Scorpion Women Win Lucio Invitational; Martinez Wins Medalist Honors, Breaks Own School Record Again
 Posted February 17, 2008

April Martinez

HARLINGEN –- Scorpion junior golfer April Martinez scorched the Treasure Hills Country Club with an even-par 72 to break the school record and lead The University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College to victory in the 10th Annual Sen. Eddie Lucio Invitational Sunday, February 17.

After an opening-round score of 86 in extreme wind conditions Saturday, Martinez had three birdies, three bogeys and 12 pars Sunday to finish with a two-day total of 158. She finished 11 strokes ahead of Angela Aufderhaar of Texas Lutheran University (89-80) and Allison Valles of UTB/TSC (93-76) for medalist honors. The runners-up shot 169.

Valles was awarded the second medalist award because of a better second-day total, which included the only eagle in the tournament. Her first eagle of her collegiate career came Sunday on the second hole, a par-five 465-yarder.

Allison Valles

Weather conditions improved significantly Sunday as a cool front blew in Saturday night, dropping winds and humidity levels.

UTB/TSC won the team title handily with a 691, 30 shots better than McMurry University’s 721. Texas Lutheran finished with a769 and Texas A&M International an 816.

Barbara John of McMurry finished fourth with a 174 and Andrea Cadriel fifth with a 176.

UTB/TSC defeated TAMIU, 9-0, in men’s match play competition. On Sunday, the Scorpions defeated the Dust devils, 6-0, in individual match play after the Scorpions won during the two-man scramble portion Saturday.