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Falcons Open 2019-20 Season At Redbird Invitational On Sunday
September 06, 2019 | Women's Golf
NORMAL, Ill. – The Bowling Green State University women's golf team begins its 2019-20 season this weekend at the Redbird Invitational in Normal, Illinois. The event will take place over Sept. 8-9 at the Weibring Golf Club.
COACH YOUNG QUOTE
"We are ready to get the 2019-20 season underway! The Redbird Invitational is always one of the player's favorite stops with a great golf course and tough competition. Our lineup features many newcomers who are ready and excited to begin their college golf careers. The team has been working hard both on and off the course. Coach Fahey and I have been impressed with the attitude and effort by everyone in our first week together."
Date: Sept. 8-9
Location: Normal, Illinois
Course: Weibring Golf Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,010
Sunday Start: 9 a.m. EST (Shotgun)
Monday Start: 9:30 a.m. EST (Shotgun)
THE BOWLING GREEN LINEUP
1. Nichole Cox – Junior
2. Kayla Davis – Freshman
3. Jessica Madry -- Senior
4. Kelsey Sager – Redshirt Freshman
5. Aly Kovach – Freshman
Lineup Note: Three Falcons – Kayla Davis, Kelsey Sager and Aly Kovach – will be making their collegiate debuts this weekend. Davis and Kovach are true freshmen, while Sager redshirted during the 2018-19 season.
THE FALCONS AT THE REDBIRD INVITATIONAL
• Bowling Green has opened its season at the Redbird Invitational in every season since 2011-12.
• Last season, BGSU carded a team score of 924 to finish in fifth out of 14 schools.
• Bowling Green won the Redbird Invitational in 2015-16 with a team score of 905.
THE LAST FIVE SEASONS AT THE REDBIRD INVITATIONAL
2018-19
Low Falcon: Erin Fahey – 225 (T-9)
Team Score: 924 (5/14)
2017-18
Low Falcon: Erin Fahey – 221 (3)
Team Score: 921 (4/12)
2016-17
Low Falcon: Erin Fahey – 223 (T-9)
Team Score: 924 (7/14)
2015-16
Low Falcon: Fran Rodriguez – 224 (5)
Team Score: 905 (1/16)
2014-15
Low Falcon: Patricia Holt – 234 (T-28)
Team Score: 942 (8/16)
THE FIELD
• The Redbird Invitational is being hosted by Illinois State.
• The Redbird invitational, including Bowling Green, will have a total of 17 teams competing.
• The full field includes: Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Bradley, Butler, Drake, Eastern Kentucky, Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State, IUPUI, Loyola Chicago, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Southern Illinois, Western Illinois, Xavier.
LIVE SCORING
• Live scoring for the Redbird Invitational will be provided at BirdieFire.com. A link to live scoring for all three days is located on the BGSU women's schedule page at BGSUFalcons.com.
FAHEY RETURNS TO BGSU
• On Aug. 16, 2019, head coach Stephanie Young named Erin Fahey as Assistant Women's Golf Coach. Fahey, the program's all-time scoring average leader, competed for the Falcons from 2015-19.
• A three-time captain for the Falcons, Fahey closed her collegiate playing career this past spring and was named the 2019 Mid-American Conference Sportswoman of the Year. Over the course of her career, Fahey led BGSU to six team tournament titles.
• Fahey rewrote the BGSU women's golf record book during her career. Fahey's 76.49 career stroke average is tops in program history by 1.74 strokes, while her 75.48 (2017-18) is the best single-season stroke average in BGSU women's golf history. Additionally, Fahey's 77.17 stroke average in 2015-16 still stands as a freshman record. Fahey was BGSU's leading scorer each year of her career.
MULTIPLE CHAMPIONSHIPS DURING THE 2018-19 CAMPAIGN
• Last season, the Falcons earned multiple first-place finishes in what was a historic season for the BGSU women's golf program.
• Bowling Green claimed championships at both the Spring Cup Challenge and Mid-American Match Play Challenge 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.
• To close the regular season, the Falcons turned in consecutive top-three finishes at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational and YSU Spring Invitational.
• 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.
UP NEXT
• Bowling Green will next compete at the Cardinal Classic (Sept. 16-17).
