LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The UT Arlington women's golf team wrapped up Aggie Invitational play from New Mexico State Golf Course on Wednesday with a final-round 304 and finished in 14th place.

Sydney Garber's final-round 71 marks her name in the record book as she is now tied for the 10th-best low round in program history. She led the Mavericks with a T-43 finish across the 104-player field.

UTA improved their team score by six shots following a 2nd-round 310 and 1st-round 302. The 916 total is now tied for the 10th-best low 54-hole total in UTA program history.

UTA STANDINGS/SCORES
T-43) Sydney Garber: 78-78-71: 227 (+11)
T-56) Madigan Murray: 73-75-82: 230 (+14)
T-59) Heidrun Hlynsdottir: 77-79-75: 231 (+15)
T-59) Romina Gonzalez: 76-78-77: 231 (+15)
T-89) Connor Howard: 76-85-81: 242 (+26)

INSIDE THE SCORES

- Garber opened on the 13th and played the first six holes in even which set her up nicely before entering the front 9. The graduate student maintained the same momentum as she rolled her second birdie of the round on hole 3 as she played the last 10 holes in an impressive -1 – her first under-par round of the year. 

- Murray – who started on hole 11 – shot even through the first nine holes.  She followed it up with an unlucky double bogey on the 2nd that derailed her momentum. From there, she played the final six holes +10 that featured four bogeys. 

- Hynsdottir – who opened on hole 12 – got off to a strong start as she shot even through the first seven holes after collecting two birdies on holes 12 and 17. The junior opened the front side with a double bogey before playing the rest of the back in +3 with a birdie on the 5th and bogey on the 6th. 

- Gonzalez was one of just two Mavericks who didn't put anything higher than a bogey on their card.  After playing the first 11 holes +3, she posted a +5 over the final three holes unable to roll a single birdie, unfortunately. 

- Howard also began her final round on hole 13, but was unable to gain any momentum throughout the round. However, she would be able to roll her first birdie of the round on hole 6.

THIS AND THAT
 
- The Mavericks tied for the 6th-best par-3 scoring average (3.13) alongside UC Riverside and Incarnate Word. 

- As a team, UTA finished with 167 pars – 7th-best – as the Mavs trailed Santa Clara – who led the 20-team field with 183 pars – by 16 shots. 

NEXT UP
The Mavericks will travel to Jonesboro, Arkansas to compete in Arkansas State's Lady Red Wolves Classic next Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 11-12) from Sage Meadows Golf Course.
 
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