Monday, May 8
San Antonio, Texas
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NCAA San Antonio Regional
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Mustangs Set For NCAA San Antonio Regional
May 6 | Women's Golf
NCAA San Antonio Regional
TPC San Antonio| San Antonio, Texas
May 8 – May 10 | All Day
Par 72 | 6,240 Yards
On the heels of its fifth tournament victory of the season and first conference title in 30 seasons, SMU women's golf is set to compete in the NCAA San Antonio Regional running May 8-10.
EVENT INFO
TPC San Antonio hosts the three-day, 54 hole tournament. The top five teams at the Regional will advance to the NCAA Championship in Scottsdale, Arizona along with the top individual not on an advancing team. The field includes 9 of 12 teams coming off a victory in their conference championship. Alongside the Mustangs are Texas A&M, Auburn, Pepperdine, Oklahoma State, UCLA, New Mexico, Denver, Illinois, Sam Houston, ULM and Missouri State.
MUSTANG LINEUP
Ashley Chow
Mackenzie Lee
Lauren Miller
Ellie Szeryk
Yunxaun (Michelle) Zhang
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MUSTANGS AT THE NCAA REGIONAL
SMU is entering its first NCAA Regional since 2017. The Mustangs will make their tenth appearance at the regional. Their best finish came in 2015 when they placed 10th at the St. George Regional. The Mustangs made at least four straight appearances twice (2004-2007 & 2013-2017). In their last two trips they finished in 13th place. Since 2017, the Mustangs have sent four individuals to compete at the NCAA Regional. Brigette Dunne and Faith Summers appeared at the 2018 Regional. In 2019, Dunne returned to the regional and last season Kennedy Pedigo competed at the Stillwater Regional.
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MUSTANG NOTABLES
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-The Mustangs sit at No. 27 in the Golfstat Relative Ranking with top two finishes in eight of 11 events during the 2022-23 season including five victories. The Mustangs have broken 27 program records during the season.
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-SMU broke a program record with its fourth tournament victory of the season at The Chattanooga Classic. SMU then added to their record with another victory at the AAC Championship. The Mustangs previously won three tournament titles in 2000-01, 2003-04 and 2012-13.
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-For the first time in program history, SMU has won four consecutive tournament titles with wins at the Trinity Forest Invite, Briar's Creek, Chattanooga Classic and AAC Championship. This is the first time SMU has ever won three or four consecutive tournament titles. SMU had won back-to-back tournaments twice before winning the Lady Eagle Invite (1st of 9) and the Southwest Conference Championship (1st of 5) in 1986 and winning the AIAW State Championship followed by the AIAW National Championship back in 1979.
-SMU has broken the program single-round record twice this season. The Mustangs shot 12-under in round two of the tournament, breaking the previous record of -11 set back at the GCU Invitational in 2021-22 and the Hurricane Invite earlier this season. SMU tied the new program record with another round of 12-under in the final round of the Trinity Forest Invitational. At the AAC Championship final round, the Mustangs shot 14-under to set a new program record. Eight of the top 10 rounds in program history have come this season.
-The Mustangs also broke the single season record for most rounds at par or better. SMU has 21 rounds of par or better so far in the season, more than doubling the previous mark of eight rounds set back in 2016-17.
-SMU is on pace to break its program record for single-season scoring. The Mustangs are averaging 286.30 this season, seven strokes better than the next best mark recorded in the 2016-17 season (293.35).
-SMU crushed the previous record for most birdies in a season. The Mustangs have recorded 516 birdies, 99 more than the previous mark set back in 2016-17. SMU has also set the record for eagles with 10, three more than the old record set by the 2018-19 squad.
Freshman Mackenzie Lee was the Mustang leader in the six of 11 formal tournaments on the season. Lee leads the team with a 71.39 scoring average, good for 0.52 below par on average. She currently holds the record for the lowest scoring average in a season (previous best 72.18 by Lindsey McCurdy in 2016-17). Lee is one of three Mustangs to break the singles season record of par or better rounds which stood at 19. She has recorded 20 this season. 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, finishing in second place. Lee broke the program record for single round scoring with a round of nine-under par at the Icon Invitational. She went on to finish the tournament in fourth place. Lee recorded her sixth top-10 finish on the season with a fifth-place showing at the Trinity Forest Invitational. At the Briar's Creek, Lee recorded her fifth top five finish of the season with a third place showing. Lee earned All-conference honors for her 2022-23 season. Her performances have also earned her a 44th place ranking in the latest edition of the GolfStat Rankings.
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Freshman Yunxuan (Michelle) Zhang has nine top-25 finishes in 11 events on the season. Zhang has two victories on the season. She is second on the team with a 71.45 scoring average and first with 21 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 at the time 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. At the Icon Invite, Zhang finished in the top half of the field with two rounds of par or better. The freshman finished in 20th at the Trinity Forest Invitational. Zhang won the Briar's Creek Invite with three consecutive rounds of 70 (two-under). It was her first tournament title and the first Mustangs victory of the season. At the Chattanooga Classic, Zhang led the Mustangs with a second-place finish. She shot 64 in the final round to vault up the leaderboard. At the AAC Championship, Zhang rewrote the AAC record book with an impressive victory. She led the field with a 15-under score, the lowest in SMU history. She shot 68 or better in each of the three rounds to earn medalist honors. She was named All-Conference by the AAC.
