Women's Golf Ready For The Desert

MountainView Collegiate
The Preserve Golf Club | Tucson, Ariz.

The North Texas women's golf team returns to competition on Friday at the MountainView Collegiate, hosted by Kansas State, in Tucson, Arizona.

THE EVENT: The Preserve will play as a par-72 course at 6,352 yards. The teams will play 54 holes over three days beginning Friday and concluding Sunday, with tee times from Holes 1 and 10 each morning.

THE FIELD: There are 14 teams participating in the tournament: No. 8 Baylor, Florida International, Fresno State, No. 25 Houston, No. 32 Iowa State, No. 47 Kansas State, No. 35 North Texas, No. 9 Oklahoma State, San Jose State, Southern Mississippi, No. 27 Texas, Tulane, No. 45 Tulsa and UNLV.

REPRESENTING UNT: Competing for the Mean Green will be Katie Finley, Patricia Sinolungan, Audrey Tan, Lauren Cox and Emilie Ricaud.

RESULTS: Live scoring and final results will be posted on GolfStat.com. A full recap will be posted on MeanGreenSports.com at the end of the day.

LAST TIME OUT: UNT finished fourth at the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational in San Antonio and were led by junior Katie Finley, who tied for eighth.

MOVING UP: North Texas has made significant strides since head coach Michael Akers took over roughly five years ago. The Mean Green were ranked No. 201 following the 2015-16 season, and since Akers arrived in Denton, UNT has soared more than 150 spots from that time. The Mean Green are currently ranked No. 35.

AKERS SAYS: "We are looking forward to getting back into competition this week at K-State's event in Tucson. The field is very good, and I feel strongly about scheduling the best competition we can. I think the team is hungry to play well after struggled down in San Antonio. The ladies looked good in preparation the past week. We talked about the change in grass and elevation, and another important aspect will be to stay hydrated. We are sad we will not be with our normal hosts this year. Unit 49 in the Robson community has taken very good care of my teams over the years, but due to COVID we will not see them this year. I know they will be watching and cheering for us from afar."

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Lauren Cox

Katie Finley

Emilie Ricaud

Patricia Sinolungan

Audrey Tan

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