Women's Golf Set for Indiana Invitational

Saturday, April 17

Bloomington, Ind.

8:15 a.m.

Xavier University

Indiana Invitational

04.16.21 | Women's Golf

Live Scoring

The two-day tournament is being held at The Pfau Course

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's golf wraps up regular-season action at the Indiana Invitational on April 17-18. The two-day tournament is being held at The Pfau Course at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind.

Round one action gets underway on Saturday morning at 8:15 a.m.

INDIANA INVITATIONAL

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
April 17-18 - Indiana Invitational
Live Scoring - bit.ly/32jdPQM

COURSE INFORMATION
The Pfau Course at Indiana University - Par 72 - 6,254 Yards

FORMAT
Saturday - Tee times off of No. 1 and No. 10 beginning at 8:15 a.m. with continuous play into the second round
Sunday - Tee times off of No. 1 and No. 10 beginning at 8:15 a.m.
Scoring format will be 6 count 4

PARTICIPATING TEAMS
Indiana (Host), Illinois, Iowa, Kent State, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin and Xavier

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

Erin Kim (IND)

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier women's golf won the Georgia State Invitational on March 30, placing first out of 16 teams. The two-day tournament was held at the Rivermont Golf Club.

• The Musketeers shot a 54-hole score of 882 (+18), finishing three strokes ahead of second-place Kennesaw State (885, +21).

• Abby Kiefer (t-7), Emma McMyler (t-7) and Mikayla Fitzpatrick (t-9) all posted top-10 finishes for the Musketeers.

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 - Fort Myers, Fla.

UP NEXT

• Xavier returns to action on April 23-25 at the BIG EAST Championships. The tournament is being held at the Club at Gateway in Fort Myers, Fla.