Xavier Opens Spring Season at WMU Rio Verde Invitational

Friday, February 21

Rio Verde, Ariz.

2 p.m. ET

Xavier University

WMU Rio Verde Invitational

Xavier Opens Spring Season at WMU Rio Verde Invitational

02.19.25 | Women's Golf

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The three-day tournament is being held at Rio Verde CC on Feb. 21-23

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's golf opens its spring season at the WMU Rio Verde Invitational on Feb. 21-23. The three-day tournament is being played at Rio Verde CC.

TOURNAMENT INFO

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Name: WMU Rio Verde Invitational
Dates: Feb. 21-23, 2025
Course: Rio Verde CC
Location: Rio Verde, Ariz.
Course Par/Yardage: 72 / 6,001
Participating Teams (20): Central Michigan, Oakland, Akron, Loyola-Chicago, Ball State, Western Michigan, Cal State Northridge, Kennesaw State, Creighton, Xavier, Cal Baptist, Missouri State, Bowling Green, Utah Tech, Ohio, South Dakota, Illinois State, Bradley, Wichita State, Butler

LIVE SCORING: bit.ly/4gMK6DG

XAVIER LINEUP
1. Kara Carter
2. Isabel Brozena
3. Ivanna Flores
4. Emma Welch
5. Madison Reemsnyder

SCHEDULE
Friday, Feb. 21 - 2 PM ET - Shotgun Start - 18 Holes
Saturday, Feb. 22 - 12 PM ET - Shotgun Start - 18 Holes
Sunday, Feb. 23 - 10:30 AM ET - Shotgun Start - 18 Holes

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier placed seventh at the White Sands Bahamas Invite on Oct. 20. The tournament was held at the Club House Ocean Club Golf Course. The tournament was shortened to a 36-hole event during to inclement weather on Oct. 18.
The Musketeers posted a 36-hole score of 610 (+38), finishing seventh in a field of 10 teams. Kansas placed first with a score of 587 (+15), while Purdie finished second (589, +17).
Individually, Madison Reemsnyder led the Musketeers with a seventh-place finish in a field of 62 golfers. She posted a 36-hole score of 147 (+4). Reemsnyder now has two top-10 finishes this season (six career top-10 finishes).
Chantal El Chaib (Georgia) and Natasha Kiel (Purdue) took home medalist honors with scores of 141 (-2).

BIG EAST WEEKLY AWARDS

Kara Carter and Madison Reemsnyder were named the BIG EAST Golfers of the Week on Sept. 25. Carter earns the honors for the fourth time in her career, while Reemsnyder picks up the recognition for the first time her her career.

2024-25 SCHEDULE

FALL SCHEDULE
Sept. 2-3 - Boilermaker Classic - West Lafayette, Ind.
Sept. 20-22 - Lady Paladin Invitational - Greenville, S.C.
Oct. 4-6 - Ron Moore Intercollegiate - Denver, Colo.
Oct. 18-20 - White Sands Bahamas Invite - Paradise Island, Bahamas

SPRING SCHEDULE
Feb. 21-23 - WMU Rio Verde Invitational - Rio Verde, Ariz.
March 3-4 - Momentum Transportation UNF Collegiate - Jacksonville, Fla.
March 14-16 - Red Rocks Invitational - Sedona, Ariz.
March 28-30 - Chattanooga Classic - Chattanooga, Tenn.
April 7-8 - Brickyard Collegiate - Macon, Ga.
April 19-21 - BIG EAST Championships - Hardeeville, S.C.

NOTABLES

Kara Carter, Erin Kim, Madison Reemsnyder, Darrelyn Webster and Emma Welch were named to the 2023-24 WGCA All-American Scholar Team on July 1.
Carter, Kim, Reemsnyder and Welch were also named 2024 Academic All-District® Women's At-Large Team selected by College Sports Communicators on June 25.
Madison Reemsnyder won the 2024 Ohio Women's Open on June 13. Emma Welch won the MGA Women's Amateur on July 30 and earned a spot at U.S. Women's Amateur.
Newcomer Isabel Brozena won the Massachusetts Girls Junior Am on Aug. 9. She also won the MIAA State Individual Championship in 2023 and 2024.
Xavier returns four golfers from the 2023-24 roster that captured the program's fifth straight BIG EAST Championship in the spring of 2024.
The Musketeers return two All-BIG EAST performers in Kara Carter and Emma Welch. Carter earned the honors for the third straight year, while Welch picked up the recognition for the first time in her career after taking medalist honors at the conference championship.
Xavier welcomes three newcomers in Isabel Brozena (North Reading, Mass.), Ivanna Flores (Caracas, Venezuela) and Eleanor Hudepohl (Cincinnati, Ohio/Creighton).
Kara Carter has 12 career top-10 finishes. Emma Welch has two career top-10 finishes. Madison Reemsnyder has six career top-10 finishes. Darrelyn Webster has one career top-10 finish. Eleanor Hudepohl has 13 career top-10 finishes.
Since the start of the 2022-23 season, the Musketeers have posted 13 top-five finishes with five tournament titles and three runner-up finishes.

HISTORY

Xavier won its fifth straight BIG EAST Championship on April 22 at Callawassie Island Golf Club. The Musketeers matched former member Notre Dame for the most BIG EAST Championships in conference history (5). The five straight conference titles is also the most consecutive championships in BIG EAST history.
Since the start of the 2022-23 season, the Musketeers have posted 12 top-five finishes with four tournament titles and three runner-up finishes.
Coach Jenco earned BIG EAST Coach of the Year honors for the fifth time in her career in May of 2023. She also picked up the honors in 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2022.

XAVIER NCAA HISTORY

2024 NCAA LAS VEGAS REGIONAL
Spanish Trail Country Club - May 6-8
Team Finish: 12 of 12 (932, +68)
Top Individual: Madison Reemsnyder (tied for 50th; 232 [+16] )

2023 NCAA WESTFIELD REGIONAL
The Club at Chatham Hills Golf Course - May 8-10
Team Finish: T-7 of 12 (863, -1)
Top Individual: Emma McMyler (tied for ninth; 211 [-5] )

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)

UP NEXT

• Xavier continues it spring season on March 3-4 at the Momentum Transportation UNF Collegiate in Jacksonville, Fla.