Xavier University Athletics

Xavier Posts Runner-Up Finish at Rio Verde Invitational
02.27.22 | Women's Golf
Kara Carter paced the squad with a score of 216 (E), placing second overall
RIO VERDE, Ariz. - Xavier women's golf opened it spring season with a runner-up finish at the Rio Verde Invitational hosted by Western Michigan. The three-day tournament was played at Rio Verde CC (White Wing Course).
The Musketeers posted a 54-hole score of 877 (+13), ranking second in a field of 18 teams. Xavier now has five top-five finishes dating back to the spring of 2021. Freshman Kara Carter posted her third top-five finish of the 2021-22 season, pacing the Musketeers with a second-place finish (216, E).
Kennesaw State won the tournament, recording a 54-hole score of 865 (+1). Kennesaw State's Caitlyn Campbell recorded a 54-hole score of 211 (-5) to rank first in a field of 92 golfers.
2. Kara Carter - 72 (E), 69 (-3), 75 (+3): 216 (E)
t-7. Abby Whittington - 72 (E), 72 (E), 75 (+3): 219 (+3)
9. Emma McMyler - 71 (-1), 78 (+6), 71 (-1): 220 (+4)
t-15. Abby Kiefer - 76 (+4), 75 (+3), 74 (+2): 225 (+9)
t-30. Erin Kim - 79 (+7), 78 (+6), 72 (E): 229 (+13)
Abby Cavaiani - Missouri St.
Avalon Woodward - Illinois St.
Alizee Vidal - Kennesaw St.
Kara Carter - Xavier
Caitlyn Campbell - Kennesaw St. - Individual Medalist
• Xavier returns to action on March 7-8 at the UNF Collegiate Invite in Jacksonville, Fla.
The Musketeers posted a 54-hole score of 877 (+13), ranking second in a field of 18 teams. Xavier now has five top-five finishes dating back to the spring of 2021. Freshman Kara Carter posted her third top-five finish of the 2021-22 season, pacing the Musketeers with a second-place finish (216, E).
Kennesaw State won the tournament, recording a 54-hole score of 865 (+1). Kennesaw State's Caitlyn Campbell recorded a 54-hole score of 211 (-5) to rank first in a field of 92 golfers.
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FINAL RESULTS |
2. Kara Carter - 72 (E), 69 (-3), 75 (+3): 216 (E)
t-7. Abby Whittington - 72 (E), 72 (E), 75 (+3): 219 (+3)
9. Emma McMyler - 71 (-1), 78 (+6), 71 (-1): 220 (+4)
t-15. Abby Kiefer - 76 (+4), 75 (+3), 74 (+2): 225 (+9)
t-30. Erin Kim - 79 (+7), 78 (+6), 72 (E): 229 (+13)
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ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM |
Abby Cavaiani - Missouri St.
Avalon Woodward - Illinois St.
Alizee Vidal - Kennesaw St.
Kara Carter - Xavier
Caitlyn Campbell - Kennesaw St. - Individual Medalist
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UP NEXT |
• Xavier returns to action on March 7-8 at the UNF Collegiate Invite in Jacksonville, Fla.
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