This Week in WAC Women's Golf - Feb. 25
This Week in WAC Women's Golf - Feb. 25
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UTRGV'S LUCIO NAMED TICKETSMARTER WOMEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
UT Rio Grande Valley's Julie Lucio has been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Women's Golfer of the Week for Feb. 17 through Feb. 23.
Lucio, a redshirt sophomore from Brownsville, Texas, led the Vaqueros at the Islander Classic in Corpus Christi, Texas, finishing in a tie for fifth place. After shooting a 5-over-par 77 in the opening round, she shaved off two strokes with a 3-over-par 75 in the second round and went even lower in the final round, firing a 2-over-par 74 to finish 10-over-par for the tournament at 226. On the season, she leads UTRGV with a 76.33 stroke average.
Other nominees: Tarleton's Junie Khaw led the Texans in their first Division I tournament, shooting a 13-over-par 229 to tie for eighth at the Islander Classic.
ON THE TEE
NM State opens the season this week, participating in the Moorpark Intercollegiate on Friday before teeing off at the Bruin/Wave Invitational on Monday. Seattle U will also make it's season debut, traveling to Phoenix for the GCU Invitational, where they will be joined by the host Lopes as well as California Baptist and UT Rio Grande Valley.
BY THE NUMBERS
Individually, GCU's Siripatsorn Patchana holds the initial lead in stroke average at 73.3 per round. CBU's Sofia Chabon is ranked second at 75.3 strokes per round and her teammate Hailey Loh and GCU's Lani Luafalealo are tied for third at 75.7. As a team, GCU is the leader with at 306.0 through six rounds. California Baptist is second at 307.0 while UT Rio Grande Valley is third at 312.0.
IT'S BIGGER IN TEXAS (AND UTAH)
On Jan. 14, the WAC announced the addition of five new schools in the upcoming years. Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin and Southern Utah were all offered and accepted membership invitations. With the addition, the WAC will have six schools in Texas, more than any other conference in the country, and three schools in Utah, also a national best. The four Texas schools will join the league on July 1, 2021 and Southern Utah will follow 365 days later, officially joining the WAC on July 1, 2022.
WAC CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE PLAYED IN NEVADA
The 2021 WAC Women's Golf Championship will be played at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nev. Made up of three nine-hole courses, the course is considered by many to be one of the top municipal golf courses in the country. Scenic vistas, cool creeks, colorful wildflowers, and smooth beach bunkers add to the lure of this unique golf course.