Women's Golf Wins Fourth Straight BIG EAST Championship

Wednesday, April 19

Hardeeville, S.C.

8 a.m.

Xavier University

BIG EAST Championships

Women's Golf Wins Fourth Straight BIG EAST Championship

04.19.23 | Women's Golf

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Xavier becomes the first school in conference history to win four straight titles

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

HARDEEVLIEE, S.C. - Xavier won the 2023 BIG EAST Women's Golf Championship Presented by JEEP on Wednesday. The three-day tournament was held at Riverton Pointe Golf Course.

Xavier wins its fourth straight BIG EAST Championship, becoming the first team in conference history to win four titles in a row. The Musketeers are tied for second with Louisville for the most conference titles (4). Notre Dame leads the BIG EAST with five championships.

Xavier hit 286 (-2) on Wednesday, the lowest team score in any round at the tournament. The Musketeers finished with a 54-hole score of 893 (+29), winning the championship by 15 strokes. Georgetown finished second with a score of 908 (+44).

NOTABLES

• Xavier's 15-stroke victory is the largest stroke victory since 2018 (Seton Hall defeated Georgetown by 20 strokes; 923-903).

• Abby Kiefer, Emma McMyler and Madison Reemsnyder earned BIG EAST All-Tournament Team honors. Kiefer and McMyler earn the honors for the second time in as many seasons. Reemsnyder earns the honors for the first time in her career.

• Madison Reemsnyder placed tied for fourth at the BIG EAST Championships, the second-highest finish of the season for the freshman golfer. She now has three top-10 finishes this season.

• Emma McMyler placed tied for fourth at the BIG EAST Championships, her 18th career top-10 finish. The San Antonio, Texas, native has seven top-five finishes this season.

• Abby Kiefer placed third at the BIG EAST Championships, her highest finish of the 2022-23 season. She now has five career top-10 finishes.

• Xavier has finished fifth or better in all nine tournaments during the 2022-23 season. The Musketeers have won three tournaments this season to go along with two runner-up finishes. The Musketeers have 13 top-two finishes dating back to the spring of 2021 (eighth tournament titles; five runner-up finishes).

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

3. Abby Kiefer - 78 (+6), 77 (+5), 68 (-4): 223 (+7)
T-4. Madison Reemsnyder - 77 (+5), 76 (+4), 71 (-1): 224 (+8)
T-4. Emma McMyler - 74 (+2), 74 (+2), 76 (+4): 224 (+8)
6. Kara Carter - 75 (+3), 79 (+7), 74 (+2): 228 (+12)
T-13. Erin Kim - 87 (+15), 76 (+4), 73 (+1): 236 (+20)

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Xavier - 304 (+16), 303 (+15), 286 (-2): 893 (+29)
2. Georgetown - 317 (+29), 302 (+14), 289 (+1): 908 (+44)
3. Creighton - 328 (+40), 291 (+3), 299 (+11): 918 (+54)
4. St. John's - 327 (+39), 315 (+27), 300 (+78): 942 (+78)
5. Seton Hall - 326 (+38), 311 (+23), 308 (+20): 945 (+81)
6. Butler - 349 (+61), 320 (+32), 315 (+27): 984 (+120)

UP NEXT

• Xavier has earned the conference's 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.

XU BIG EAST HISTORY

TEAM
2023 - BIG EAST Champions - Xavier
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

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