RICHARDSON, Texas – The Concordia Texas women's golf team, who had a record-breaking fall season, were voted to finish fifth in the American Southwest Conference as the league office released its Preseason Poll and Golfers to Watch list on Tuesday.

The Tornados, who have a revamped roster under first year head coach Steve Landry, earned 42 votes and were picked to finish fifth at the ASC Championships, which is scheduled for April 24-26 at Tempest Golf Club in Gladewater, Texas.

Mary Hardin-Baylor, who were runner-ups at last season's conference championships, were voted to win the ASC title in 2022, collecting 76 votes and four of the nine first-place votes. Reigning league champions UT Dallas came in second with 72 votes and three first-place votes followed by UC Santa Cruz.

In the Golfers to Watch list, newcomers Emma Finger and Julia Moss were selected.

Finger, a freshman out of Boerne, Texas, was the top golfer for CTX in the fall, recording a pair of top-10 finishes. Her best performance came in her first-ever collegiate golf tournament at the Queen of the Hill Country Classic, where she shot 151 over two rounds to finish in a tie-for-third.

The score of 151 is tied for the third-best individual 36-hole mark in program history as the Tornados broke the school record for best 18-hole and 36-hole team rounds and placed third overall in the tournament.

Moss, meanwhile, is also a freshman, arriving from League City, Texas. She competed in the Queen of the Hill Country Classic as well, placing 21st overall after improving by 14 shots in the second round and recording a two-day score of 172.

Concordia will play in six tournaments before the ASC Championships, opening the spring season on Feb. 28, playing in the Women's Shootout at the Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos, Texas.

2022 ASC Preseason Women's Golf Poll

Team (First)	Votes	2021 Championship Finish
1. Mary Hardin-Baylor (4)	76	2nd
2. UT Dallas (3)	72	1st
3. UC Santa Cruz (2)	58	3rd
4. East Texas Baptist	56	4th
5. Concordia Texas	42	5th
6. Hardin-Simmons	39	7th
7. LeTourneau	27	6th
8. Howard Payne	19	Ind.
9. McMurry	12	--

2022 Golfers to Watch

Name	Cl.	Team	Hometown
Emma Finger	Fr.	Concordia Texas	Boerne, Texas
Julia Moss	Fr.	Concordia Texas	League City, Texas
Hannah McKinney	So.	East Texas Baptist	Hughes Springs, Texas
Emily Watson *	Sr.	East Texas Baptist	Canton, Texas
Kalyn Otten	Fr.	Hardin-Simmons	San Antonio, Texas
Alexi Bluff	Fr.	Hardin-Simmons	Abilene, Texas
Mallory Garcia *	So.	Howard Payne	Brownwood, Texas
Bailey Farmer	Jr.	Howard Payne	Alvin, Texas
Marta Bollinger	Fr.	LeTourneau	Alexandria, La.
Baylee Van Houten *	Jr.	LeTourneau	Spring, Texas
Sydney McConnell * G F	So.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Tyler, Texas
Sarah Kmiecik *	So.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Houston, Texas
Gillian Mendoza *	Jr.	UC Santa Cruz	Rowland Heights, Calif.
Alyssa Yee	So.	UC Santa Cruz	Davis, Calif.
Karen Alvarez *	Fr.	UT Dallas	Katy, Texas
Sofia Trevino	Fr.	UT Dallas	The Woodlands, Texas

 
2021 All-Conference *
2021 Golfer of the Year ^G
2021 Freshman of the Year ^F