troy university is in the field as the Betsy Rawls Invitational begins Monday, March 16, running through Tuesday, March 17, in Austin at the University of Texas Golf Club. UTSA opens what it calls a busy week with the two-day event, which is scheduled for an 8: 30 a. m. ET shotgun start on both days. The tournament brings together a deep lineup of programs, including multiple ranked teams, with the focus now shifting to who can handle the 36-hole Monday and the closing 18 holes on Tuesday.
Event schedule and field: Austin hosts two-day, 54-hole sprint
The Betsy Rawls Invitational will be played Monday-Tuesday, March 16-17, at the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin. The course is listed at par 72 and 6, 473 yards. The format is straightforward: 36 holes on Monday, then 18 holes on Tuesday, with an 8: 30 a. m. ET shotgun start slated for both days.
UTSA’s competition list for the week begins here, and the tournament field includes No. 9 Arkansas, Boise State, BYU, Chattanooga, Harvard, Houston Christian, No. 33 LSU, No. 31 Oklahoma, No. 47 Oregon State, No. 10 Pepperdine, Sam Houston, No. 42 TCU, No. 7 and host Texas, Troy and UIW.
UTSA’s lineup and key form entering the Betsy Rawls Invitational
UTSA’s lineup is set as Lauren Rios, Maria Bastarrica, Sydney Bisgrove, Daniela Abonce and Victoria Schuldt.
The Roadrunners arrive after an eighth-place finish at the Lady Luck Invitational in Las Vegas two weeks ago. In that event, Rios tied for 23rd at 9-over-par 225, a result UTSA noted as helping it finish ahead of two ranked teams: No. 19 Baylor and 44th-ranked Texas Tech.
Rios leads UTSA with a 73. 81 stroke average through 21 rounds this season, with seven par-or-better scorecards and four top-30 finishes, including a tie for third at 1-under 215 at the Red Raider Invitational last fall. Abonce is second on the team at 73. 86 and has seven par-or-better rounds, including two sub-70 scores that were part of an 8-under 208 and a share of fourth place at the Sam Golden Invitational last September.
Bisgrove carries a 75. 58 average and has five par-or-better scorecards, including two 3-under 69s. Schuldt has a 75. 67 stroke average across 21 rounds in her freshman season, with five par-or-better scores highlighted by a 3-under 69 in the final round of the Chevron Collegiate last month; her best finish is a tie for 15th at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate with an even-par 216 (70-70-76). Bastarrica has played four tournaments and holds a 76. 42 average; her top finish is 34th at the Lady Luck Invitational and her best 54-hole score is 225 (74-78-73) at the Chevron Collegiate.
Immediate reactions: UTSA frames it as a “busy week”
UTSA Athletics described the Roadrunners as beginning a “busy week” with the Betsy Rawls Invitational in Austin, before continuing to the MountainView Collegiate on Friday-Sunday, March 20-22, at The Preserve in Tucson, Arizona.
Quick context: program history at this event and at UT Golf Club
This is UTSA’s fourth time competing in the Betsy Rawls Invitational and its first appearance since 2015. UTSA placed 12th in 2015 after tying for 11th and finishing 10th in its previous two trips.
UTSA also competed at UT Golf Club in the 2018 NCAA Austin Regional, taking 12th for what it called the program’s highest postseason finish in the older 18-team format.
What’s next after Austin
Once the final Tuesday scores are in from Austin, attention will turn quickly to UTSA’s next stop: the MountainView Collegiate, scheduled for Friday-Sunday, March 20-22, in Tucson. For now, the immediate spotlight remains on Monday’s 36-hole opening test—and on how troy university and the rest of the field navigate a tightly scheduled, two-day finish at the University of Texas Golf Club.
