Sunday, February 12
Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
SMU
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Therese Hession Regional Challenge
Mustangs Set For Therese Hession Regional Challenge
Feb 11 | Women's Golf
Therese Hession Regional Challenge
Palos Verdes Golf Club | Palos Verdes Estates, Calif..
Feb. 12 – Feb. 14 | All Day
LIVE RESULTS
SMU women's golf heads to California to compete in the Therese Hession Regional Challenge hosted by Ohio State, Sunday Feb. 12 through Tuesday Feb. 14.
EVENT INFO
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The Palos Verdes Golf Club plays host to the Mustangs for the three-day, 54 hole tournament. The event is named after Therese Hession, a member of SMU's 1979 National Championship team. Hession went on to be head coach at Ohio State, leading the Buckeyes to 11 Big 10 titles during 30 years at the helm. The Mustangs are set for a 10:12 a.m. PT / 12:12 p.m. CT start on Sunday.
MUSTANG LINEUP
Ashley Chow
Mackenzie Lee
Lauren Miller
Ellie Szeryk
Yunxaun (Michelle) Zhang
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MUSTANG NOTABLES
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The Mustangs sit at No. 21 in the Golfstat Relative Ranking coming off a top two finish in five of six events during the 2022-23 season. The Mustangs have finished in the top two in four straight events and are fresh off a second place finish at the Cactus Classic.
Freshman Mackenzie Lee was the Mustang leader in the four of five formal tournaments on the season. Lee leads the team with a 71.13 scoring average, good for 0.87 below par on average. She started her career with a T13 performance at the Dick McGuire Invite, shooting a 68 (-4) in the final round of competition. She followed that up with a T7 showing at The "Mo"Morial, finishing the tournament four under par. She shot below par in the first two rounds at The Ally and finished the event in eighth place. Most recently, Lee finished in fourth at the Jim West Challenge. She posted a middle round 67 to highlight another impressive showing for the freshman. At the Hurricane Invitational, Lee posted her best performance of the season. The freshman finished in second place at six-under par. Her performances have earned her a 23rd place ranking in the latest edition of the GolfStat Rankings.
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Freshman Yunxuan (Michelle) Zhang has five top-25 finishes in as many events in the fall season. She is second on the team with a 72.00 scoring average and has nine rounds of par or better. Zhang started her Mustang career with a three-over 219 at the Dick McGuire, good for a share of 23rd place. At the "Mo"Morial, Zhang started with a two-under round and ended the tournament in a tie for 14th place. Her best finish came at The Ally, where she shot even par the first two rounds and one-over the final round to finish the tournament in a tie for fifth place. At the Jim West Challenge, Zhang improved across every round to finish in a tie for 17th. Her final round 69 helped her finish one-under for the tournament. At the Hurricane Invitational, Zhang posted a top-six finish thanks to a team-best 65 (seven-under) in the final round. Zhang earned a placement of 85th in the Golfstat rankings.
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Junior Ellie Szeryk registered her second top-10 finish of the season at the Hurricane Invite as the Mustangs won their first tournament title of the season. At the Jim West Challenge, Szeryk finished in a tie for 11th. The previous week, she finished in second place at The Ally, tied for the highest placement by a Mustang this season. Szeryk shot an opening round 69 to jump out to an early second-place showing. She maintained that spot with rounds of 72 and 74 for her best collegiate finish. Szeryk also finished tied for 17th at the Dick McGuire Invite. Szeryk sat tied for second after the first two rounds thanks to scores of 68 and 70.
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In her first season on the Hilltop after transferring from Mississippi State, Lauren Miller has put together a scoring average of 74.33. Miller has represented the Mustang in each of the five events this season. The senior finished 35th at the Dick McGuire Invite, shooting 72 and 73 in the first and third rounds respectively. She finished tied for 46th at the "Mo"Morial moving up 11 spots after a final round 74. At The Ally, Miller shot an opening round 71 and went on to finish in a tie for 33rd place. Miller finished in the top third of the field at the Jim West Challenge, carding even par in each of the final two rounds. Miller had her strongest finish of the year with a 24th place showing at the Hurricane Invite. At the Cactus Classic, Miller led the Mustangs in scoring.
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Junior Ashley Chow finished tied for 16th at The Ally in her first event on the season. Chow shot even par on her final round to move up on the last day of the event. In her second appearance, Chow finished in the top half of the field at the Jim West Challenge. She registered a 44th place showing at the Hurricane Invite with two low rounds of 73. Chow has a scoring average of 74.00 on the season shooting a 222 (+6) at each event this season. Â
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Nicole Vivier participated in her first event of the season at the Hurricane Invitational. Competing as an Individual, Vivier finished in 69th with a low round of 77. Vivier has two top-20 finishes in her career on the Hilltop.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Mustangs took second place out of four teams at the Cactus Classic. The tournament was formatted as a one-day point system round robin with 27 holes played by each player. The Mustangs defeated Texas A&M 23-22 led by 6.5 points by Lauren Miller before defeating Tulsa 24-21. After falling to Texas Tech, the Mustangs ended the event with 68.5 points, just 3.5 points behind first place Texas A&M.
