LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Behind three under-par rounds between sophomores Madison Le and Kamri Gabel, the UT Arlington women's golf team posted a top-10 finish at NM State's Golf Iconic Classic Wednesday from NM State Golf Course. 
 
As a team, UTA move up two spots in the leader board with a final-round 293 team-total. The Mavericks totaled 169 pars with freshman Nirjara Gulhane, Le and Gabel sharing a team-high of 35 apiece.
 
Throughout the three-day event, Le paced UTA's five-player lineup with nine birdies out of the 33 total. Wednesday's final-round 71 marked the seventh round of even par or better in her young career and fourth on the season.

UTA SCORES
T-21) Madison Le: 71-75-71
T-33) Kamri Gabel: 76-71-73
T-49) Nitisha Manikandesh: 74-75-74
T-76) Hannah Choi: 76-74-80
T-76) Nirjara Gulhane: 77-78-75
 
TEAM
10) UT Arlington: 297-295-293: 885
 
INSIDE THE SCORES
Le

• Le was one of four Mavericks who didn't card anything higher than a bogey in Wednesday's final round of the Golf Iconic Classic. Through 18, the sophomore's lone hiccup came from a bogey on 16 as she parred the final 13 holes. Le went on to log her second round of 71 of the tournament with a pair of birdies on 13 and 15.

Gabel

• The sophomore kicked her day off on the 13th hole as she played the opening six holes in +2 with back-to-back bogeys on 16 and 17 before making the turn. Gabel managed to get her card back down to +1 – courtesy of a birdie on 1. Despite bogeying hole 5, Gabel rolled her second birdie of the round on hole 6, leading to a final-round 73.

Manikandesh

• The transfer's overall play remained consistent across NM State's three-day tournament as she capped a round of 74. Manikandesh's round consisted of five bogeys, three birdies and 10 pars.

Choi

• Choi struggled to gain momentum in Wednesday's round as multiple bogeys and a double set her back. However, the fifth year managed to card 11 pars throughout the round.

Gulhane

• The freshman improved her score from Tuesday's second round by three strokes after tabbing a final-round 75. Gulhane didn't put anything higher than a bogey on her card as her round was highlighted by a pair of birdies on 7 and 14.

NEXT UP
The Mavs will be right back on the course a week later to play in Arkansas State's Lady Red Wolves Classic beginning Monday, Oct. 16 through Tuesday, Oct. 17 from Sage Meadows Golf Club in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

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