Spring Schedule Rolls into Atlanta at Georgia State Invitational

2022 GEORGIA STATE INVITATIONAL
Dates	Monday, Mar. 27 - Tuesday, Mar. 28
Format	36 holes Monday, 18 holes Tuesday
Times	7:15 a.m. CT shotgun start Monday 7:30 a.m. CT shotgun start Tuesday
Location	John's Creek, Ga.
Course	Rivermont Golf Club
Teams (15)	Little Rock, Arkansas State, Boston College, Dayton, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, Georgia State (host), Houston Baptist, Jacksonville State, Lipscomb, Oral Roberts, Seton Hall, ULM, Winthrop, Xavier
Scoring	GolfGenius.com

2021-22 Little Rock Women's Golf Statistics (PDF)

Opening Tee
Little Rock closes out its challenging stretch of three tournaments in as many weeks, traveling to the Atlanta suburbs for the Georgia State Invitational March 28 and 29.
 
Tournament Information
The 2022 Georgia State Invitational will be held Monday, March 28 and Tuesday, March 29 at Rivermont Golf Club – a par-72, 6,225-yard course in John's Creek, Georgia. The 54-hole event will be split into two days with rounds one and two being played on Monday, March 28, beginning with a 7:15 a.m. CT shotgun start. Tuesday's final round will begin with a 7:30 a.m. CT shotgun start. Live scoring is available through GolfGenius.com.
 
Tourmanent Field
Little Rock is one of 15 teams competing in this year's event at Georgia State and is one of four Sun Belt schools, joined by the host Panthers, Arkansas State and ULM. The Trojans, ranked 138 in the latest GolfStat rankings, are one of 11 teams among the top-150, joined by Boston College (No. 69), Oral Roberts (No. 80), Xavier (No. 99), Jacksonville State (No. 103), Arkansas State (No. 111), Eastern Kentucky (No. 112), Lipscomb (No. 113), Houston Baptist (No. 134), ULM (No. 137) and Seton Hall (No. 143).
 
Trojan Lineup
Little Rock will head to Georgia with Viktoria Krnacova playing the number one spot for head coach Jenna Wylie after competing as an individual last week in Alabama. Agatha Alesson will play in the number two spot with Katja Mueller, Anna Dawson and Malena Austerslaatt rounding out the Trojan scorecard. Sydney Scraba will compete as an individual for Little Rock.
 
Last Time Out
Little Rock placed sixth at the Bama Beach Bash, posting a 57-over 921 to conclude the 54-hole event. The Trojans notched an 18-over 306 in round two, followed by a 15-over 303 in round three, led by Viktoria Krnacova's 11-over 227 competing as an individual and finishing tied for 12th. Anna Dawson and Sydney Scraba had the top two counting scores for Little Rock as the duo tied for 25th individually at 15-over 231.
 
The Trojans Went Down to Georgia
The Trojans make a return to the Georgia State Invitational after tying for fourth at last year's event with a 31-over 895. Three Little Rock golfers finished among the individual top-20, led by Viktoria Krnacova tying for ninth with a 4-over 220. Agatha Alesson tied for 12th, carding a 6-over 222, followed by Kellie Gachaga tying for 16th overall after posting an 8-over 224.
 
Going Low
Little Rock enters this week's event with a team scoring average of 299.48, which would currently rank as the best in program history, besting the 301.39 average registered by the 2014-15 team. The Trojans have posted 11 rounds under 300 this season out of 21 rounds played, finishing below 900 in three tournaments this season and finishing in the top-10 as a team in six of seven events on the year.
 
Eyeing the Record Book
A pair of Trojans have their eyes set on the all-time season scoring mark in program history as Katja Mueller enters the week with a 74.05 scoring average, followed by Viktoria Krnacova's 74.72 mark. Mueller's average would currently rank third in program history, behind the 73.78 from Sara Wikstrom in 2006-07 and the 73.87 from Stina Resen in 2014-15, with Krnacova's season mark sitting ninth all-time. The duo has combined for seven par-or-better rounds this season and three top-10 finishes, including Mueller tying for the individual title at the Tchefuncta Invitational.
 
Closing in on 100
Senior Sydney Scraba continues to close in on an impressive career milestone as she heads to Atlanta with 96 career rounds under her belt as a Trojan. Scraba is having her best season in a Little Rock uniform with a 75.73 scoring average and a pair of par-or-better rounds, highlighted by tying for eighth at the Little Rock Golf Classic in October. She is the most experienced golfer on the Trojan roster, just ahead of Malena Austerslaatt's 90 rounds played and Kellie Gachaga's 87 career rounds.
 
Busy Stretch
This week's tournament in Georgia closes out a busy stretch of the spring for Little Rock as the Trojans will have played tournaments in three consecutive weeks, going from Nevada to Alabama to Georgia. Little Rock's six spring tournaments will be played in six different states, culminating with the 2022 Sun Belt Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida.
 
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