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Palos Verdes Golf Club | Palos Verdes Estates, Calif..
Feb. 12 – Feb. 14 | All Day
LIVE RESULTS
SMU women's golf heads to California to compete in the Therese Hession Regional Challenge hosted by Ohio State, Sunday Feb. 12 through Tuesday Feb. 14.
EVENT INFO
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The Palos Verdes Golf Club plays host to the Mustangs for the three-day, 54 hole tournament. The event is named after Therese Hession, a member of SMU's 1979 National Championship team. Hession went on to be head coach at Ohio State, leading the Buckeyes to 11 Big 10 titles during 30 years at the helm. The Mustangs are set for a 10:12 a.m. PT / 12:12 p.m. CT start on Sunday.
MUSTANG LINEUP
Ashley Chow
Mackenzie Lee
Lauren Miller
Ellie Szeryk
Yunxaun (Michelle) Zhang
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MUSTANG NOTABLES
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The Mustangs sit at No. 21 in the Golfstat Relative Ranking coming off a top two finish in five of six events during the 2022-23 season. The Mustangs have finished in the top two in four straight events and are fresh off a second place finish at the Cactus Classic.
Freshman Mackenzie Lee was the Mustang leader in the four of five formal tournaments on the season. Lee leads the team with a 71.13 scoring average, good for 0.87 below par on average. She started her career with a T13 performance at the Dick McGuire Invite, shooting a 68 (-4) in the final round of competition. She followed that up with a T7 showing at The "Mo"Morial, finishing the tournament four under par. She shot below par in the first two rounds at The Ally and finished the event in eighth place. Most recently, Lee finished in fourth at the Jim West Challenge. She posted a middle round 67 to highlight another impressive showing for the freshman. At the Hurricane Invitational, Lee posted her best performance of the season. The freshman finished in second place at six-under par. Her performances have earned her a 23rd place ranking in the latest edition of the GolfStat Rankings.
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Freshman Yunxuan (Michelle) Zhang has five top-25 finishes in as many events in the fall season. She is second on the team with a 72.00 scoring average and has nine rounds of par or better. Zhang started her Mustang career with a three-over 219 at the Dick McGuire, good for a share of 23rd place. At the "Mo"Morial, Zhang started with a two-under round and ended the tournament in a tie for 14th place. Her best finish came at The Ally, where she shot even par the first two rounds and one-over the final round to finish the tournament in a tie for fifth place. At the Jim West Challenge, Zhang improved across every round to finish in a tie for 17th. Her final round 69 helped her finish one-under for the tournament. At the Hurricane Invitational, Zhang posted a top-six finish thanks to a team-best 65 (seven-under) in the final round. Zhang earned a placement of 85th in the Golfstat rankings.
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Junior Ellie Szeryk registered her second top-10 finish of the season at the Hurricane Invite as the Mustangs won their first tournament title of the season. At the Jim West Challenge, Szeryk finished in a tie for 11th. The previous week, she finished in second place at The Ally, tied for the highest placement by a Mustang this season. Szeryk shot an opening round 69 to jump out to an early second-place showing. She maintained that spot with rounds of 72 and 74 for her best collegiate finish. Szeryk also finished tied for 17th at the Dick McGuire Invite. Szeryk sat tied for second after the first two rounds thanks to scores of 68 and 70.
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In her first season on the Hilltop after transferring from Mississippi State, Lauren Miller has put together a scoring average of 74.33. Miller has represented the Mustang in each of the five events this season. The senior finished 35th at the Dick McGuire Invite, shooting 72 and 73 in the first and third rounds respectively. She finished tied for 46th at the "Mo"Morial moving up 11 spots after a final round 74. At The Ally, Miller shot an opening round 71 and went on to finish in a tie for 33rd place. Miller finished in the top third of the field at the Jim West Challenge, carding even par in each of the final two rounds. Miller had her strongest finish of the year with a 24th place showing at the Hurricane Invite. At the Cactus Classic, Miller led the Mustangs in scoring.
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Junior Ashley Chow finished tied for 16th at The Ally in her first event on the season. Chow shot even par on her final round to move up on the last day of the event. In her second appearance, Chow finished in the top half of the field at the Jim West Challenge. She registered a 44th place showing at the Hurricane Invite with two low rounds of 73. Chow has a scoring average of 74.00 on the season shooting a 222 (+6) at each event this season. Â
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Nicole Vivier participated in her first event of the season at the Hurricane Invitational. Competing as an Individual, Vivier finished in 69th with a low round of 77. Vivier has two top-20 finishes in her career on the Hilltop.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Mustangs took second place out of four teams at the Cactus Classic. The tournament was formatted as a one-day point system round robin with 27 holes played by each player. The Mustangs defeated Texas A&M 23-22 led by 6.5 points by Lauren Miller before defeating Tulsa 24-21. After falling to Texas Tech, the Mustangs ended the event with 68.5 points, just 3.5 points behind first place Texas A&M.
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