Sunday, October 18
San Marcos, TX
All Day
Rice University
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Jim West Challenge
10/17/2026 3:31:00 PM | Women's Golf
HOUSTON — The Rice Women's Golf team will close its fall schedule this Sunday-Monday, Oct. 18-19, when it travels to San Marcos for the Jim West Challenge. The tournament will be hosted by Texas State and played at the par-72 Kissing Tree Golf Club.
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the 11-team field are six teams in the Top 100 of the initial Scoreboard rankings, including No. 36 Missouri, No. 41 UNLV, No. 43 TCU, No. 64 Notre Dame, No. 92 North Texas, and No. 93 Denver. Also participating are Boise State, New Mexico, Northern Illinois, and host Texas State.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Jim West Challenge by visiting Scoreboard.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Jessica Jang – No. 1 position … has a 73.78 stroke average … has a team-best three rounds of par or better and 23 birdies … tied for 19th-place at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational (10/3-5) … 29th-place at the season-opening Lady Paladin Invitational (9/18-20), where she carded a final round 72 for her first career round of par or better … tied for 26th-place at the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah (10/12-13) carding a season-low 70 to finish -1 for the tournament, the best finish of the year.
Ragini Navet – No. 2 position … has a 73.67 stroke average … tied for 54th-place at the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah, where she opened with a 69 … transfer from Southern Miss … averaged 75.64 rounds in two years … eight rounds of par or better … three top ten and six top 20 finishes … Sun Belt Golfer of the Week after tying for eighth-place at the Brickyard Collegiate (4/8-9/24) ... twice had a career-best tie for seventh, at the Ally (10/21-23/24) and the Tulane Classic (3/9-11/25).
Ari Boone – No. 3 position … has a 74.67 stroke average … two rounds of par or better … tied for 19th-place at the season-opening Lady Paladin Invitational (9/18-20), where she fired a final round, bogey-free 68 for her first career round of par or better … finished in 23rd-place at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational, where she opened with a 71 (10/3-5).
Justine Bayle – No. 4 position … has a 76.00 stroke average … tied for 32nd-place at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational (10/3-5) … tied for 43rd-place at the season-opening Lady Paladin Invitational (9/18-20) … closed the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah (10/12-13) with a season-low 71, her first round of par or better of the season …transfer from Tampa … Second Team All-American … two-time All-Sunshine State Conference … ranked as high as 12th nationally last year.
Ally Kim – No. 5 position … participating in her first tournament of the season … four top 10 finishes on the AJGA tour … in 2025, finished in fourth at the Beau Hossler Junior Championship … tied for second at the Super Lychee Junior Championship and the AJGA Junior at Copper Valley, where she closed with rounds of 67-68 … played at Orange Lutheran HS, where she became the second girl's golfer in school history to capture the Trinity League individual title, firing a final round -7.
PAIRINGS
Play begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. CT. The Owls will tee off from holes No. 14-18 and will compete in groups with student-athletes from Northern Illinois and a group of individuals. Monday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
The Owls begin the spring season Jan. 29-30 when they travel to Guadalajara, Mexico for the Collegiate Invitational at GCC.
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the 11-team field are six teams in the Top 100 of the initial Scoreboard rankings, including No. 36 Missouri, No. 41 UNLV, No. 43 TCU, No. 64 Notre Dame, No. 92 North Texas, and No. 93 Denver. Also participating are Boise State, New Mexico, Northern Illinois, and host Texas State.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Jim West Challenge by visiting Scoreboard.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Jessica Jang – No. 1 position … has a 73.78 stroke average … has a team-best three rounds of par or better and 23 birdies … tied for 19th-place at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational (10/3-5) … 29th-place at the season-opening Lady Paladin Invitational (9/18-20), where she carded a final round 72 for her first career round of par or better … tied for 26th-place at the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah (10/12-13) carding a season-low 70 to finish -1 for the tournament, the best finish of the year.
Ragini Navet – No. 2 position … has a 73.67 stroke average … tied for 54th-place at the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah, where she opened with a 69 … transfer from Southern Miss … averaged 75.64 rounds in two years … eight rounds of par or better … three top ten and six top 20 finishes … Sun Belt Golfer of the Week after tying for eighth-place at the Brickyard Collegiate (4/8-9/24) ... twice had a career-best tie for seventh, at the Ally (10/21-23/24) and the Tulane Classic (3/9-11/25).
Ari Boone – No. 3 position … has a 74.67 stroke average … two rounds of par or better … tied for 19th-place at the season-opening Lady Paladin Invitational (9/18-20), where she fired a final round, bogey-free 68 for her first career round of par or better … finished in 23rd-place at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational, where she opened with a 71 (10/3-5).
Justine Bayle – No. 4 position … has a 76.00 stroke average … tied for 32nd-place at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational (10/3-5) … tied for 43rd-place at the season-opening Lady Paladin Invitational (9/18-20) … closed the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah (10/12-13) with a season-low 71, her first round of par or better of the season …transfer from Tampa … Second Team All-American … two-time All-Sunshine State Conference … ranked as high as 12th nationally last year.
Ally Kim – No. 5 position … participating in her first tournament of the season … four top 10 finishes on the AJGA tour … in 2025, finished in fourth at the Beau Hossler Junior Championship … tied for second at the Super Lychee Junior Championship and the AJGA Junior at Copper Valley, where she closed with rounds of 67-68 … played at Orange Lutheran HS, where she became the second girl's golfer in school history to capture the Trinity League individual title, firing a final round -7.
PAIRINGS
Play begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. CT. The Owls will tee off from holes No. 14-18 and will compete in groups with student-athletes from Northern Illinois and a group of individuals. Monday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
The Owls begin the spring season Jan. 29-30 when they travel to Guadalajara, Mexico for the Collegiate Invitational at GCC.
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