MCALLEN, Texas – The Huskies lead the way at the UTRGV Invitational through 36-holes at McAllen Country Club in McAllen, Tx. HCU fired a first round two-under par, 282, and a second round one-over par, 285, to hold a 12-shot lead heading into the final round on Tuesday, March 7
th. The Huskies are looking to defend their team title after securing the win at the UTRGV Invitational in 2022.
Senior
Elise Parel is tied for the individual lead at five-under par after shooting a first round two-under par, 69, with birdies at the 1
st, 3
rd, 8
th, and 17
th holes. Parel followed up with a second round three-under par, 68, recording 6 birdies. Parel leads the 81-player field in birdies, recording 10 on the day.
Freshman
Alejandra Ferrer is also tied for the individual lead at five-under par recording rounds of three-under par, 68, and two-under par, 69 on day one. Ferrer started the tournament with a frenzy of birdies at the 5
th, 6
th, and 7
th holes before adding a late birdie at the par-5 11
th hole in her first round. Ferrer started the second round right where she left off, birdieing the 4
th hole, making an eagle at the 5
th, and birdieing the 7th, cruising to a 137 total headed into the final round.
Sophomore
Lou Rousselot posted a one-over par, 72, in the first round and an even-par, 71, in her second round to sit in 6
th place heading into the final 18 holes. Rousselot got off to a hot start birdieing the 1
st hole before making back-to-back birdies at the 6
th and 7
th, as well as on holes 11 and 12. Rousselot continued good form in the second round, adding four birdies to her total to finish with a 143, one-over par total.
Junior
Lucia Allub carded a first round two-over par, 73, with three sets of back-to-back birdies at the 7
th and 8
th, 11
th and 12
th, and 16
th and 17
th. Allub shot a second round eight-over par, 79, with a lone birdie at the par-4, 9
th hole. Allub currently sits in a tie for 24
th after 36-holes.
Sophomore
Jackie Nguyen closes out the team line up for the Huskies sitting in a tie for 29
th after rounds of five-over par, 76, and six-over par, 77. Nguyen made two birdies in the first round at the 9
th and 16
th, and added one more to her total in the second round at the par-5, 3
rd hole.
Freshman
Josalyn Keller, playing as an individual, carded back-to-back rounds of three-over par, 74, in her first outing as a Husky. Keller made two birdies in the opening 18-holes at the 12
th and 16
th, adding one more in the second round at the par-5, 11
th hole. Keller is tied for 12
th place individually headed into the final round.
HCU holds a 12-shot lead at one-under par, 567 team total, over tournament host, UTRGV, who currently sit at 11-over par, with a 579-team total. Texas A&M- Corpus Christi are currently in third place at 24-over par, recording a 592-team total. Lamar's Alessia Trebbi-Tindall is in third place at four-under par, with a 138 total, one shot behind HCU's
Elise Parel and
Alejandra Ferrer.
HCU will play the final round of the UTRGV Invitational on Tuesday, teeing off on holes one through three at 8:15 a.m. HCU will play alongside UTRGV and Texas A&M- Corpus Christi. Live stats will be available via Golfstat.
