MACON, Ga. — The final round of The Brickyard Collegiate has been canceled due to unplayable conditions on Brickyard Golf Course (par 72/6,126 yards). UTSA sophomore Ana Gonzalez finished in third place to lead the Roadrunners to a tie for fourth in the team standings.
Less than one week after earning her first career collegiate win, Gonzalez posted her second straight and fifth top-10 finish of the season after carding a 4-under-par 140. A native of Monterrey, Mexico, she opened the event with a 3-under 69 on Monday morning, the third sub-70 scorecard of her sophomore campaign. The 2018 Conference USA Freshman of the Year birdied four holes, including three as part of a 33 on the back nine.
Gonzalez, a second-team all-conference selection a year ago, tacked on five more birdies in the afternoon en route to posting a 1-under 71, her 13th par-or-better round of 2018-19. Her 140 is tied for the sixth-best 36-hole total in program history and she finished just two shots behind individual medalist Carol Pyon of Mercer (68-70—138) and one behind runner-up Siarra Stout of Charlotte (71-68—139).
Behind Gonzalez, the Roadrunners shared fourth place with No. 29 North Carolina at 13-over 589. UTSA opened with a 296 and then carded a 5-over 293 in the second round. The Birds ended up seven strokes behind third-place East Tennessee State and five shots in front of North Florida. Host Mercer won the team title in the 13-team field with a 1-over 577, while Charlotte was second (578).
Julie Houston placed 22nd at 4-over 148. The senior from Allen bounced back from a 76 in the opening round by writing down par on all 18 holes on her second-round scorecard. The reigning C-USA champion led all players with 32 pars and finished just three shots out of the top 10.
Brooke Nolte finished in a tie for 30th at 6-over 150 after posting a pair of 75s, while Madison Kidd tied for 33rd (76-75—151) and Hannah Holzmann tied for 60th (80-77—157).
The Roadrunners will return to action Monday-Wednesday, April 15-17, as they look to defend their title at the C-USA Championship in Fort Myers, Fla.
