UTSA to play at Southland Conference Championships this weekUTSA to play at Southland Conference Championships this week
Women's Golf

UTSA to play at Southland Conference Championships this week

SAN ANTONIO – The UTSA women’s golf team heads to Huntsville for the Southland Conference Championships, which will be played at Raven Nest Golf Club. The 54-hole event begins on Monday and concludes two days later.

Where: Raven Nest Golf Club (6,943 yards/par 72) – Huntsville

When: Monday, April 19 – Wednesday, April 21

Format: Three-day event with tee times

Tournament Field: Central Arkansas, Lamar, McNeese State, Sam Houston State, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas State and UTSA

Live scoring: golfstat.com

UTSA Starters
Shelly Martinez (Sr. – Pecos, Texas)

· Appeared in all 10 tournaments this season
· Recorded four top finishes this year
· Second on the team with a 76.73 stroke average
· Finished tied for fifth at the Northern Migration Invitational with a scorecard of 222
· Placed fourth at the HBU Invitational with an overall score of 232
· Registered a seventh place outing at the Baylor Spring Invitational with a day-two total of 230

Paola Valerio (Fr. – Mexico City, Mexico)
· Named Southland Conference Player of the Month for April
· Collected her first career individual title at the HBU Invitational with a scorecard of 224
· Leads the Roadrunners with a 76.33 stroke average
· Posted a top-20 (t-17th) outing with a three-round total of 226 at the UCF Challenge
· Tied for 29th at the Northern Migration Invitational
· Fired a 235 and finished tied for 23rd at the Baylor Spring Invitational

Summer Batiste (So. – Spring, Texas)
· Played in all 10 tournaments
· Stands third the team with a 77.35 stroke average
· Earned honorable mention Southland Conference Player of the Month honors for March
· UTSA’s top finisher four times, including two top five showings
· Ended the HBU Invitational tied for 12th with a three-round total of 239
· Logged in a three-round score of 241 at the Baylor Spring Invitational

Shannon Jungman (So. – Pflugerville, Texas)
· Participated in 10 tournaments this season
· Has the fourth-best stroke average on the team at 78.88
· Tied for eighth place at the Texas A&M “Mo” Morial
· Wrapped up the HBU Invitational tied for 16th with a scorecard of 241
· Ended the Baylor Spring Invitational with a two-day tallied of 244

Bruna Spengler (So. – Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil)
· Appeared in eight tournaments, including four in the fall
· Her 78.95 stroke average stands fifth on the team
· Turned in a scorecard total of 234 at the Northern Migration Invitational
· Tied for ninth place at the HBU Invitational with scores of 75-81-80=236
· Posted rounds of 84, 80 and 83 (247) at the Baylor Spring Invitational