ORLANDO – The UCF women's golf season is set to kick off in less than a week and after reaching the NCAA regional round for the third time in the last five seasons in 2020-21, head coach Emily Marron and company will look to build on that success this season.
Marron, who enters year 10 as the Knights' head coach in 2021-22, recently signed a contract extension that will see her guide the Knights through the 2025-26 season.
In nine seasons at the helm, Marron has seen her team make six NCAA Regional appearances and two NCAA National Championship appearances. In conference play under Marron's oversight, UCF has won two conference championships and has finished in the top-two for six of the nine seasons. The Knights have also earned four Freshman of the Year awards, three Player of the Year accolades, and 16 all-conference selections in that time.
In 2020-21, For the third time in five seasons, the Knights earned an NCAA Regional bid, after finishing fourth in the American Athletic Conference Championship. The Knights' top finish of the spring came in the final tournament of the season with a win at the Brickyard Invitational.
UCF is also receiving votes in the 2021-22 Preseason WGCA Coaches Poll, announced in August.
SCHEDULE
The Knights announced their 2021-22 season schedule in July, featuring nine regular season tournaments and the American Athletic Conference Championship.
To view the full season schedule, click here.
"We have a very familiar, yet competitive schedule again this year," said Marron. "All of our events will put us up against the very best teams in the country and will help prepare us for postseason play.
"Most of our players have competed on the courses we will see throughout the year, and that course knowledge should be a big advantage for us."
The Knights, who are coming off a season in which they reached the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time under Marron, will play four tournaments in the fall, all on the road, before kicking off the spring by hosting their annual UCF Challenge, from Feb. 6-8 at Eagle Creek Golf and Country Club in Orlando, Florida.
Following the conclusion of the regular season, UCF will play in the American Conference Championship in Pinehurst, North Carolina from April 17-19. If UCF qualifies, NCAA Regionals will be from May 9-11 and the NCAA Championship will take place from May 20-26 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
All tournaments will have live stats available via Golfstat with links found on the UCF women's golf schedule page leading up to the event.
ROSTER
As the UCF women's golf team looks to kick off season number 10 under two-time American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Emily Marron, she has seven players on the squad looking to get the Knights to a conference title and beyond.
The Knights are geared up for another special season in 2021-22 as UCF will return key players that helped guide them to the NCAA Tournament in Ana Laura Collado (graduate student), Alyssa Lamoureux (senior), Tunrada Piddon (junior), Camille Banzet (sophomore), and Jess Baker (sophomore).
The Knights also added to their already impressive core with an influx of young talent as freshmen Zoe Allaux and Victoria Levy joined the ranks.
Check out the full UCF Women's Golf roster preview here.
GETTING STARTED
The Knights open the season on Monday, September 13 in the Cougar Classic, taking place in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Knights will play on the par 72, 6,301-yard Yeamans Hall Club Golf Course and will take on teams such as Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Charleston, Clemson, Florida and more.
Live scores will be available on golfstat.com and a tournament preview with more details will be released prior to the event.
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