SAN ANTONIO — UTSA will begin a busy week with the Betsy Rawls Invitational, which will be held Monday-Tuesday, March 16-17, at the University of Texas Golf Club (par 72/6,473 yards) in Austin.
The Roadrunners’ lineup will consist of Lauren Rios, Maria Bastarrica, Sydney Bisgrove, Daniela Abonce and Victoria Schuldt.
UTSA will face No. 9 Arkansas, Boise State, BYU, Chattanooga, Harvard, Houston Christian, No. 33 LSU, No. 31 Oklahoma, No. 47 Oregon State, No. 10 Pepperdine, Sam Houston, No. 42 TCU, No. 7 and host Texas, Troy and UIW.
The field will play 36 holes on Monday and 18 on Tuesday with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start slated for both days. Live scoring will be provided at scoreboard.clippd.com.
The Roadrunners will continue their busy week with the MountainView Collegiate on Friday-Sunday, March 20-22, at The Preserve in Tucson, Arizona.
This will mark UTSA’s fourth time to compete in the Betsy Rawls Invitational and the first since 2015. The Roadrunners placed 12th at that event after tying for 11th and finishing 10th the previous two years.
UTSA also competed at UT Golf Club in the 2018 NCAA Austin Regional, taking 12th place for what was the program’s highest postseason finish in the old format that included 18 teams.
The Roadrunners are coming off an eighth-place finish at the Lady Luck Invitational two weeks ago in Las Vegas. Rios tied for 23rd with a 9-over-par 225 to help UTSA end up ahead of a pair of ranked teams in No. 19 Baylor and 44th-ranked Texas Tech.
Rios paces UTSA with a 73.81 stroke average through 21 rounds this season. The Coppell, Texas, native has logged seven par-or-better scorecards and four top-30 finishes, including a tie for third with a 1-under 215 at the Red Raider Invitational last fall.
Abonce ranks second on the squad with a 73.86 scoring average. The senior from Mexico also owns seven par-or-better rounds including a pair of sub-70 scores, both of which were registered as part of an 8-under 208 to help her earn a share of fourth place at the Sam Golden Invitational last September.
Bisgrove boasts the third-best average on the team with a 75.58 mark. The sophomore from Canada has turned in five par-or-better scorecards including a pair of 3-under 69s, while her top 54-hole total is a 4-under 212 posted at the Sam Golden Invitational.
Schuldt totes a 75.67 stroke average in 21 rounds during her true freshman campaign. A native of Germany, she carries five par-or-better scores highlighted by a 3-under 69 in the final round of the Chevron Collegiate last month. Her best finish is a tie for 15th at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate behind an even-par 216 (70-70-76).
Bastarrica has appeared in four tournaments and owns a 76.42 average. The junior from Spain recorded her top finish of 34th at the Lady Luck Invitational and he best 54-hole score was a 225 (74-78-73) posted at the Chevron Collegiate.
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