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Oct 7 | Women's Golf
SMU WOMEN'S GOLF
Illini Women's Invitational
Medinah Country Club | Medinah, Ill.
Monday Sept. Oct 9 – Tuesday Oct 10
LIVE RESULTSÂ |Â Â GAME NOTES
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SETTING THE SCENE
The Mustangs continue their fall campaign with a trip to Illinois for the Illini Women's Invitational hosted by the University of Illinois from Medinah Country Club.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
SMU will be competing the Illini Women's Invitational for the first time.
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THE FIELD
The field features five teams ranked in the top 25 in the preseason edition of the Coaches Poll. Along with the Mustangs and host Illinois, the field includes Alabama, Georgia, Houston, LSU, Ole Miss, Northwestern, UNC-Wilmington, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Sam Jose State, TCU and Texas Tech.
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RETURNING MUSTANGS
The Mustangs return three starters, four total student-athletes from the 2022-23 squad that finished 11th in the nation. Mackenzie Lee enters her sophomore season. Lee broke the program record for lowest round with a -9 performance at the Icon Invitational. Ashley Chow returns for her senior season. She ranks sixth all-time at SMU with a career scoring average of 75.44. Ellie Szeryk's senior season represents her second season on the Hilltop. Szeryk set the SMU record for rounds in the 60s in a single season with nine in 2022-23. Nicole Vivier is entering her fourth season at SMU. She participated in three events last season as an independent.
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MACKENZIE LEE
Lee stated her 2023-24 season with a eighth place showing at the Dick McGuire. She carded a 68 on the final day to move up 12 spots on the leaderboard into her ninth career top 10 finish. Lee finished second on the 2022-23 team with a scoring average of 71.78. She was honored as All-Conference by the AAC. Lee recorded eight top-10 finishes in 13 starts. She had her best showing of the season at the Hurricane Invitational where she finished in second place and set the SMU single-round scoring record with a nine-under score. The freshman recorded a third-place showing as she led the Mustangs to a co-victory at the NCAA Regional. Lee concluded the year with 23 rounds of par or better and seven rounds in the sixties.
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ELLIE SZERYK
Szeryk began the new season with a 10th-place finish at the Dick McGuire. She started the tournament with rounds of 69 and 71 to highlight her week. Szeryk finished the 2022-23 with the fourth best scoring average (72.53) in program history. Along the way, Szeryk carded nine rounds in the 60's, good for a new program record as she paced the Mustangs in that category. She shot par or better in 23 rounds with a best finish of second place. She started her Mustang career with a 17th-place finish at the Dick McGuire. She would go on to take home runner up honors at The Ally, highlighted by a 69 (-3) in round one. Szeryk helped the Mustangs win their first tournament title as she finished in eighth at the Hurricane Invitational. In the spring at the Trinity Forest Invitational, Szeryk finished in third and followed that up with another top 10 at the Briar's Creek. She earned All-Conference honors with an eighth place finish at the AAC Championship as the Mustangs won the conference title.
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ASHLEY CHOW
Chow competed in each of the last 11 events during the Mustangs 2022-23 season, with SMU taking home top honors in over half of her appearances. She finished her season with a 74.18 scoring average across 34 rounds. She carded 10 rounds of par or better including three rounds in the 60's. She started her season with a 16th-place finish at The Ally. In the spring, Chow finished in 10th of 84 at the Trinity Forest Invitational as the Mustangs took home the team title. Chow carded her lowest round of the season with a 67 in round two. She recorded a top-25 showing at the Chattanooga Classic, the final event of the regular season. Chow finished in eighth at the AAC Championship with the Mustangs powering their way to a 14-stroke victory. She recorded another top-25 showing as the Mustangs advanced at the NCAA Regional.
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NEW MUSTANGS
 SMU added two transfer athletes to their roster.
JUNE SONG
June Song comes from Iowa State where she competed for one season for the Cyclones. In her Mustang debut, Song finished in 66th at the Dick McGuire. Song put together a 77.88 scoring average in 2021-22 as a freshman. She has spent time in the top 500 of the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
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TESS DAVENPORT
Tess Davenport joins the Mustangs after four years at Vanderbilt. In her first appearance as a Mustang, Davenport carded 73 in the final two rounds at the Dick McGuire Invite to finish in a tie for 50th. While at Vanderbilt, Davenport has two top-20 finishes at the SEC Championship including 13th last season. She finished in 9th at the NCAA Franklin Regional in 2022.
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COACHES CORNER
Third-year head coach Lauren Mason has won seven tournament titles in her 2+ seasons on the Hilltop. The Mustangs had their best NCAA Championship finish since 1986 and won their first conference title since 1992 in 2022-23. Mason added Anna Dong to her staff as Assistant Coach. Dong is coming off a standout career as a student-athlete at Texas Tech
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DOUBLE UP
The Mustangs won a school record six tournament titles last season doubling their previous record of three set back in 2000-01, 2003-04 and 2012-13. Included in the six titles, the Mustangs won five tournament titles in a row starting with a victory at The Trinity Forest Invitational and ending with a win at the NCAA San Antonio Regional.
UP NEXT
SMU returns to Texas for the Jim West Challenge hosted by Texas State in San Marcos. Last season at the Jim West Challenge, the Mustangs finished in a tie for second with Mackenzie Lee finishing in fourth place.
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TOP 20 PRESEASON
The Mustangs came in ranked No. 20 in the preseason coaches poll published September 1. The ranking marks the lowest preseason ranking of the Lauren Mason era.
