Musketeers Travel to Georgia State Invitational

Monday, March 29

Johns Creek, Ga.

8:30 a.m.

Xavier University

Georgia State Tournament

Musketeers Travel to Georgia State Invitational

03.27.21 | Women's Golf

Live Scoring Round One Tee Times (PDF)Round Two Tee Times (PDF)

The two-day tournament is being held at Rivermont Golf Club

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's golf travels to the Georgia State Invitational on March 29-30. The two-day tournament is being hosted by Georgia State at the Rivermont Golf Club in Johns Creek, Ga.

Round one action gets underway on Monday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET with a shotgun start.

GEORGIA STATE INVITATIONAL

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
March 29-30 - Georgia State Invitational
Live Scoring - bit.ly/3dglfJF

COURSE INFORMATION
Rivermont Golf Club - Par 72 - 6,075 Yards

FORMAT
36 holes on Monday, followed by 18 holes on Tuesday; Both days will utilize a shotgun start format at 8:30 a.m. ET

PARTICIPATING TEAMS
Albany, Appalachian State, Charleston Southern, Eastern Michigan, FIU, Georgia State, High Point, Jacksonville, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Little Rock, North Dakota, Seton Hall, South Alabama, Winthrop, Wofford, Xavier

XAVIER LINEUP
1. Emma McMyler
2. Mikayla Fitzpatrick
3. Morgan Tinsley
4. Andie Shukow
5. Abby Kiefer

Erin Kim (IND)
Abby Whittington (IND)

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier placed second at the UAB Spring Invitational on March 15-16. The tournament was limited to only 36-holes of golf due to inclement weather.

• The Musketeers shot a 36-hole total of 604 (+28) to rank second in the team standings out of 11 teams. UAB shot a 36-hole total of 601 (+25) to win the tournament.

• Freshman Emma McMyler placed tied for third to lead the Musketeers, posting a 36-hole score of 148 (+4).

NOTABLES

• Xavier had a successful 2019-20 season before the COVID-19 pandemic ended the campaign at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational on March 11 in Kaneohe, Hawaii. The Musketeers had four top-10 team finishes, highlighted by winning the Redbird Invitational on Sept. 8-9.

• The Musketeers return seven upperclassmen, highlighted by graduate student Mikayla Fitzpatrick. The Phoenix, Ariz., native is a three-time All-BIG EAST performer and was named the 2019 BIG EAST Golfer of the Year. She also led the Musketeers to their first BIG EAST Title in 2019 and advanced to NCAA Championships as an individual qualifier.

• Amy Kucera was named Wisconsin State Golf Association (WSGA) Co-Player of the Year in the fall of 2020. She shared the women's division honors with Bowling Green's Mallory Swartz.

• The Musketeers also return Andie Shukow and Morgan Tinsley who were in Xavier's top-five scorers at the 2019 BIG EAST Championships. Shukow placed tied for eighth, while Tinsley took 18th.

• Xavier also welcomes three newcomers to the roster this season in Emma McMyler, Erin Kim and Abby Whittington.

SPRING SCHEDULE

Feb. 8-9 - FAU Paradise Invitational - Boca Raton, Fla.
March 8-9 - UNF Collegiate - Jacksonville, Fla.
March 15-16 - UAB Tournament - Birmingham, Ala.
March 29-30 - Georgia State Tournament - Johns Creek, Ga.
April 17-18 - Indiana Invitational - Bloomington, Ind.
April 23-25 - BIG EAST Championships - Okatie, S.C.

UP NEXT

• Xavier returns to action on April 17-18 at the Indiana Invitational in Bloomington, Ind.