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Women’s Golf Moves Up in Final Round of Texas State Invitational
2/12/2019 6:11:00 PM | Women's Golf
Ladyjacks rise a spot in standings on final 18 holes of play at the Plum Creek Golf Course, finish 12th
KYLE, Texas – Opening up its spring championship play at the Texas State Invitational in Kyle, Texas, the SFA women's golf team rose up a spot in the standings on the final 18 holes of play Monday afternoon. The Ladyjacks, who shot their two lowest rounds of the season thus far Monday, carded a 28-over 312 in the third round on the Plum Creek Golf Course to finish in 12th place with a 57-over 909.
SFA jumped fellow Southland Conference member Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (59-over 911) in the final round and finished ahead of a pair of Sun Belt Conference programs, Arkansas-Little Rock (63-over 915) and UT Arlington (65-over 916), in addition to Texas-Rio Grande Valley (67-over 919).
Junior Alexandra Batista climbed eight spots on the individual leaderboard by shooting a 3-over 74 Monday to tie for 21st among 84 total golfers with a career-low three-round total of 7-over 220, the second-lowest 54-hole score of any Ladyjack this season.
Likewise, senior Jamee Jorgensen turned in a career-best three-round score of 11-over 224, notching a 6-over 77 on the final 18 holes to tie for 31st. Fellow senior Erica Lautensack tied for 45th by scoring a 14-over 227 across the three rounds, while sophomore Kelly Yang tallied a 26-over 239 for the 54 holes and sophomore Alexis Szewczyk a 35-over 248.
UTSA took home the two-day tournament title by shooting a 2-over 854 for the three rounds as Big 12 Conference member Kansas State finished as runner-up with a 22-over 874. Tulsa (23-over 875) finished just one stroke behind the Wildcats for third place.
Sam Houston State's Hannah Alberto (6-under 207) won the Texas State Invitational by posting back-to-back 2-under 69 rounds to close out the tournament. UTSA's Julie Houston (5-under 208) claimed runner-up honors after finishing one stroke from the lead as Tulsa's Lorena Tseng (3-under 210) came in third.
Up Next…
The Ladyjacks will have next week off from competition before returning to tournament action Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 25-26 in Corpus Christi, Texas, at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Islander Classic held at the Corpus Christi Country Club.
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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