• The two-day event is being hosted by Ball State in Yorktown, Indiana.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Twitter: @BGWomensGolf / @BGAthletics
Live Scoring: BirdieFire.com – CLICK HERE FOR LINK
Instagram: @BGFalcons
COACH YOUNG QUOTE
"We are ready to get the 2019-20 season underway! The Redbird Invitational is always one of the player's favorite stops with a great golf course and tough competition. Our lineup features many newcomers who are ready and excited to begin their college golf careers. The team has been working hard both on and off the course. Coach Fahey and I have been impressed with the attitude and effort by everyone in our first week together."
Date: Sept. 8-9
Location: Normal, Illinois
Course: Weibring Golf Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,010
Sunday Start: 9 a.m. EST (Shotgun)
Monday Start: 9:30 a.m. EST (Shotgun)
THE BOWLING GREEN LINEUP
1. Nichole Cox – Junior
2. Kayla Davis – Freshman
3. Jessica Madry -- Senior
4. Kelsey Sager – Redshirt Freshman
5. Aly Kovach – Freshman
Lineup Note: Three Falcons – Kayla Davis, Kelsey Sager and Aly Kovach – will be making their collegiate debuts this weekend. Davis and Kovach are true freshmen, while Sager redshirted during the 2018-19 season.
THE FALCONS AT THE REDBIRD INVITATIONAL
• Bowling Green has opened its season at the Redbird Invitational in every season since 2011-12.
• Last season, BGSU carded a team score of 924 to finish in fifth out of 14 schools.
• Bowling Green won the Redbird Invitational in 2015-16 with a team score of 905.
THE LAST FIVE SEASONS AT THE REDBIRD INVITATIONAL
2018-19
Low Falcon: Erin Fahey – 225 (T-9)
Team Score: 924 (5/14)
2017-18
Low Falcon: Erin Fahey – 221 (3)
Team Score: 921 (4/12)
2016-17
Low Falcon: Erin Fahey – 223 (T-9)
Team Score: 924 (7/14)
2015-16
Low Falcon: Fran Rodriguez – 224 (5)
Team Score: 905 (1/16)
2014-15
Low Falcon: Patricia Holt – 234 (T-28)
Team Score: 942 (8/16)
THE FIELD
• The Redbird Invitational is being hosted by Illinois State.
• The Redbird invitational, including Bowling Green, will have a total of 17 teams competing.
• The full field includes: Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Bradley, Butler, Drake, Eastern Kentucky, Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State, IUPUI, Loyola Chicago, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Southern Illinois, Western Illinois, Xavier.
LIVE SCORING
• Live scoring for the Redbird Invitational will be provided at BirdieFire.com. A link to live scoring for all three days is located on the BGSU women's schedule page at BGSUFalcons.com.
FAHEY RETURNS TO BGSU
• On Aug. 16, 2019, head coach Stephanie Young named Erin Fahey as Assistant Women's Golf Coach. Fahey, the program's all-time scoring average leader, competed for the Falcons from 2015-19.
• A three-time captain for the Falcons, Fahey closed her collegiate playing career this past spring and was named the 2019 Mid-American Conference Sportswoman of the Year. Over the course of her career, Fahey led BGSU to six team tournament titles.
• Fahey rewrote the BGSU women's golf record book during her career. Fahey's 76.49 career stroke average is tops in program history by 1.74 strokes, while her 75.48 (2017-18) is the best single-season stroke average in BGSU women's golf history. Additionally, Fahey's 77.17 stroke average in 2015-16 still stands as a freshman record. Fahey was BGSU's leading scorer each year of her career.
MULTIPLE CHAMPIONSHIPS DURING THE 2018-19 CAMPAIGN
• Last season, the Falcons earned multiple first-place finishes in what was a historic season for the BGSU women's golf program.
• Bowling Green claimed championships at both the Spring Cup Challenge and Mid-American Match Play Challenge 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.
• To close the regular season, the Falcons turned in consecutive top-three finishes at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational and YSU Spring Invitational.
• 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.
UP NEXT
• Bowling Green will next compete at the Cardinal Classic (Sept. 16-17).
• The two-day event is being hosted by Ball State in Yorktown, Indiana.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Twitter: @BGWomensGolf / @BGAthletics
Live Scoring: BirdieFire.com – CLICK HERE FOR LINK
Instagram: @BGFalcons
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