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Junior Ellie Szeryk is third on the team with a 72.09 scoring average. She posted eight top-20 finishes this season and is second on the team with 20 rounds of par or better. Last time out, Szeryk finished in eighth and earned All-Conference honors at the AAC Championship. Her final round 69 sent her up the leaderboard and into her fifth top-10 finish. Szeryk finished in 14th at the Chattanooga Classic shooting 70 and 68 in the first two rounds. Szeryk recorded her fourth top-10 finish of the season with a seventh-place showing at the Briar's Creek Invite. Szeryk finished in third place at the Trinity Forest Invitational, shooting two rounds of 70 and a stellar 65 in her final round. Szeryk finished in 30th at the Icon Invite highlighted by a round of -5 on day one, round two. The junior led the Mustangs at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge with a 27th place finish among the 87-player field. 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. 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 74.00. Miller has represented the Mustang in each of the 11 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 at that point with a 24th place showing at the Hurricane Invite. At the Cactus Classic, Miller led the Mustangs in scoring. Miller had her best finish to date of the season at the Trinity Forest Invitational finishing in a tie for 20th. She followed that up with a 36th place finish at the Briar's Creek shooting a 71 in her final round. At the Chattanooga Classic, Miller had her best showing of the season with a fourth place finish of 94. Miller shot par or better in each round to finish four-below par for the tournament. Miller made it back-to-back top-five finishes when she finished fifth at the AAC Championship, earning All-Conference honors. She shot a 67 in the final round to move her into the top five.
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Junior Ashley Chow has a scoring average of 73.70 and has nine rounds of par or better. 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. At the Trinity Forest Invitational, Chow had her best showing with a top-10 finish. She shot 67 in the middle round in Dallas. At the Chattanooga Classic, the junior finished in a tie for 25th after shooting 69 on the final day. Chow finished in eighth at the AAC Championship thanks in part to an opening round 68.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Mustangs won their fifth tournament title of the season and fourth consecutive with a victory at the AAC Championship. The win marked the Mustangs' first conference title since 1992. The Mustangs dominated the field with a strong 14-stroke winning margin. Yunxuan (Michelle) Zhang won the tournament, marking consecutive individual titles for the Mustangs (Kennedy Pedigo, 2022). Lauren Miller recorded her second straight top-five finish by coming in fifth. Ashley Chow and Ellie Szeryk both finished in eighth for the first place Mustangs.
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TPC San Antonio| San Antonio, Texas
May 8 – May 10 | All Day
Par 72 | 6,240 Yards
On the heels of its fifth tournament victory of the season and first conference title in 30 seasons, SMU women's golf is set to compete in the NCAA San Antonio Regional running May 8-10.
EVENT INFO
TPC San Antonio hosts the three-day, 54 hole tournament. The top five teams at the Regional will advance to the NCAA Championship in Scottsdale, Arizona along with the top individual not on an advancing team. The field includes 9 of 12 teams coming off a victory in their conference championship. Alongside the Mustangs are Texas A&M, Auburn, Pepperdine, Oklahoma State, UCLA, New Mexico, Denver, Illinois, Sam Houston, ULM and Missouri State.
MUSTANG LINEUP
Ashley Chow
Mackenzie Lee
Lauren Miller
Ellie Szeryk
Yunxaun (Michelle) Zhang
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MUSTANGS AT THE NCAA REGIONAL
SMU is entering its first NCAA Regional since 2017. The Mustangs will make their tenth appearance at the regional. Their best finish came in 2015 when they placed 10th at the St. George Regional. The Mustangs made at least four straight appearances twice (2004-2007 & 2013-2017). In their last two trips they finished in 13th place. Since 2017, the Mustangs have sent four individuals to compete at the NCAA Regional. Brigette Dunne and Faith Summers appeared at the 2018 Regional. In 2019, Dunne returned to the regional and last season Kennedy Pedigo competed at the Stillwater Regional.
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MUSTANG NOTABLES
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-The Mustangs sit at No. 27 in the Golfstat Relative Ranking with top two finishes in eight of 11 events during the 2022-23 season including five victories. The Mustangs have broken 27 program records during the season.
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-SMU broke a program record with its fourth tournament victory of the season at The Chattanooga Classic. SMU then added to their record with another victory at the AAC Championship. The Mustangs previously won three tournament titles in 2000-01, 2003-04 and 2012-13.
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-For the first time in program history, SMU has won four consecutive tournament titles with wins at the Trinity Forest Invite, Briar's Creek, Chattanooga Classic and AAC Championship. This is the first time SMU has ever won three or four consecutive tournament titles. SMU had won back-to-back tournaments twice before winning the Lady Eagle Invite (1st of 9) and the Southwest Conference Championship (1st of 5) in 1986 and winning the AIAW State Championship followed by the AIAW National Championship back in 1979.
