TROPHY CLUB – For the first time in school history, the No. 19 ranked Texas A&M University-Commerce women's golf team has won three tournaments in the same season. The Lions won their home tournament, the Lion Invitational, by eight strokes at the Trophy Club Country Club.
 
A&M-Commerce led the 10-team tournament by six strokes entering Tuesday and went on to shoot the lowest team score in the final round of 318. The Lions accumulated a score of 935 (308-309-318). Angelo State finished as the runner up with a team score of 943 (316-305-322).
 
The Lions won the Ranger Invitational and the West Texas A&M Invitational in the fall, and this is the second straight year that the Lions have won multiple tournaments in the same season.
 
"I am incredibly proud of the team, they deserve it," said coach Lise Malherbe. "The win gives us great momentum going into the last couple regular season tournaments!"
 
On the player leaderboard, Sophie-Charlott Hempel (Pirmasens, Germany) finished second by one stroke to Arkansas Tech's Jacqueline Klemm. Hempel entered the day two strokes back and she finished the tournament with a score of 225 (75-75-75), while Klemm shot a 224 (74-74-76) in the three rounds at the 56-golfer tournament.
 
Michelle Becker (San Antonio – Reagan) finished tied for seventh with a score of 238 (80-78-80) along with Inma Ortiz Prieto (Huelva, Spain), who had scores of 79, 77, 82, in the three rounds, and Sarah Wongsinth (Udon Thani, Thailand), who carded rounds of 74, 83, 81. The three golfers are among five golfers tied for seventh. Jordan Dusckas (Flower Mound Marcus) finished 34^th with a score of 247 (85-79-83).
 
Competing as individuals, Benz Far-Arun (Bangkok, Thailand), Julianna Crow (Trinity School of Midland), and Karlee Nichols (San Antonio – Smithson Valley) finished in the top-20. Far-Arun tied for 12^th with a three-round total of 239 (82-79-78), Crow placed in a tie for 18^th place with a score of 241 (79-81-81), and Nichols carded a three-round score of 242 (76-79-87), to place in a tie for 20^th place.
 
UP NEXT
The Lions close out the regular season with two tournaments in Arizona. A&M-Commerce takes part in the RJGA Palm Valley Classic on April 1-2 and the West Texas A&M Desert Invitational on April 4-5.
 

Pos.	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1.	A&M-COMMERCE	308	309	318	935
2.	Angelo State	316	305	322	943
3.	Southwestern Oklahoma State	321	310	323	954
4.	Arkansas Tech	316	319	325	960
5.	Harding	325	316	321	962
6.	Midwestern State	321	316	326	963
7.	Cameron	317	325	328	970
8.	Oklahoma Baptist	323	322	326	971
9.	Lubbock Christian	327	335	337	999
10.	Ranger CC	349	341	358	1048

 

1.	A&M-Commerce	308	309	318	935
2.	Sophie-Charlott Hempel	75	75	75	225
T7.	Michelle Becker	80	78	80	238
T7.	Inma Ortiz Prieto	79	77	82	238
T7.	Sarah Wongsinth	74	83	81	238
T34.	Jordan Dusckas	85	79	83	247

 
INDIVIDUALS

T12.	Benz Far-Arun	82	79	78	239
T18.	Julianna Crow	79	81	81	241
T20.	Karlee Nichols	76	79	87	242