[Women's Golf] Trevecca Women's Golf | Rachael McMahan Paces Trojans at GLIAC vs Great Midwest ...

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. – The Trevecca Nazarene University women's golf team started play in the first of its kind tournament, the GLIAC vs. G-MAC Match Play Showdown at the Saddlebrook Resort & Spa.

Trevecca is third of the six teams competing after the first round with a 335. Rachael McMahan is second with a 77, one stroke back of Karissa Guthrie of Northern Michigan University.

FRIDAY – STROKE PLAY - LIVE SCORING

SATURDAY – MATCH PLAY - LIVE SCORING

Trevecca Director of Golf, David Head, said, "The course played difficult today. Golf in Florida is different and requires practice and experience. The grass is different, the wind is different, and there is a ton of water on the course. We handled the difficult weather conditions as well as could be expected and with our lack of experience playing in Florida, the overall result is pretty decent after all scores were calculated for round one."

"We played early and were unsure how good our scores were. The more scores we saw from the rest of the field the more we realized our scores were measuring up more than we maybe thought at first. We look forward to getting back out there Friday and again Saturday."

TOURNAMENT & SEASON ESSENTIALS

Six (6) teams, 42 Individuals | Saddlebrook Resort & Spa

Par 71 - 5803 Yards | Front 2977 Yards, Par 36 | Back 2826 Yards, Par 35

Great Midwest Women's Golf – Schedule | Season Stats | Archives | G-MAC History

2018 Great Midwest Championships - April 16-17, 2018 | Four Bridges Country Club | Mason, Ohio

TREVECCA TEAM

Lexie Shaw is next for Trevecca in eighth place with an 82. Teagan Perry and Madalyn Hembree each turned in an 88 and are tied for 19th. Sophie Vinson (94) and Brynn Craven (101) also played for the Trojans.

Rachael McMahan was steady marking 11 pars and a birdie. Her 11 pars are tops in the field. McMahan led the field on the par four holes shooting one-over par (4.09) on the day. Lexie Shaw (8) and Teagan Perry (7) are 7th and 10th respectively for pars in the field.

TOURNAMENT FIELD | TEAM / INDIVIDUALS

Grand Valley State University leads the team category with a 320 and Northern Michigan is next at 327. Behind the Trojans is future G-MAC member Tiffin University (340) and Ferris State University (351), and Walsh University (365).

Three players are a shot back of Trevecca McMahan at seven-over par 78. Samantha Moss and Maria Sol Pose of Grand Valley along with Caro Els of Northern Michigan are all tied for third.

DETAILS OF THE GLIAC vs. G-MAC SHOWDOWN

The event, hosted by Midwest Region foe Grand Valley State University at the Saddlebrook Resort & Spa., is the first NCAA Division II match play event to begin preparing teams for the newly approved format teams will face at the 2019 NCAA Division II championships.

Who is Playing?

The three-day event features three Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC - Grand Valley State University, Northern Michigan University, Ferris State University) teams and three Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC - Trevecca Nazarene University, Walsh University, Tiffin University) teams.

The Format

The first two days, Thursday and Friday, consisting of the traditional stroke play preceding Saturday's cross-conference match play format. The seeding for the match play competition is determined through the two-days of stroke play. The 1st through 3rd place teams in each conference, following stroke play, face off against the same seeded team from the other conference on Saturday. The #1 seeded teams from each conference will face off against each other in match play as will the #2 seeds and the #3 seeds.

The Scoring

A win will produce a point and ties gain a half point. The winner is determined by the conference collecting the most points.

WHAT'S NEXT?

Day two of the stroke play format comes on Friday followed by the introduction of the match play on Saturday.

A return trip to the to Georgetown, KY and the 2018 Saginaw Valley State University (SVS) Spring Invite. The two-day tournament, March 17-18, is played at the Cherry Blossom Golf Course. March 26-27 the team plays in the Cumberland University hosted Phoenix Invitational at the Trojans home course, the Old Hickory Country Club. The 2018 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championships are next at the Four Bridges Golf Course in Mason, Ohio on April 16-17.

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