Falcons Open Babs Steffens Hatter Collegiate In Daytona Beach On Sunday

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Bowling Green State University women's golf team continues its spring season this weekend at the Babs Steffens Hatter Collegiate. The event is being hosted by Stetson University in Dayton Beach, Florida over March 24-25. The tournament will be played on the Hills course at the LPGA International.

THE FIELD
• The Babs Steffens Hatter Collegiate, including Bowling Green, will feature a total of 12 schools.
• The full field list includes: Bradley, Boston, Bowling Green, Eckerd College, Lamar, Saint Leo, Seminole State, Stetson, Albany, Missouri-St. Louis, Northern Iowa, Richmond.

BABS STEFFENS HATTER COLLEGIATE FORMAT
• The 54-hole event will be played on the Hills Course at the LGPA International in Dayton Beach, Florida.
• Two rounds of golf will be played on Saturday (March 24) with the final 18 holes of play wrapping up on Sunday (25). On both days, play will begin with shotgun starts at 8:45 a.m.

TOURNAMENT HISTORY (COURTESY OF STETSON UNIVERSITY)
This is the third year for the Babs Steffens Hatter Collegiate. The event is named for Babs Steffens, who was one of the first women's golfers in Stetson history, joining the program in 1952 after catching the eye of the great Babe Didrickson Zaharias. She played for two seasons at Stetson before completing her education at the University of Colorado. She continues to support the Stetson women's golf program with an endowed scholarship and sponsorship of this event.

THE BOWLING GREEN LINEUP
1. Erin Fahey
2. Jessica Madry
3. Sammi Blackburn
4. Nichole Cox
5. Julia Durkin

FALCONS HAVING A FANTASTIC SEASON
• Bowling Green claimed championships at both the Spring Cup Challenge (Feb. 2) and Mid-American Match Play Challenge (Feb. 4-5) to begin the spring season.
• The Falcons defeated Ohio University in the Spring Cup Challenge. The challenge featured foursome matches, four-ball matches and singles matches, combining for a total of 12 points to be earned throughout the day. Bowling Green won the challenge by a score of 8-4.
• Three days later, BGSU won the 12-team Mid-American Match Play Challenge, defeating Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois and Florida Gulf Coast in the five-player match play event.
• Both events were hosted by Bowling Green in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
• The Falcons had a strong fall season, as well, highlighted by a championship at the 10-school field at the Shirley Spork Invitational in Ypsilanti, Michigan over Oct. 8-9.

FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• Scoring for the Babs Steffens Hatter Collegiate will be posted to GolfStat.com (Link is on the women's golf schedule page at BGSUFalcons.com and can be accessed by clicking RIGHT HERE).
• Fans can also follow the Falcons throughout the season on Twitter at @BGWomensGolf / @BGAthletics.

UP NEXT
• After the Babs Steffens Hatter Collegiate, Bowling Green will prepare for the annual Dolores Black Falcon Invitational over April 6-7.
• The BGSU-hosted event will take place at the Stone Ridge Golf Club in Bowling Green, Ohio.

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