
UNI women's golf: Panthers tee of spring tying for eighth at UTRGV Invitational
3/7/2023 4:24:00 PM | Women's Golf
MCALLEN, TEX. --- UNI women's golf kicked off the spring portion of its 2022-23 schedule on Sunday and Monday down in the warm pastures of south Texas at the UTRGV Invitational in McAllen.
The Panthers closed the three-round competition tying for 8th place with Indiana State with a final team score of 936. Houston Christian took home the team title after recording an 863 as a team, with UTRGV in second (877).
Freshman McKenna Mallow picked up where she left off after an impressive fall season to tie for 36th place individually. Mallow shot a 76 (+5) in Sunday's opening round before shooting a 79 (+8) and 77 (+6) in the final two rounds.
Anna Nacos tied for 40th after consecutive rounds of 77 (+6) on Sunday, and a 79 (+8) on Monday morning. Victoria Hualde Zúñiga scored a 77 (+6) and an 82 (+11) on the first day of competition, but bounced back with a season-best round of 74 (+3) on Monday to finish in a tie for 40th.
Anna Jensen struggled in the first round with a score of 82 (+11), but improved with second and third round performances with back-to-back scores of 78 (+7) to take 53rd place. Madison Humke tied for 73rd place with scores of 84 (+13), 82 (+11) and 88 (+17).
Rylie Driskell and Lily Bredemeier both competed as individuals, with Driskell tying for 62nd place (84-80-80). Bredemeier tied her best round of the year in the first round of play scoring a 77 (+6) before withdrawing from competition.
UP NEXT
The Panthers return to the links at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, March 12-14 at the Sevierville Country Club in Sevierville, Tennessee.
FINAL UNI SCORECARD
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T36th- McKenna Mallow - 76-79-77 (232)
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T40th- Anna Nacos - 77-77-79 (233)
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T40th- Victoria Hualde Zúñiga - 77-82-74 (233)
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53rd- Anna Jensen - 82-78-78 (238)
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T64th- Rylie Driskell* - 84-80-80 (244)
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T67th- Madison Humke- 84-82-88 (254)
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81st- Lily Bredemeier* - 77-0-0 (77)
* Competing as an individual/withdrew following the first round
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
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1st - Houston Christian - 863
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2nd - UT Rio Grande Valley - 877
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3rd - Lamar - 890
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4th - Creighton - 893
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5th - Texas A&M - Corpus Christi - 894
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6th - Drake - 906
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7th - UIC - 918
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T8th - Indiana State - 936
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T8th- UNI - 936
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10th - Texas Southern - 944
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11th - Texas A&M - Kingsville - 945
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12th - Omaha - 953
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13th - Stephen F. Austin - 962
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14th - Prairie View A&M - 980