🤙 The Official Newsletter For UTSA Athletics

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The new control rooms, which were built and fitted at a cost of more than $5 million, will allow UTSA Athletics to produce top-quality live productions that meet the standards set forth by the American Athletic Conference and ESPN. 

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What else can you find in today’s Brew?

🏌️‍♀️ Daniela Abonce captured the AAC Individual Championship
⛳️ Men’s Golf heads to Florida for their first championship in the AAC
​🤙🏼 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Strokes of Genius. Daniela Abonce captured the American Athletic Conference Individual Championship to help lead the UTSA women’s golf team to a fifth-place finish on Wednesday at Southern Hills Plantation Club (par 72/6,289 yards).

👀 Head to X to see the team in action.

Abonce shot a 9-under-par 207 to claim the Roadrunners’ sixth individual league crown, winning the 54-hole event by one shot ahead of Tulsa’s Lovisa Gunnar. She fired a 3-under 69 on Wednesday to move out of a deadlock with South Florida’s Melanie Green and past SMU’s Ellie Szeryk and Gunnar to the top of the leaderboard for her first career collegiate victory.

🔼 Fiesta Time. The UTSA baseball team will host the UAB Blazers in a three-game series in American Athletic Conference play this weekend for Fiesta Weekend at Roadrunner Field. The series opens tonight at 6:00 PM CST. Game two on Saturday is set for 2 PM, and the series concludes at 12 PM on Sunday.

UTSA has won all four of its conference series thus far, picking up series wins against then-No. 10 and conference favorite East Carolina, 2023 AAC Tournament champion Tulane, 2023 Conference USA Tournament champion Charlotte, and Memphis. The team is first in the league standings with a 9-3 AAC record.

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🔼 A Little Birdie Told Us. UTSA will travel to Belleair, Florida, to compete in the American Athletic Conference Men’s Golf Championship, to be held today through Sunday, April 19-21, at Pelican Golf Club (par 70/6,881 yards).

The Roadrunners’ lineup includes Hunter Bott, Jack Wehman, David Harrison, Brock Blais, Walker Franklin, and alternate Bryson Thurston for their first appearance in The American Championship. UTSA will play against Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, North Texas, Rice, No. 42 SMU, No. 48 South Florida, Temple, UAB, and Wichita State.

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🔼 A Tall Order. UTSA women's basketball coach Karen Aston has officially announced the signing of Berlin, Germany native Emilia Dannebauer to the squad. A 6'4" forward/center, Dannebauer has spent time on the junior German national team and has climbed the ladder from the Female Youth Basketball Bundesliga (WNBL) into the second tier of the Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga (2. DBBL), where she starred for the Chemcats Chemnitz. 

“Her game is very different from anyone we have, which makes her a perfect fit for the puzzle and chemistry of our team,” said Aston. “She is a shot blocker and can stretch the floor also, which is unique at her size.”

🔼 Too Late For Tulane. The UTSA women’s tennis team battled with eighth-seeded Tulane and prevailed with a 4-2 victory in the second round of the American Athletic Conference Championships on Thursday morning.

UTSA improved to a 17-6 overall record, while Tulane ends its season with an 11-9 record. The Roadrunners have extended their match-winning streak to seven matches in a row.

🔼 Comeback Fell Just Short. The No. 7-seeded UTSA men’s tennis team (10-10) saw its inaugural American Athletic Conference Championships journey cut short on Thursday as the Roadrunners rallied from an early deficit against 10th-seeded Tulane (8-14). Although the Roadrunners had a chance to complete the comeback, Thursday’s first-round match ended in a 4-2 setback to the Green Wave.

🤔 UTSA TRIVIA

🤙 ONE BIG THING

Strength From the Circle. UTSA football coach Jeff Traylor proved his athleticism goes beyond football by throwing out the first pitch at a recent Roadrunners softball game.

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📅 COMING SOON

Friday 4/19
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ the American Athletic Conference Championship PREVIEW | LIVE SCORING 
🥎 Softball @ Florida Atlantic @ 5:00 PM CST ESPN+ | LIVE STATS
⚾️ Baseball vs. UAB - Fiesta Weekend @ 6:00 PM CST ESPN+ | LIVE STATS

Saturday 4/20
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ the American Athletic Conference Championship PREVIEW | LIVE SCORING
👟 Track & Field @ Alumni Muster
⚽️ Soccer vs. Texas Tech @ 11:00 AM CST
⚽️ Soccer vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi @ 12:00 PM CST
⚾️ Baseball vs. UAB - Fiesta Weekend @ 6:00 PM CST ESPN+ | LIVE STATS
🥎 Softball @ Florida Atlantic @ 2:00 PM CST ESPN+ | LIVE STATS
⚽️ Soccer vs. Angelo State @ 4:00 PM CST

Sunday 4/21
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ the American Athletic Conference Championship ESPN+ PREVIEW | LIVE SCORING
🥎 Softball @ Florida Atlantic @ 11:00 AM CST ESPN+ | LIVE STATS
⚾️ Baseball vs. UAB - Fiesta Weekend @ 12:00 PM CST ESPN+ | LIVE STATS

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Five UTSA golfers have won conference championships before Daniela Abonce.

Abonce joins five other former UTSA golfers who have won conference championships:  Allie Jordan (2009, Southland Conference), Shannon Jungman (2012 Southland Conference), Fabiola Arriaga (2014 Conference USA), Julie Houston (2018 Conference USA) and Ana Gonzalez (2019 Conference USA).

🤙🏼 Have a great Friday, y’all!