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Mary Fossum Invitational - Day One
Women's Golf Travels to Forest Akers West Golf Course for Second Outing
September 21 | Women's Golf
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Akron – After a 10-days of practice and preparation, the Akron women's golf team is ready to begin its second event of the season on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 24-25, at the 33rd annual Mary Fossum Invitational. Michigan State will host the 54-hole event at the Par 72 Forest Akers West Golf Course that stretches 6,236 yards.
"We are looking forward to playing in a great field and a challenging course this weekend," Zips' head coach Jenny King said. "Our preparation has been great this past week, and I believe the team will be ready to compete. Pader (Her) is returning to her home course, so we will look to her this weekend to help lead the way!"
The Zips are coming off a season-opening third place performance at Drake Creek (908, +44). All five Akron golfers landed inside the Top 50, including three Top 25 finishes, and will return to the starting lineup at this week's event.
Sophomores Danielle Nicholson (Geneva, Ohio) and Makayla Dull (Fremont, Ohio) led the charge with a pair of Top 15 performances at the season opener. Nicholson finished 4th overall (219, +3) at Drake Creek while Dull place 15th overall (229, +13).
Freshman Allyson Wentworth (Stewartsville, N.J.) made her collegiate debut 12 days ago, finishing just outside the Top 20 at 22nd overall (232, +16), while junior Pader Her (Holt, Mich.) and senior Alejandra Velasco-Villanueva (Guadalajara, Mexico) rounded out the scoring with 27th (233, +17) and 41st (238, +22) place finishes, respectively.
The Mary Fossum Invitational 12-team field features six non-conference opponents and six Mid-American Conference members. The non-league squads include host Michigan State, Georgia Southern, Indiana, Miami, Princeton, and Xavier, while the MAC representatives are Akron, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Ohio, and Western Michigan.
First round action is scheduled for a shotgun start on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 8:30 a.m. with continuous play through the second round. Sunday's final 18-hole round is also scheduled for a shotgun start, beginning at 9 a.m.
Fans can follow the action live at BirdieFire.com
Last year, the Zips opened the season with the Mary Fossum Invitational, finishing 8th overall (314, 306, 324 – 944 (+80). Nicholson made her collegiate debut at 25th overall on rounds of 78, 73, and 81 for a 232 (+16) tournament total, and Her posted scores of 79, 76, and 87 – 242 (+26) to finish tied at 46th. Velasco-Villanueva followed with a 49th place finish (243, +27), while Dull made her collegiate debut at 58th overall (248, +32).
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