SAN ANTONIO — UTSA will travel to Vail, Colo., this week to take on a tough field that features four teams ranked in golfstat.com’s Top 20 at the Golfweek Conference Challenge. The 18-team field will tee-off from Nos. 1 and 10 at 11 a.m. (CT) on Monday and Tuesday with a shotgun start at 10:30 a.m. (CT) for Wednesday’s final round.
Where: Red Sky Golf Club (6,405 yards/par 72) – Vail, Colo.
When: Monday, Sept. 19 – Wednesday, Sept. 21
Format: Three-day event with tee times for the first two rounds and a shotgun start for Wednesday’s final round.
Teams: Chattanooga, Coastal Carolina, Denver, Georgia State, Kennesaw State, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico State, #25 Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn, #27 Pepperdine, #30 TCU, Tulsa, #22 UC Davis, UTSA, Western Michigan.
Live scoring: golfstat.com
UTSA Lineup
Fabiola Arriaga (So. – Torreon, Mexico)
· Tied for 41st with a 237 (75-77-85) at The “Mo”Morial
· 2011 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year and first-team all-league choice
· Tied for 1st at the 2011 Southland Championship
· Second on the squad with a 76.25 stroke average in 2010-11
· Finished in the top 15 in three of her last five tournaments
Summer Batiste (Sr. – Austin, Texas)
· Tied for 49th with a 239 (80-79-80) at The “Mo”Morial
· Two-time second-team All-Southland Conference selection
· Owns four career top-10 finishes
· Fourth on the team with a 76.67 stroke average in 2010-11
· Recorded three eagles last season to rank 16th in the nation
· Finished tied for 14th at 2011 Southland Championship
Taylor Newlin (So. – Frisco, Texas)
· Tied for 46th with a 238 (78-78-82) at The “Mo”Morial
· 2011 second-team All-Southland Conference selection
· Finished fourth at the 2011 Southland Championship
· Third on the team with a 76.28 stroke average last season
· Shot a season-best 69 at the 2010 Mercedes-Benz Women's Championship
· Finished in the top 15 four times last season
Bruna Spengler (Sr. – Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil)
· Will be making her first appearance since the 2011 Islanders Classic, where she tied for 36th as an individual
· First player in program history named to the 2010 NGCA All-American Scholar Team
· Owns a career 79.50 stroke average
· One of the squad's most experienced players, she will be playing in her 19th career tournament
Paola Valerio (Jr. – Mexico City, Mexico)
· UTSA’s top finisher at The “Mo”Morial (t30th/234=79-71-84)
· 2010-11 Southland Conference Player of the Year
· Only two-time first-team All-Southland selection in program history
· Set school records with a single-round 66 and 54-hole score of 212 to finish fifth at the 2010 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships
· Two-time Southland Conference Player of the Month (October 2010/February 2011)
· Led the team and conference with a 75.25 stroke average to set a UTSA single-season record