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Illini Women's Invitational
Medinah Country Club | Medinah, Ill.
Monday Sept. Oct 9 – Tuesday Oct 10
LIVE RESULTSÂ |Â Â GAME NOTES
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SETTING THE SCENE
The Mustangs continue their fall campaign with a trip to Illinois for the Illini Women's Invitational hosted by the University of Illinois from Medinah Country Club.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
SMU will be competing the Illini Women's Invitational for the first time.
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THE FIELD
The field features five teams ranked in the top 25 in the preseason edition of the Coaches Poll. Along with the Mustangs and host Illinois, the field includes Alabama, Georgia, Houston, LSU, Ole Miss, Northwestern, UNC-Wilmington, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Sam Jose State, TCU and Texas Tech.
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RETURNING MUSTANGS
The Mustangs return three starters, four total student-athletes from the 2022-23 squad that finished 11th in the nation. Mackenzie Lee enters her sophomore season. Lee broke the program record for lowest round with a -9 performance at the Icon Invitational. Ashley Chow returns for her senior season. She ranks sixth all-time at SMU with a career scoring average of 75.44. Ellie Szeryk's senior season represents her second season on the Hilltop. Szeryk set the SMU record for rounds in the 60s in a single season with nine in 2022-23. Nicole Vivier is entering her fourth season at SMU. She participated in three events last season as an independent.
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MACKENZIE LEE
Lee stated her 2023-24 season with a eighth place showing at the Dick McGuire. She carded a 68 on the final day to move up 12 spots on the leaderboard into her ninth career top 10 finish. Lee finished second on the 2022-23 team with a scoring average of 71.78. She was honored as All-Conference by the AAC. Lee recorded eight top-10 finishes in 13 starts. She had her best showing of the season at the Hurricane Invitational where she finished in second place and set the SMU single-round scoring record with a nine-under score. The freshman recorded a third-place showing as she led the Mustangs to a co-victory at the NCAA Regional. Lee concluded the year with 23 rounds of par or better and seven rounds in the sixties.
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ELLIE SZERYK
Szeryk began the new season with a 10th-place finish at the Dick McGuire. She started the tournament with rounds of 69 and 71 to highlight her week. Szeryk finished the 2022-23 with the fourth best scoring average (72.53) in program history. Along the way, Szeryk carded nine rounds in the 60's, good for a new program record as she paced the Mustangs in that category. She shot par or better in 23 rounds with a best finish of second place. She started her Mustang career with a 17th-place finish at the Dick McGuire. She would go on to take home runner up honors at The Ally, highlighted by a 69 (-3) in round one. Szeryk helped the Mustangs win their first tournament title as she finished in eighth at the Hurricane Invitational. In the spring at the Trinity Forest Invitational, Szeryk finished in third and followed that up with another top 10 at the Briar's Creek. She earned All-Conference honors with an eighth place finish at the AAC Championship as the Mustangs won the conference title.
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ASHLEY CHOW
Chow competed in each of the last 11 events during the Mustangs 2022-23 season, with SMU taking home top honors in over half of her appearances. She finished her season with a 74.18 scoring average across 34 rounds. She carded 10 rounds of par or better including three rounds in the 60's. She started her season with a 16th-place finish at The Ally. In the spring, Chow finished in 10th of 84 at the Trinity Forest Invitational as the Mustangs took home the team title. Chow carded her lowest round of the season with a 67 in round two. She recorded a top-25 showing at the Chattanooga Classic, the final event of the regular season. Chow finished in eighth at the AAC Championship with the Mustangs powering their way to a 14-stroke victory. She recorded another top-25 showing as the Mustangs advanced at the NCAA Regional.
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NEW MUSTANGS
 SMU added two transfer athletes to their roster.
JUNE SONG
June Song comes from Iowa State where she competed for one season for the Cyclones. In her Mustang debut, Song finished in 66th at the Dick McGuire. Song put together a 77.88 scoring average in 2021-22 as a freshman. She has spent time in the top 500 of the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
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TESS DAVENPORT
Tess Davenport joins the Mustangs after four years at Vanderbilt. In her first appearance as a Mustang, Davenport carded 73 in the final two rounds at the Dick McGuire Invite to finish in a tie for 50th. While at Vanderbilt, Davenport has two top-20 finishes at the SEC Championship including 13th last season. She finished in 9th at the NCAA Franklin Regional in 2022.
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COACHES CORNER
Third-year head coach Lauren Mason has won seven tournament titles in her 2+ seasons on the Hilltop. The Mustangs had their best NCAA Championship finish since 1986 and won their first conference title since 1992 in 2022-23. Mason added Anna Dong to her staff as Assistant Coach. Dong is coming off a standout career as a student-athlete at Texas Tech
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DOUBLE UP
The Mustangs won a school record six tournament titles last season doubling their previous record of three set back in 2000-01, 2003-04 and 2012-13. Included in the six titles, the Mustangs won five tournament titles in a row starting with a victory at The Trinity Forest Invitational and ending with a win at the NCAA San Antonio Regional.
UP NEXT
SMU returns to Texas for the Jim West Challenge hosted by Texas State in San Marcos. Last season at the Jim West Challenge, the Mustangs finished in a tie for second with Mackenzie Lee finishing in fourth place.
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TOP 20 PRESEASON
The Mustangs came in ranked No. 20 in the preseason coaches poll published September 1. The ranking marks the lowest preseason ranking of the Lauren Mason era.
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