UTEP Women’s Golf Team Opens Little Rock/ASU Invitational in Seventh Place

MAUMELLE, ARK. — The UTEP women’s golf team is in seventh place through 36 holes of the Little Rock/ASU Invitational on Monday in Maumelle, Ark.

The Miners fired rounds of 313 and 306 respectively for a total of 619.  A total of nine teams are participating in the event, with Central Arkansas topping the field (299-295-594) heading into Tuesday’sfinal round.

UTEP has two players in the top-20 of the individual standings.  June Ting is tied for 11th place with a six-over-par 150 (80-70), and Alisa Rodriguez is tied for 19th place with a 10-over-par 154 (79-75).

Ting is just four strokes behind the leader, Missouri State’s Verena Gimmy, who carded a two-over-par 146 (74-72).

The Miners’ Sofia Castiello is tied for 24th place (73-82-155), Patricia Rico-Avello is tied for 33rd place (81-79-160) and Lily Downs is in 47th place (83-83-166).