Xavier Travels to Palmetto Intercollegiate

Monday, October 25

Kiawah Island, S.C.

8:45 a.m.

Xavier University

Palmetto Intercollegiate

10.23.21 | Women's Golf

Live Scoring Tee Times and Pairings

The two-day tournament is being played at Kiawah Island Resort – Turtle Point

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's golf continues its fall schedule on Oct. 25-26 at the Palmetto Intercollegiate hosted by the College of Charleston. The two-day tournament is being held at Kiawah Island Resort – Turtle Point.

Round one action gets underway on Monday morning.

PALMETTO INTERCOLLEGIATE

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Oct. 25-26 - Kiawah Island Resort – Turtle Point
Live Scoring - bit.ly/3b9c8tm

SCHEDULE
Monday, Oct. 25 - 8:45 AM ET (shotgun start; 36 holes)
Tuesday, Oct. 26 - TBD

COURSE INFORMATION
Kiawah Island Resort – Turtle Point - Par 72 - 6,005 yards

PARTICIPATING TEAMS (16)
College of Charleston, Chattanooga, Daytona State, East Carolina, Elon, Georgetown, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, North Florida, Sam Houston State, Stetson, South Florida, Troy, UNCG, Xavier, Youngstown State

XAVIER LINEUP
1. Emma McMyler
2. Nathaly Munnicha
3. Kara Carter
4. Abby Whittington
5. Abby Kiefer

Individual - Erin Kim
Individual - Emma Welch

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier won the Bradley Coyote Creek Classic on Oct. 10, capturing the team's first tournament of the fall season. The two-day tournament was held at Coyote Creek Golf Club.

• The Musketeers posted a 54-hole score of 871 (+7), ranking first in a field of 12 teams.

• Emma McMyler posted a 54-hole score of 206 (-10) to rank first in a field of 65 golfers. The sophomore golfer's score set a new school record for 54-hole scoring. The individual tournament title was the first of her Xavier career. She was also named the BIG EAST Golfer of the Week on Oct. 13.

• Freshman Kara Carter finished second with a 54-hole score of 213 (-3).

• The tournament title is the Musketeers first since capturing the BIG EAST Championships on April 25, 2021. Xavier also won the Georgia State Tournament on March 30, 2021.

NOTABLES

• Head coach Breanna Jenco returns for her seventh season with the Musketeers. She earned BIG EAST Coach of the Year honors in the spring of 2021, picking up the accolades for the third time in her career.

• Xavier enters the season as the two-time defending BIG EAST Champions. The Musketeers won the the conference title on April 25, finishing 13 strokes ahead of Seton Hall in the team standings. Xavier also advanced to its second straight NCAA Regional.

• Xavier returns two letterwinners from its BIG EAST Championship team roster in Abby Kiefer and Emma McMyler. Both players tied for eighth at the conference championships.

• Emma McMyler was also named the BIG EAST Freshman and Player of the Year, becoming the first golfer to earn both awards in the same season since Notre Dame's Lindsey Weaver in 2013. She led all BIG EAST players in lowest scoring average (73.59), while ranking 113th nationally.

• Xavier also returns Kayla Benge, Erin Kim and Abby Whittington. Kim played two rounds at the NCAA Louisville Regional as a substitute (injury) for Abby Kiefer.

FALL SCHEDULE

Sept. 13-14 - Wolverine Invitational - Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sept. 27-29 - Golfweek at Red Sky - Wolcott, Colo.
Oct. 9-10 - Bradley Coyote Creek Classic - Mapleton, Ill.
Oct. 25-26 - Palmetto Intercollegiate - Kiawah Island, S.C.
Oct. 30 - Crosstown Shootout - Maketewah CC
Oct. 31 - Crosstown Shootout - Losantiville CC

UP NEXT

• Xavier returns to action on Oct. 30-31 with the Crosstown Shootout vs Cincinnati.