Women's Golf Finishes Regular-Season Action at Lady Buckeye Invitational

Friday, April 15

Columbus, Ohio

8:30 a.m.

Xavier University

Lady Buckeye Invite

Women's Golf Finishes Regular-Season Action at Lady Buckeye Invitational

04.13.22 | Women's Golf

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The two-day tournament is being held at The Ohio State Golf Club Scarlet Course

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's golf concludes regular-season action at the Lady Buckeye Invitational on April 15-16. The two-day tournament is being held at The Ohio State Golf Club Scarlet Course.

LADY BUCKEYE INVITATIONAL

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
April 15-16 - The Ohio State Golf Club Scarlet Course
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SCHEDULE
Tee Times - Shotgun Start on Friday at 8:30 AM. Play will be continuous.
Tee Times - Saturday will begin at 8:30 AM (weather permitting)

FORMAT
Play 6, Count 4/36 holes Friday, 18 Saturday

COURSE INFORMATION
The Ohio State Golf Club Scarlet Course - Par 72 - 6,319 Yards

PARTICIPATING TEAMS (10)
Illinois, Indianapolis, Kent State, Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, Xavier

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

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier won the Georgia State Invitational for the second straight season on March 29. The two-day tournament was played at Rivermont Golf Club in Johns Creek, Ga.

• The Musketeers posted a 54-hole score of 909 (+45) to win the title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Eastern Kentucky (910, +46). Xavier now has seven top-two finishes dating back to the spring of 2021 (four tournament titles; three runner-up finishes).

• Carter paced the Musketeers with an eighth-place finish (224, +8), her fifth top-10 finish of the season.

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
March 30 - 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 April 21-23 at the BIG EAST Championships in Pine Mountain, Ga.