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Huskies Finish Second Place at 2024 HCU Huskies Intercollegiate

Ferrer tied best finish as a Husky in a tie for 3rd place; Rousselot claims first top-10 of the season

SUGAR LAND, Texas – The Huskies finished in 2nd place at the 2024 HCU Huskies Intercollegiate at Riverbend Country Club. HCU has nine consecutive top-3 finishes at the host tournament including four wins (2017-2019 and 2021). After firing 308-299 on opening day to sit in 3rd place, the Huskies posted the third lowest score of the final round with a 15-over par, 303, to improve to a runner-up finish.

Alejandra Ferrer led the Huskies finishing in a tie for 3rd place after carding a final round two-over par, 74. Recording rounds of 77-70 on opening day including five birdies, the sophomore added four birdies in her final round to tie the tournament best eight birdies in the final two rounds. With a tough start to the final round that saw Ferrer five-over par through her first seven holes, the Mexico native rolled in a birdie at the par-4, 9th hole, to minimize the damage and make the turn at four-over par. Ferrer reclaimed the magic knocking in birdies at the par-4, 10th hole, and the par-5, 12th hole. After a bogey at the 16th hole, Ferrer bounded back with a birdie at the par-3, 17th hole, to finish at five-over par for the week and claim her first top-5 of the season and tie her best finish as a Husky.

Lou Rousselot notched her first top-10 of the season and her 11th top-10 of her Husky career with a 9th place finish. The junior matched her first round score in the final round with a four-over par, 76, after posting rounds of 76-72 on day one. The France native's lone birdie in the final round came at the par-3, 17th hole, to knock in six total birdies on the week. Rousselot now has finished inside the top-10 in all three home tournaments of her ongoing three-year career at HCU, including a win in 2022.

Rocio Comparini capped off her final home tournament as a Husky with a final round three-over par, 75, claiming her best finish to-date as a Husky. The senior finished in a tie for 20th place following rounds of 78-79-75 for a 16-over par total. The Argentina native recorded back-to-back birdies in the final round at the 17th and 18th holes to post two-under par on her last three holes of the tournament. Comparini led the Huskies with 33 total pars for the week.

Following rounds of 80-81 on opening day, Aysis Azarcon finished the tournament with a six-over par, 78, in the final round. The senior matched her day one total birdies, two, on the final day rolling in birdies at the 10th and 1st holes to finish in 35th place at 23-over par for the tournament.  

Rounding out the Husky lineup, Jackie Nguyen tallied rounds of 77-78-85 to finish in a tie 36th place at 24-over par. The junior recorded four birdies for the week and finished tied for third on the team in par-4 scoring average with a 4.35 average.

Competing as an individual, Abigail Inocian carded rounds of 79-78-84 to finish in a tie for 39th place at 25-over par. The freshman knocked in a lone birdie in the final round at the par-5, 12th hole, to tally five total birdies for the week. The Allen native led the Huskies in par-5 scoring average with a 4.83 average, two-under par for the tournament.

Also competing as an individual, Lucia Allub finished her final home tournament as a Husky recording rounds of 82-82-81. The senior rolled in a lone birdie in the final round at the par-3, 4th hole, to match her day one total. The Argentina native finished the week in 49th place at 29-over par.

Abilene Christian went wire-to-wire to claim the 2024 HCU Huskies Intercollegiate team title at 18-over par following rounds of 287-301-294. The Huskies finished 2nd place at 46-over par just ahead of Corpus Christi taking third place at 48-over par. ACU swept the podium with Ryann Honea claiming the individual title at two-under par carding rounds of 69-73-72. Her fellow teammate, Sydney Williams, notched 2nd place at three-over par, five shots back. ACU's Manon Guille and the HCU's Ferrer tied for third place at five-over par, seven-shots back.

The Huskies will return to action at the ULM Invitational hosted by Louisianna-Monroe on April 1st and 2nd to cap off the non-conference season before the 2024 SLC Tournament on April 15th-17th.
 
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