by Lubbock, Texas – The Lady Raiders carded a three day team score of 879 (+15) to finish in third place at the 2015 Alamo Invitational at the Briggs Golf Course in San Antonio, Texas on Tuesday afternoon.
Texas Tech was the lone Big 12 School represented in the top-five of the 15 team tournament that included four teams ranked in the top-25. The Lady Raiders finished seven strokes ahead of sixth place TCU and 15 strokes ahead of 2015 Big 12 Champion Baylor who placed tenth at the event. Oklahoma rounded out the Big 12 representation with a 13th place finish.
Gabby Barker (Shoshone-Paiute), the No. 1 overall women’s collegiate golfer, lead Tech with a three round even par 216 to finish fourth in the event. Her finish in the Alamo Invitational is her third straight top-5 finish after winning her last two events. Sophomore Lauren Mason followed Barker in a six way tie for 12th place after carding a 218 (+2) over three days of competition.
The Lady Raiders will resume competition on Feb. 14, 2016 when the team will travel to San Juan Puerto Rico to compete in the 2016 Puerto Rico Classic followed by a Feb. 29th appearance in Miami, Fla. At the Hurricane Invitational.
Texas Tech will be looking for their second straight NCAA appearance after their program best NCAA Quarterfinal run that ended with a 4-1 loss to Duke in match play. With four returning players from that group, and three top five finishes in the fall slate, the Red raiders look poised to make another magical run in the 2015-16 season.
