Iowa 8th Through 2 Rounds in Dallas

DALLAS, Texas – The University of Iowa women’s golf team is currently in eighth place through 36 holes of the Veritex Bank Challenge at the Trinity Forest Golf Club. 

The Hawkeyes opened the tournament with a 296, putting them in fourth place, before posting a 299 over round two, giving them a total of 595.   Iowa is one shot out of seventh and five shots out of fifth place. 

Sophomore Ximena Benites is pacing the team, sitting in a tie for 11th place with a two-round total of 144.  The Peru native fired back-to-back 73s after carding four birdies in round one and two more over her second 18 holes. 

Sophomore Maura Peters used a first-round eagle – her second of the season – to fire a 73 during the first 18 holes before carding a four-over 76 in round two.  She is tied for 25th place with a 149. 

Iowa has two players – junior Riley Lewis and senior Paula Miranda – tied for 27th after shooting six-over par 150s.     

Texas Tech leads the team race by 4 shots over Tulsa after finishing with a 36-hole total of 580.  Tarleton State’s Louise Depadt is atop the individual leaderboard with a five-under par 139 (69-70). 

IOWA LEADERBOARD   
T11. Ximena Benites 73-73= 146  
T24. Maura Peters 73-76= 149  
T27. Paula Miranda 77-73= 150  
T27. Riley Lewis  73-77= 150  
T64. Kaitlyn Hanna (Ind.) 82-77=159 
T67. Lily Huether 80-82= 162  
8. IOWA 296-299= 595 

UP NEXT   
Iowa closes out the tournament Tuesday with action beginning at 8:15 a.m. (CT).