HUMBLE, Texas – Junia Gabasa ends the opening day of the ICON Invitational in third and set a new low 18-hole score at the Golf Club of Houston, Texas State ended the day in 11^th.
 
Texas State recorded a new round one low by one stroke of 283, followed by a second-round score three-over 291 to put them two-under at the end of day one. The Bobcats were the last team to finish under-par and finished in front of three top-50 ranked teams by a minimum of five strokes. 
 
No. 10 Texas A&M leads the field of 16 teams 25-under par. 
 
Junia Gabasa stayed steady within the top-five through both rounds and finished the day in third with 12 birdies. In the first round the junior fired a four-under 68 to set a new low 18-hole score, and then topped that with a seven-under 65. Gabasa is three strokes behind Texas A&M's Zoe Slaughter in first. 
 
Matilda Svahn finished the day even tied for 40 with two rounds of 72 and two bogeys in each round. Freshman Yvonne Chamness shot one-under 71 in the first round, but fell on the leaderboard to tie for 61 after going five-over with six bogeys and a double bogey in the second round. Marine Griffaut finished one stroke behind Chamness with an even first round. 
 
TXST in the Standings
3. Junia Gabasa (133; -11)
T-40. Matilda Svahn (144; E)
T-61. Yvonne Chamness (148; +4)
T-66. Marine Griffaut (149; +5)
T-81. *Federica Tavelli-Westerlund (152; +8)
89. Mattingly Palmer (159; +15)
*Competing as Individual
 
The final round of the ICON Invitational will begin tomorrow, Feb. 28 with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Texas State will be paired with SMU and Tulsa. 
 
Live results will be available on golfstat.com