LAWTON, Okla. (September 17, 2024) – Lorena Etxeberria and Ainhoa Gurruchaga represented The University of Texas Permian Basin women's golf team in their 2024-25 season-opening competition at the Oklahoma Women's Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday at Cameron University.

After both shooting plus-three and tying for seventh place after round one on Monday, Etxeberria (74-75; 149) moved up three spots to finish in fourth place after round two on Tuesday while Gurruchaga (74-77; 151) remained tied for seventh.

Gurruchaga, the reigning LSC Newcomer of the Year, finished at plus-nine for the tournament while Etxeberria finished at plus-seven in what was her debut with the Falcons.

The only golfers finishing above Etxeberria in the individual standings were Northwestern Oklahoma State's Agathe Lacoste (72-75; 147) in third place, Cameron's Mollie Wheeler (74-72; 146) in second and Cameron's Maria Jose Savoca (70-72; 142) as the individual champion.

New UTPB Head Golf Coach Paul Chavez said, "I am truly proud of the way both golfers performed this week, especially Lorena in her first collegiate tournament.  To have two players finish in the top-10 is definitely a great start. When you finally start competing against other teams, sometimes golfers go the other way, and some meet the challenge, and these two definitely met the challenge. Both Lorena and Ainhoa realize that we still have work to do and that we need to continue to get better each week to improve their scores and their results."

UT Permian Basin heads to Pueblo, Colorado, Monday-Tuesday, October 7-8, to compete at the CSU-Pueblo Fall Invite at the Pueblo Country Club.

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