Results

THE RUNDOWN
McALLEN, Texas – The St. Edward's University women's golf team placed seventh Tuesday at the UTRGV Invitational at the McAllen Country Club. The Hilltoppers fell from third place with a third-round total of 316. However, SEU was the top Division II finisher in the tournament with Texas A&M-Kingsville taking 12th in a 14-team field that included 11 NCAA Division I schools.
 
Junior SAMMY HUANG captured a top-10 finish with a seventh-place finish. Huang shot a 224 (72-75-77) and was just five strokes off the lead. Senior JOHANY RIVERA tied for 12th place (74-78-77-229), junior ANAJOSE ERANA tied for 34th (77-77-83-237) and ANA SOFIA BENAVIDES tied for 53rd (79-82-85).
 
The Hilltoppers finished with a three-round total of 930 (302-312-316) and it was the team's first 54-hole tournament of the spring season.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
• SAMMY HUANG recorded her third top-10 finish of the season, and it was her second consecutive tournament to do so following a tie for fifth Feb. 19-20 at the St. Edward's Invitational.
• SEU's 930 was the best 54-hole tournament total of the season for the Hilltoppers.
• Huang tied for fifth in Par-4 scoring at seven-over par for the tournament in the 74-woman field.
• JOHANY RIVERA tied for fifth in Par-5 scoring at one-over par for the tournament.
 
THEY SAID IT
SEU Head Coach Jenn McNeil on the final round …
"It was a very frustrating round today. Hard to play team golf when only two people showed up. Hopefully, this will motivate them to make a change in their games both mentally and physically."
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers resume play March 15-16 at the Augustana Spring Fling Invitational in Palm Springs, Calif.