Women's Golf Travels to Georgia for Pinetree CC Women's Collegiate Invite

Monday, March 21

Kennesaw, Ga.

8:30 a.m.

Xavier University

Pinetree CC Women's Collegiate Invite

Women's Golf Travels to Georgia for Pinetree CC Women's Collegiate Invite

03.20.22 | Women's Golf

Live Scoring Round One Pairings (PDF)

The two-day tournament is being held at Pinetree CC in Kennesaw, Ga.

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's golf continues its spring season at the Pinetree CC Women's Collegiate Invite in Kennesaw, Ga. The two-day tournament is being hosted by Kennesaw State at Pinetree CC.

Round one action gets underway on Monday morning at 8:30 a.m.

PINETREE CC COLLEGIATE INVITE

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
March 21-22 - Pinetree CC
Live Scoring - bit.ly/3JqT2Pe

SCHEDULE
Rounds 1 & 2 will be Monday, March 21 with the first tee time set for 8:30 a.m. ET
Round 3 will be Tuesday, March 22 also with a first tee time of 8:30 a.m. ET

COURSE INFORMATION
Pinetree CC Women's Collegiate - Par 72 - 6201 Yards

PARTICIPATING TEAMS (12)
Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Northern Illinois, Xavier, UNC Greensboro, Jacksonville State, Florida Gulf Coast, Seminole State (FL), Memphis, East Tennessee State, High Point, Charleston Southern

XAVIER LINEUP
1. Emma McMyler
2. Kara Carter
3. Abby Kiefer
4. Abby Whittington
5. Erin Kim

Nathaly Munnicha (IND)
Katelyn Kuc (IND)

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier placed 10th at the UNF Collegiate on March 8. The two-day tournament was hosted by North Florida at the Jacksonville Golf and Country Club.

• The Musketeers posted a 54-hole score of 895 (+31), ranking 10th in a field of 17 teams. Sophomore Emma McMyler led the team with an 11th place finish, posting a scored of 218 (+2).

• North Florida won the tournament, recording a 54-hole score of 865 (+1). Furman's Anna Morgan recorded a 54-hole score of 210 (-6) to rank first in a field of 90 golfers.

BIG EAST WEEKLY HONOREES

Oct. 13 - Emma McMyler - Golfer of the Week
Nov. 3 - Kara Carter - Golfer of the Week
March 3 - Kara Carter - Golfer of the Week

FALL HIGHLIGHTS

• Xavier won the Bradley Coyote Creek Classic on Oct. 10, capturing the team's lone tournament title of the fall season. The Musketeers posted a 54-hole score of 871 (+7), ranking first in a field of 12 teams. The tournament title was the Musketeers first since capturing the BIG EAST Championships on April 25, 2021. Xavier also won the Georgia State Tournament on March 30, 2021.

• Emma McMyler posted a 54-hole score of 206 (-10) to rank first in a field of 65 golfers at the Bradley Coyote Classic. 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 had two top-five finishes in the fall. She placed second at the Bradley Coyote Creek Classic (Oct. 10) and fourth at the Palmetto Intercollegiate (Oct. 26).

• Xavier also won a match-play tournament (11-7) vs crosstown rival Cincinnati on Oct. 31.

• Emma McMyler also won the Sally Championship (amateur event) at Oceanside Country Club on Jan. 8.

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.

SPRING SCHEDULE

Feb. 25-27 - WMU Rio Verde Invite - Rio Verde, Ariz.
March 7-8 - UNF Collegiate Invite - Jacksonville, Fla.
March 21-22 - Pinetree CC Women's Collegiate Invite - Kennesaw, Ga.
March 28-29 - Georgia State Women's Golf Spring Invite - Johns Creek, Ga.
April 15-16 - Lady Buckeye Invite - Columbus, Ohio
April 21-23 - BIG EAST Championships - Pine Mountain, Ga.

UP NEXT

• Xavier returns to action on March 28-29 at the Georgia State Women's Golf Spring Invite in Johns Creek, Ga.