-SMU has broken the program single-round record twice this season. The Mustangs shot 12-under in round two of the tournament, breaking the previous record of -11 set back at the GCU Invitational in 2021-22 and the Hurricane Invite earlier this season. SMU tied the new program record with another round of 12-under in the final round of the Trinity Forest Invitational. At the AAC Championship final round, the Mustangs shot 14-under to set a new program record. Eight of the top 10 rounds in program history have come this season.
-The Mustangs also broke the single season record for most rounds at par or better. SMU has 21 rounds of par or better so far in the season, more than doubling the previous mark of eight rounds set back in 2016-17.
-SMU is on pace to break its program record for single-season scoring. The Mustangs are averaging 286.30 this season, seven strokes better than the next best mark recorded in the 2016-17 season (293.35).
-SMU crushed the previous record for most birdies in a season. The Mustangs have recorded 516 birdies, 99 more than the previous mark set back in 2016-17. SMU has also set the record for eagles with 10, three more than the old record set by the 2018-19 squad.
Freshman Mackenzie Lee was the Mustang leader in the six of 11 formal tournaments on the season. Lee leads the team with a 71.39 scoring average, good for 0.52 below par on average. She currently holds the record for the lowest scoring average in a season (previous best 72.18 by Lindsey McCurdy in 2016-17). Lee is one of three Mustangs to break the singles season record of par or better rounds which stood at 19. She has recorded 20 this season. 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, finishing in second place. Lee broke the program record for single round scoring with a round of nine-under par at the Icon Invitational. She went on to finish the tournament in fourth place. Lee recorded her sixth top-10 finish on the season with a fifth-place showing at the Trinity Forest Invitational. At the Briar's Creek, Lee recorded her fifth top five finish of the season with a third place showing. Lee earned All-conference honors for her 2022-23 season. Her performances have also earned her a 44th place ranking in the latest edition of the GolfStat Rankings.
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Freshman Yunxuan (Michelle) Zhang has nine top-25 finishes in 11 events on the season. Zhang has two victories on the season. She is second on the team with a 71.45 scoring average and first with 21 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 at the time 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. At the Icon Invite, Zhang finished in the top half of the field with two rounds of par or better. The freshman finished in 20th at the Trinity Forest Invitational. Zhang won the Briar's Creek Invite with three consecutive rounds of 70 (two-under). It was her first tournament title and the first Mustangs victory of the season. At the Chattanooga Classic, Zhang led the Mustangs with a second-place finish. She shot 64 in the final round to vault up the leaderboard. At the AAC Championship, Zhang rewrote the AAC record book with an impressive victory. She led the field with a 15-under score, the lowest in SMU history. She shot 68 or better in each of the three rounds to earn medalist honors. She was named All-Conference by the AAC.
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Junior Ellie Szeryk is third on the team with a 72.09 scoring average. She posted eight top-20 finishes this season and is second on the team with 20 rounds of par or better. Last time out, Szeryk finished in eighth and earned All-Conference honors at the AAC Championship. Her final round 69 sent her up the leaderboard and into her fifth top-10 finish. Szeryk finished in 14th at the Chattanooga Classic shooting 70 and 68 in the first two rounds. Szeryk recorded her fourth top-10 finish of the season with a seventh-place showing at the Briar's Creek Invite. Szeryk finished in third place at the Trinity Forest Invitational, shooting two rounds of 70 and a stellar 65 in her final round. Szeryk finished in 30th at the Icon Invite highlighted by a round of -5 on day one, round two. The junior led the Mustangs at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge with a 27th place finish among the 87-player field. 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. 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 74.00. Miller has represented the Mustang in each of the 11 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 at that point with a 24th place showing at the Hurricane Invite. At the Cactus Classic, Miller led the Mustangs in scoring. Miller had her best finish to date of the season at the Trinity Forest Invitational finishing in a tie for 20th. She followed that up with a 36th place finish at the Briar's Creek shooting a 71 in her final round. At the Chattanooga Classic, Miller had her best showing of the season with a fourth place finish of 94. Miller shot par or better in each round to finish four-below par for the tournament. Miller made it back-to-back top-five finishes when she finished fifth at the AAC Championship, earning All-Conference honors. She shot a 67 in the final round to move her into the top five.
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Junior Ashley Chow has a scoring average of 73.70 and has nine rounds of par or better. 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. At the Trinity Forest Invitational, Chow had her best showing with a top-10 finish. She shot 67 in the middle round in Dallas. At the Chattanooga Classic, the junior finished in a tie for 25th after shooting 69 on the final day. Chow finished in eighth at the AAC Championship thanks in part to an opening round 68.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Mustangs won their fifth tournament title of the season and fourth consecutive with a victory at the AAC Championship. The win marked the Mustangs' first conference title since 1992. The Mustangs dominated the field with a strong 14-stroke winning margin. Yunxuan (Michelle) Zhang won the tournament, marking consecutive individual titles for the Mustangs (Kennedy Pedigo, 2022). Lauren Miller recorded her second straight top-five finish by coming in fifth. Ashley Chow and Ellie Szeryk both finished in eighth for the first place Mustangs.
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