SAN ANTONIO — The UTSA women's golf team will make the short trip down to Corpus Christi to compete at the two-day Islanders Classic, which is scheduled to tee off on Monday.
The Roadrunners will face Central Arkansas, Houston Baptist, Incarnate Word, Lamar, McLennan JC, North Texas, Oklahoma City, Sam Houston State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Texas A&M-Kingsville in the two-day, 54-hole, stroke-play event that will be held at Corpus Christi Country Club (par 72/6,093 yards).
The field will play 36 holes on Monday with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start and the final round will be contested on Tuesday morning.
UTSA is coming off a fourth-place showing at the All There August Challenge on Feb. 14-15 in New Braunfels. Julie Houston, who competed as an individual, captured the individual title with a 1-over-par 214 (69-69-76) and was named Conference USA Player of the Week for her performance. Meanwhile, Nikki Long (T-6th) and Aimee Ponte (t-9th) posted top-10 finishes to help lead the Roadrunners to their second straight top-five effort.
The Roadrunners last competed in the Islanders Classic in 2012, when current assistant coach Summer Batiste and Taylor Newlin tied for medalist honors to help lead the Birds to the team title. UTSA won its first-ever tournament championship at the 2009 Islanders Classic behind an individual crown from Shelly Martinez.
What: Islanders Classic
When: Monday-Tuesday, Feb. 22-23
Where: Corpus Christi Country Club (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Par/Yardage: 72/6,093
Format: 54-hole, stroke-play event
Tournament Field: Central Arkansas, Houston Baptist, Incarnate Word, Lamar, McLennan JC, North Texas, Oklahoma City, Sam Houston State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M-Kingsville, UTSA
2015 Team Co-Champions: Lamar, Central Arkansas +37 (613)
UTSA Lineup
Julie Houston, Fr. (Allen, Texas)
· Won the All There August Challenge with a 214 (69-69-76)
· Tied for 10th with a 218 (71-70-77) at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational
· Ranks third on the team with a 74.57 stroke average
· Played in the 2015 U.S. Women's Amateur
Nikki Long, So. (San Antonio, Texas)
· Finished sixth with a 219 (72-75-72) at the All There August Challenge
· Tied for 13th with a 69-72—141 at the Schooner Fall Classic
· Named Conference USA Athlete of the Week on Sept. 23
· Played in the 2015 U.S. Women's Open
Becky McGeehan, So. (Gutersloh, Germany)
· Tied for 29th with a 227 (78-71-78) at the All There August Challenge
· Posted a 78-84—162 to finish 65th at the Schooner Fall Classic
· Shot 227 (75-80-72) to tie for 21st at the 2015 C-USA Championship
· Was 15th with a 78-80—158 at the 2015 UTSA Matchup
Aimee Ponte, Jr. (St. Sampson's, Guernsey)
· Leads UTSA with a 73.82 stroke average this season
· Tied for ninth with a 220 (77-69-74) at the All There August Challenge
· Finished 12th with a 218 (75-72-71) at The Alamo Invitational
· Was sixth with a 214 (72-71-71) at the 2015 Conference USA Championship
Brogan Townend, Sr. (Blackburn, England)
· Tied for sixth with a 1-over 217 (77-70-70) at The Alamo Invitational
· Named Conference USA Athlete of the Week on Oct. 28
· Finished 12th with a 222 (75-70-77) at the All There August Challenge
· Owns a 74.79 stroke average this season