Women's Golf Aims for Third Straight Top Five Finish at Princess Anne Invitational

Friday, October 5

Virginia Beach, Va.

All Day

Xavier University

Princess Anne Invitational

Women's Golf Aims for Third Straight Top Five Finish at Princess Anne Invitational

10.02.18 | Women's Golf

Course Information Live Scoring

By: Patrick Knapinski, Xavier Athletic Communications

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Women's golf travels to the Princess Anne Invitational this weekend for a 54-hole tournament hosted by Old Dominion. The Musketeers are attempting to finish in the top-five for the third straight tournament of the fall season. They have lowered their total score in back-to-back tournaments and will look to continue that trend at Princess Anne Country Club.

Xavier is bringing along seven golfers for the tournament. The XU lineup will consist of Mikayla Fitzpatrick, Mikayla Smith, Morgan Tinsley, Lyndsey Hunnell, and Andie Shukow. The Musketeers will also bring along two golfers participating as individuals, Kayla Benge and Abby Kiefer.

Fitzpatrick will be playing for another top-10 finish after completing the last tournament just outside it in a tie for 12th. She has carded four rounds at par or better so far this season and has an average of 73.17 per round. She has also taken home a BIG EAST Golfer of the Week honor after her performance at the William & Mary Invitational, where she shot a 220 (+4) over the 54-hole tournament.

Tinsley and Smith have both been staples in the lineup for Xavier this year, with Tinsley having two top-30 finishes and Smith finishing top-10 after carding a record round for Xavier women's golf, a 66 (-6) at the William & Mary Invitational.

Hunnell made her debut for Xavier in their last tournament, posting a 227 (+11) and finishing in a tie for 33rd. The Virginia transfer will look to build on her performance this weekend.

Shukow, who last played in the WIlliam & Mary Invitational, joins the team this weekend playing as the team fifth. Two freshmen, Kiefer and Benge, will participate as individuals this tournament.

HOST/COURSE INFORMATION

Host: Old Dominion University
Course: Princess Anne Country Club
Par: 70
Yardage: 5,824-yards

FORMAT

Xavier will play 54 holes over three days, 18 each day. The tournament will begin at 8 a.m. each day and teams will start from either the first or tenth holes.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

There are a total of 13 teams participating in the tournament this weekend: Old Dominion, Maryland, Central Florida, Sacramento State, Cincinnati, Delaware, Princeton, UT-Chattanooga, Marshall, South Florida, and Xavier.

COVERAGE

Live scoring will be provided through GolfStat.com.

For tournament updates and more information on Xavier golf, visit www.GoXavier.com and follow @XavierWGOLF on Twitter.