Little Rock Seeks To Defend Title at ORU Spring Invitational

2022 ORU SPRING INVITATIONAL
Dates	Monday, Apr. 11 - Tuesday, Apr. 12
Format	36 holes Monday, 18 holes Tuesday
Times	8:30 a.m. shotgun start both days
Location	Broken Arrow, Okla.
Course	The Club at Indian Springs
Teams (17)	Little Rock, Arkansas State, Missouri State, Oral Roberts (host), Stephen F. Austin, UT Arlington, Western Texas College, Wichita State
Scoring	GolfStat.com

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

Opening Tee
Little Rock gets set for its final tournament before the Sun Belt Championship, heading to Oklahoma to try and defend its title at the Oral Roberts Spring Invitational April 11-12.
 
Tournament Information
The 2022 ORU Spring Invitational will be held at the Club at Indian Springs, a par-72, 6,136-yard course in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The 54-hole event will be played over the course of two days, beginning with the first two rounds on Monday, April 11 and the final round on Tuesday, April 12. Both days will get underway with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start as live scoring is available on GolfStat.com.
 
Tournament Field
Little Rock is one of eight teams in this year's field and one of three Sun Belt schools, joined by Arkansas State and UT Arlington. The Trojans enter the week as the third-ranked team in the field at number 136 in the latest GolfStat rankings, trailing Oral Roberts (No. 90) and Arkansas State (No. 113), sitting just ahead of Missouri State (No. 139) as one of four top-150 teams competing.
 
Trojan Lineup
Head coach Jenna Wylie will use a similar lineup in Oklahoma this week, led by Agatha Alesson in the number one position. Katja Mueller, Viktoria Krnacova, Anna Dawson and Kellie Gachaga will round out the Little Rock scorecard with Sydney Scraba competing as an individual.
 
Defending the Title
Little Rock heads to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, seeking to defend its team title at the 2021 event. The Trojans shot a 46-over 898, including a 2-over 290 in round two, finishing two shots better than Missouri State to capture its 14th team championship and the first for the program since 2016. All five Trojan competitors finished among the individual top-20, led by Agatha Alesson placing third (10-over 223) and Viktoria Krnacova finishing fourth (11-over 224).
 
Last Time Out
Both Agatha Alesson and Little Rock is coming off a sixth-place showing at the Georgia State Invitational March 28-29 in Atlanta. Alesson was the top Sun Belt finisher with a 6-over 222, including even-par 72s over the final two rounds, notching the second top-10 individual finish of her career. That paced Little Rock to the sixth-place showing, finishing first among the four Sun Belt schools in the field, with a 54-over 918, nine shots off the team lead.
 
Eyeing the Record Book
Little Rock is looking to make its mark in the program's record book as the Trojans head to Oklahoma boasting a 300.29 team scoring average, which would currently rank first in program history ahead of the 301.39 mark set by the 2014-15 team. Individually, Katja Mueller has a 74.63 scoring average, which would rank sixth in program history, while Viktoria Krnacova's 74.95 mark would be ninth all-time in program history.
 
Top-10 Showings
Little Rock looks to build on its strong showing during the 2021-22 season, finishing in the top-10 as a team in seven of eight events on the year, finishing in the top-six in each of the last four tournaments. Individually, Trojan golfers have finished in the top-10 five times this year, led by a pair from Katja Mueller, including finishing tied for first at the Tchefuncta Invitational. Viktoria Krnacova, Agatha Alesson and Sydney Scraba have each logged a top-10 showing.
 
Surpassing 100
Sydney Scraba is slated to compete in Oklahoma this week, which will give her an impressive career milestone. Scraba has logged 99 rounds in a Trojan uniform and is the most experienced on the team, posting a 78.24 scoring average with four par-or-better rounds and three top-20 showings.
 
Racking Up The Miles
Little Rock's tournament in Oklahoma will mark the eighth different state the Trojans will have competed in this season, joining Alabama, Missouri, Washington, Arkansas, Louisiana, Nevada and Georgia. That number will reach nine by the end of the year as Little Rock will make the trip to Florida next week, competing at the Sun Belt Championship in Daytona Beach.
 
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