The KSU women’s golf team will look to claim their second consecutive Atlantic Sun Conference championship on Monday, April 15 at the Pine Lakes Course at Jekyll Island in Jekyll Island, Ga.
The Owls won the championship last season, marking the first conference title in the program’s history. KSU will look to defend their title and grab their second conference title in back-to-back tries.
The 54-hole event will begin on Monday at 8 a.m. and will be played over three days. The Owls are seeded third, and are grouped with the overall seed, East Tennessee State and No. 2 Mercer.
“This is what we’ve been leading up to in the spring is this championship,” head coach Rhyll Brinsmead said. “It’s really our time to shine. We’re excited to get away. The last couple of tournaments have been our best, so I’m excited the team is peaking at the right time.”
The Owls enter the conference tournament playing some of their best golf. The team recently finished tied for eighth place at the Web. com Intercollegiate last week in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. The eighth place finish was the third straight top 10 finish for the team.
The veteran experience and leadership of Ket Preamchuen led the team. The senior turned in her best finish of the season, grabbing a 10th-place finish with a 2-over par.
Preamchuen was named A-Sun Golfer of the Week back in September for her finish at the Dale McNamara Invitational. Preamchuen tied for second with a 2-over par 218.
Fellow teammate Kaew Preamchuen was part of a group of four players who tied for 27th with a score of 6-over par. Sophomore Ines Lescudier tied for 43rd with a 10-over par, while freshman Brittany Jarrett and senior Molly Winnett tied for 77th and 100th respectively.
Jarrett joined the roster in 2012-2013 after playing a solid junior and high school career. While competing for Tifton County High School, Jarrett led her team to the 2010 Georgia High School Association Region AAAAA state championship. She finished as the 2012 state runner up.
Lescudier has been a top player for the Owls all season. Her performance in the Challenge at Onion Creek earned her a second A-Sun Golfer of the Week award on April 3. She was previously named A-Sun Golfer of the Week on Feb. 13 after tying for 12th at the UCF Challenge.
The Owls will look to grab the conference victory coming off its most successful season as a program.
