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SUGAR LAND, Texas — The Houston Christian University women’s golf team will host the Riverbend Intercollegiate on March 9–10 at Riverbend Country Club. The two-day tournament will feature 36 holes on Monday followed by a final 18 holes on Tuesday as the Huskies welcome a strong field of NCAA Division I programs to Sugar Land.
The tournament field includes New Mexico State, Louisville, UT Arlington, Lamar, Tarleton State, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, Prairie View A&M, UT Rio Grande Valley, East Texas A&M, Incarnate Word, Austin Peay, Delaware, Blinn College, McLennan CC and Odessa College, along with host Houston Christian.
The Huskies enter the event after a strong stretch of play this season, highlighted by a team victory at the Islanders Collegiate Invitational earlier this spring and a third-place finish at the Texas State Invitational. HCU has recorded several strong rounds throughout the season, including a team-low 281 in the second round of the Texas State Invitational, the lowest team round of the year.
Houston Christian will compete with a lineup featuring sophomore Ploy Makmanee, senior Alejandra Ferrer, sophomore Alyssa Stewart, sophomore Abigail O’Brien, and senior Hailey Hendershott. Makmanee leads the Huskies with a 73.6 scoring average, while Stewart carries a 74.6 average and owns a low round of 69 this season. Ferrer recorded the lowest round by a Husky this year with a 67 during the Texas State Invitational, where she finished fourth individually.
Three Huskies will also compete as individuals, including freshman Serena Churchill, freshman Sara Pihlajamaki, and junior Abigail Inocian, giving HCU a total of eight players in the field for the home tournament.
The Riverbend Intercollegiate begins Monday morning with 36 holes and concludes Tuesday with the final round at Riverbend Country Club.