Kent State University
Mid-American Match Play Challenge
No. 7 Women's Golf Set to Start Spring Season on Monday
2/7/2016 2:36:00 PM | Women's Golf
Kent State's nationally-ranked women's golf team will look to continue its hot streak as it starts its spring season this week at the 2016 Mid-American Match Play Challenge hosted by Bowling Green in Bradenton, Florida, on Monday and Tuesday.
The team is coming off three-straight tournament victories that completed the fall schedule and gave them a No. 7 ranking according to Golfstat.
Coverage
Live stats will be available at golfstat.com
The Course
Lakewood Ranch Country Club
Bradenton, Florida
Royal Lakes Course
Par 72
7,339 yards
Kent State Lineup
Amira Alexander
Josée Doyon
Michaela Finn
Taylor Kim
Wad Phaewchimplee
Tournament Seeds (current Golfstat rank)
1. Kent State (7)
2. Eastern Michigan (110)
3. Akron (126)
4. Northern Illinois (132)
5. Western Michigan (144)
6. FGCU (148)
7. Bowling Green (172)
8. Ohio (179)
9. Oakland (193)
10. Dayton (214)
11. Central Michigan (241)
12. IPFW (245)
Event Info
• The tournament will consist of four rounds
• Round one and the quarterfinal round will be played on Monday
• The semifinals and finals will be played on Tuesday
• As the No. 1 seed in the event, the Golden Flashes will have a bye into the quarterfinals
• They will face the winner of Ohio/Oakland with tee times from noon to 12:28
• Tuesday's semifinals are set to begin at 7:30 a.m. and the finals round is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
Chasing History
• If Kent State wins the tournament, they will have won four-straight for the first time in program history
• With a win at the Mid-American Conference championships this April 22-24, the program will have won 18 consecutive titles, setting a new record for the conference, no matter the sport
• The Golden Flashes have set a new team season scoring average the past two years and currently are nine strokes under that mark with a 287.75 team average
• All five regular players have a season scoring average of 73.25 or less, putting them all in line to break the single season record of 73.58 set last year by Phaewchimplee
• The junior from Thailand is also Kent State's current career scoring average leader with a 73.72 average score through 74 collegiate rounds
• Senior Kim is leading the team so far this season with three top-five finishes, including one win, in four events
• She is a top-25 nationally ranked golfer with a 71.50 average
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