Women's Golf Set for NCAA Westfield Regional on May 8-10

Tuesday, May 9

Westfield, Ind.

8 a.m.

Xavier University

NCAA Westfield Regional

Women's Golf Set for NCAA Westfield Regional on May 8-10

05.07.23 | Women's Golf

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The three-day tournament is being held at The Club at Chatham Hills Golf Course

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's golf is set for the NCAA Westfield Regional on May 8-10. The three-day tournament is being held at The Club at Chatham Hills.

A total of 12 teams and six individuals will be featured at each regional site with the top five teams advancing to the NCAA Championships on on May 19-24 at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. A total of 12 individuals will be selected to participate in the championships as well.

NCAA WESTFIELD REGIONAL

COURSE INFORMATION
The Club at Chatham Hills | Westfield, Ind.
Par: 72 | Yardage: 6,300

LIVE SCORING: bit.ly/42wjMXx

FORMAT
54 Holes: 18 per day

PARTICIPATING TEAMS (12)
1. Mississippi State
2. Oregon
3. Vanderbilt
4. Iowa State
5. Virginia
6. Tulsa
7. Tennessee
8. Michigan
9. Oregon State
10. Xavier (Big EAST)
11. Lipscomb (ASUN)
12. Morehead State (Ohio Valley)

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

Nathaly Munnicha (SUB)

XU NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY

2022 NCAA ANN ARBOR REGIONAL
University of Michigan Golf Course - May 9-11
Team Finish: 10 of 12 (905, +23)
Top Individual: Emma McMyler (tied for ninth; 216 [+3] )

2021 NCAA LOUISVILLE REGIONAL
Simpsonville, Ky. - May 10-12
Team Finish: 17 of 18 (907, +43)
Top Individual: Emma McMyler (tied for seventh; 215 [-1] )

2019 NCAA EAST LANSING REGIONAL
East Lansing, Mich. - May 6-8
Team Finish: t-14 of 18 (911, +47)
Top Individual: Mikayla Fitzpatrick (tied for sixth; 216 [E] )

2019 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Fayetteville, Ark. - May 17-20
t-90. Mikayla Fitzpatrick - 78 (+5), 78 (+5), 82 (+9): 238 (+19)

ALL-BIG EAST HONOREES

• Three Musketeers earned All-BIG EAST women's golf honors on May 4. Kara Carter, Emma McMyler and Madison Reemsnyder all earned the honors.

• McMyler was also tabbed the BIG EAST Golfer of the Year, while Reemsnyder picked up BIG EAST Freshman of the Year honors. Coach Jenco and Coach Patz also collected Coaching Staff of the Year honors.

EMMA MCMYLER
• Emma McMyler was named BIG EAST Golfer of the Year for a conference-record third straight season. She has a conference-best scoring average of 72.07, the only player under 73.

• 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.

MADISON REEMSNYDER
• Madison Reemsnyder earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Year honors, becoming the third Xavier golfer to earn the honors. She was the only freshman on the All-BIG EAST Team.

• 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.

• Madison Reemsnyder ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in stroke average via GolfStat (74.11), the highest ranking by a freshman. The next closest freshman is Georgetown's Angela Lee who ranks 15th (76.41).

KARA CARTER
• Kara Carter earns All-BIG EAST honors for the second time in as many seasons. She placed sixth at the BIG EAST Championships.

• Kara Carter has seven career top-10 finishes at Xavier. She also ranks fifth in the BIG EAST in stroke average via GolfStat (74.56).

COACH JENCO
• Coach Jenco earns BIG EAST Coach of the Year honors for the fifth time in her career. She also picked up the honors in 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2022.

2023 BIG EAST AWARD WINNERS

BIG EAST Golfer of the Year
Emma McMyler, Xavier

BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
Madison Reemsnyder, Xavier

BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year
Xavier

All-BIG EAST Team
Eleanor Hudepohl, Creighton, So., Cincinnati, Ohio
Katherine Lemke, Creighton, So., Geneva, Ill.
Gabriella Gilrowski, Georgetown, Jr., Westfield, Ind.
Megan Gormley, Georgetown, Jr., Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
Kara Carter, Xavier, So., Kingsport, Tenn.
Emma McMyler, Xavier, Jr., San Antonio, Texas
Madison Reemsnyder, Xavier, Fr., Canton, Ohio

ALL-TIME XU BIG EAST HONOREES

Players of the Year
Emma McMyler - 2021, 2022, 2023
Mikayla Fitzpatrick - 2019

Freshman of the Year
Mikayla Fitzpatrick - 2017
Emma McMyler - 2021
Madison Reemsnyder - 2023

All-BIG EAST Selections
Kara Carter - 2022, 2023
Shane Crutchfield - 2014, 2015, 2016
Mikayla Fitzpatrick - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Lyndsey Hunnell - 2019
Hanna Lee - 2016
Emma McMyler - 2021, 2022, 2023
Ariel McNair - 2014
Madison Reemsnyder - 2023
Andie Shukow - 2021
Abigail Smith - 2014
Mikayla Smith - 2019

Coaching Staff of the Year
2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

NOTABLES

• Xavier won its conference-record fourth straight BIG EAST Championship on April 19. Four of the top-10 finishers at the tournament were Musketeers.

• 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.

• 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 and ranks first in the BIG EAST in scoring average (294.33). Nationally, the Musketeers rank 64th in the GolfStat rankings.

• 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).

BIG EAST GOLFER OF THE WEEK

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
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

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.

UP NEXT

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