the last 18 holes of play with Batista teeing off of hole 14, Lautensack hole 15, Jorgensen and Yang hole 16 and Szewczyk hole 17.
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Stay tuned to SFAJacks.com, as well as SFA's social media platforms, for complete coverage of Ladyjack golf throughout the spring.
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KYLE, Texas – Opening up its spring championship season at the Texas State Invitational in Kyle, Texas, Monday, the SFA women's golf team shot its two lowest rounds of 2018-19 thus far. The Ladyjacks began the two-day, 54-hole tournament by carding scores first and second round scores of 14-over 298 and 15-over 299 on the Plum Creek Golf Course.
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Heading into Tuesday morning's final round of play, SFA (29-over 597) sits ahead of a pair of Sun Belt Conference programs, Arkansas-Little Rock (31-over 599) and UT Arlington (47-over 615), in addition to Texas-Rio Grande Valley (36-over 604). The Ladyjacks are just two strokes behind Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (27-over 595) and are six strokes from Lamar (23-over 591).
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Junior Alexandra Batista posted her lowest single-round score of the season on the opening 18 holes of play by shooting a 1-under 70. She leads all SFA golfers with a two-round tally of 4-over 146, currently tied for 29th among 84 total golfers.
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Senior Erica Lautensack was steady Monday, carding a 2-over 73 and a 3-over 74 to stand tied for 33rd with a 36-hole score of 5-over 147. Fellow senior Jamee Jorgensen is also tied for 33rd with a 5-over 147 after improving her first round score by three strokes, shooting a 1-over 72 after scoring a 4-over 75 on the first 18 holes. Likewise, sophomore Kelly Yang (16-over 158) improved upon her opening round by carding a 6-over 77 Monday afternoon. She's tied for 75th among all individuals, while sophomore Alexis Szewczyk holds a two-round score of 21-over 163.
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UTSA leads the 16-team tournament field through two rounds with a 1-over 569, while host Texas State sits one stroke back with a 2-over 570 and Oral Roberts (8-over 576) six strokes behind. Sam Houston State's Hannah Alberto notched a 4-under 138 on the first 36 holes to own the lead as UTSA's Julie Houston sits one stroke back with a 3-under 139 and the Bearkats' Jenna Phillips two strokes behind at 2-under 140.
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The final round of the Texas State Invitational will get underway Tuesday morning at 8:15 a.m. with a shotgun start. The Ladyjacks have been paired with Arkansas-Little Rock and Texas-Rio Grande Valley for the last 18 holes of play with Batista teeing off of hole 14, Lautensack hole 15, Jorgensen and Yang hole 16 and Szewczyk hole 17.
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Stay tuned to SFAJacks.com, as well as SFA's social media platforms, for complete coverage of Ladyjack golf throughout the spring.
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