Women's Golf Set for BIG EAST Championships on April 17-19

Monday, April 17

Hardeeville, S.C.

8 a.m.

Xavier University

BIG EAST Championships

Women's Golf Set for BIG EAST Championships on April 17-19

04.16.23 | Women's Golf

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Xavier is looking to win its fourth straight conference title

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's golf is set for the 2023 BIG EAST Women's Golf Championship Presented by JEEP on April 17-19. The three-day tournament is being held at Riverton Pointe Golf Course in Hardeeville, S.C.

Xavier is looking to capture a BIG EAST record fourth straight conference title.

BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS

COURSE INFORMATION
Riverton Pointe Golf Course | Hardeeville, S.C.
Par: 72 | Yardage: 6,190

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FORMAT
54 Holes: 18 per day

PARTICIPATING TEAMS (6)
Butler, Creighton, Georgetown, St. John's, Seton Hall and Xavier

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

Nathaly Munnicha (SUB)

WATCH LIVE

• For the first time, GameKast Live, a golf streaming service, will provide coverage. Viewers will form an account, but there will be no charge for the service this year. GKLive.TV will cover the entire 54-hole event using over 20 cameras. Live commentary from the 18th green, player and coach interviews and highlights will be provided.

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LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier posted a runner-up finish at the Chattanooga Classic on April 4. Individually, senior Emma McMyler took home medalist honors - her third tournament title of the 2022-23 season.

• SMU won the team title with a 54-hole score of 850 (-14), while the Musketeers placed second with a score of 870 (+6). Augusta placed third, finishing three strokes behind Xavier (873, +9). The field consisted of 18 teams.

• McMyler recorded a score of 207 (-9), earning medalist honors for the third time this season.

NOTABLES

• Senior Emma McMyler has won three tournaments during the 2022-23 season. The San Antonio, Texas, native has now won six tournaments during her Xavier career. She also has 17 career top-10 finishes.

• Xavier has finished fifth or better in all eight tournaments during the 2022-23 season. The Musketeers have won two tournaments this season to go along with two runner-up finishes. The Musketeers have 12 top-two finishes dating back to the spring of 2021 (seven tournament titles; five runner-up finishes).

• Xavier returns all five golfers from last year's BIG EAST Championships team: Abby Kiefer, Emma McMyler, Kara Carter, Abby Whittington and Nathaly Munnicha. Kiefer and McMyler tied for first place, while Carter finished tied for seventh. Carter has six career top-10 finishes.

• In the latest GolfStat rankings (April 4), Xavier ranks 65th in the NCAA. The Musketeers rank first in the BIG EAST with an average score of 293.92.

• Five players rank in the top-11 in the BIG EAST via GolfStat: Emma McMyler (1st), Madison Reemsnyder (4th), Kara Carter (5th), Erin Kim (9th) and Abby Kiefer (11th).

BIG EAST GOLFER OF THE WEEK

• Emma McMyler was named BIG EAST Golfer of the Week for the fifth time this season on April 13. She has earned the weekly honors seven times in her career.

2022-23 HONORS
April 13 - Emma McMyler - Golfer of the Week
March 29 - Emma McMyler - Golfer of the Week
March 2 - Emma McMyler - Golfer of the Week
Nov. 2 - Emma McMyler - Golfer of the Week
Sept. 14 - Emma McMyler - Golfer of the Week

XU BIG EAST HISTORY

TEAM
2022 - BIG EAST Champions - Xavier
2021 - BIG EAST Champions - Xavier
2019 - BIG EAST Champions - Xavier

INDIVIDUAL
2022 - BIG EAST Champion - Abby Kiefer, Emma McMyler *
2021 - BIG EAST Champion - Morgan Tinsley
2019 - BIG EAST Champion - Mikayla Fitzpatrick
2016 - BIG EAST Champion - Shane Crutchfield

* three-way tie with Creighton's Katherine Lemke

FALL 2022 NOTABLES

• Xavier competed in four tournaments in the fall of 2022, posting a top-five finish in all four tournaments. Xavier won the Charlotte Invitational on Oct. 25 to wrap up the fall season. The Musketeers also posted a runner-up finish at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate on Oct. 9.

• Emma McMyler won medalist honors at the Charlotte Invitational on Oct. 25, hitting eight-under-par 208.

• The Musketeers finished the Ron Moore Intercollegiate with a score of 859 (-5), the first time Xavier has finished under par as a team. Xavier hit 278 (-10) in the final round, the lowest round of any team at tournament and a new program record for 18-hole team scoring. Xavier also had 23 birdies as a team, a new school record for birdies at a 54-hole tournament.

• Emma McMyler also won the individual title at the Jennifer Duke Invitational on Sept. 13. She tied Sophia Carlsen (Coastal Carolina) as both players hit 220 (+7) over three rounds of golf. McMyler would go on to birdie the playoff hole (hole 18) to secure the individual title.

PATRIOT ALL-AMERICA

• Emma McMyler placed tied for first at the 12th annual Patriot All-America at The Wigwam Golf Club on Dec. 31.The San Antonio, Texas, native posted a 54-hole score of 201 (-9) at the tournament. She tied for first with Arizona State's Grace Summerhays and San Jose State's Antonia Malate.

• McMyler posted a runner-up finish in the three-person playoff. Malate won on the fourth playoff hole with an eagle on hole No. 18.

TEAM NOTABLES

• Head coach Breanna Jenco returns for her eighth season with the Musketeers. She earned BIG EAST Coach of the Year honors in the spring of 2022, picking up the accolades for the fourth time in her career.

• Xavier enters the season as the three-time defending BIG EAST Champions. The Musketeers won the the conference title on April 23, finishing 14 strokes ahead of Georgetown in the team standings. Xavier also advanced to its third straight NCAA Regional.

• Xavier returns eight letterwinners, including all five members of the BIG EAST Championship roster: Abby Kiefer, Emma McMyler, Kara Carter, Abby Whittington and Nathaly Munnicha.

• Abby Kiefer and Emma McMyler tied for first place at the BIG EAST Championships. McMyler was also named the BIG EAST Golfer of the Year for the second time in as many seasons, while Kara Carter picked up All-BIG EAST honors alongside McMyler.

SPRING SCHEDULE

Feb. 24-26 - Rio Verde Invitational - Rio Verde, Ariz.
March 6-7 - UNF Collegiate - Jacksonville, Fla.
March 27-28 - Fresno State Classic - Fresno, Calif.
April 2-4 - Chattanooga Classic - Chattanooga, Tenn.
April 17-19 - BIG EAST Championships - Hardeeville, S.C.

UP NEXT

• The team that wins the BIG EAST Championships earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships. The six NCAA Regionals will be played on May 8-10 at the following locations: Athens, Ga., Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Pullman, Wash., Raleigh, N.C., San Antonio, Texas and Westfield, Ind.

• The NCAA Championships will be held on May 19-24 at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.

• The NCAA Selection Show will be aired on the Golf Channel on Wednesday, April 26 at 1 p.m. ET.