HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, Ark. – The Wichita State women's golf team is slated to end the fall season in the Diamante Intercollegiate hosted by the University of Arkansas – Little Rock, at Diamante Country Club.
 
Head coach Tom McCurdy is prepped and ready for another chance to play in the altitude of Colorado after wrapping up the Golf Week Red Sky Classic last week in Eagle, Colorado.
 
"Scores at this golf course are typically lower across the board," said McCurdy. "It's a course that's not that long, so it's going to require discipline and being able to stay in control of our game in order to do well in Arkansas."
 
Fast Facts – Diamante Intercollegiate
Dates: Sunday, October 20 – Tuesday, October 22
Host: Little Rock
Location: Hot Springs Village, Ark.
Venue: Diamante Golf Club
Yardage: 6,124 yards
Par: 72
Format: Stroke Play
Live Scoring: Clippd
The Field – 18 Teams: Arkansas State, Ball State, Boston College, Bradley, California Baptist, Central Arkansas, Florida Gulf Coast, Houston Christian, Little Rock, Missouri State, Oral Roberts, Southern Illinois, Stephen F. Austin, Tennessee Tech, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Commerce, UT-Arlington, Wichita State
 
Graduate student Sarah Lawson finished tied for first in qualifying for this tournament and will be appearing in her first lineup of the season. In addition to the regular five-person lineup, freshman Lara Stifter will make the trip to Arkansas and compete as an individual.
 
Shocker Five:
 
Brooklyn Benn (Jr.) – Third year at Wichita State…Finished t-20h in season opening tournament on September 10…Competed in six events last season…Shined at AAC Championship setting career low 18- and 54-hole scores in the tournament...Recorded team's first eagle of the season and first of her career at Payne Stewart Memorial on Sept. 11...
 
Sarah Lawson (Gr.) – Competing in 23rd tournament in her Shocker career…Sixth year at Wichita State…Set new career low for 54-hole score at 233 on September 26, 2023 at Coeur d'Alene Intercollegiate…Career best t-49^th finish at the ORU Spring Invite on April 9, 2024
 
Kate Tilma (Jr.) – Second year Shocker…Transferred from Kansas State…Played in all nine tournaments in first season as a Shocker…Lowest stroke average on the team at 74.2 which is second lowest in team history...Led team in birdies with 69...Finished as top Shocker in five tournaments, including four in the fall...Competed in all four fall tournaments in her first fall as a Shocker...Posted the Shocker's only top-5 individual finish of the fall at the Payne Stewart Memorial...One of three Shockers to post multiple top-20 finishes in the fall.
 
Mackenzie Wilson (Jr.) – Third year Shocker…Has competed in all 20 tournaments in previous two years at WSU…Second lowest stroke average among Shockers last season at 75.6…212 54-hole score at Diamante Intercollegiate in October was the second best 54-hole score in team history
 
Amelie Paul (Fr.) – Won Grand Prix d'Aix Provence and Grand Prix de Valgarde in 2023... Ranked as high as 139th in France and 1953rd in the world...Finished as high as eighth in French Girls Championships
 
Next Up
The spring season for the Shockers begins on February 3 at Vaaler Creek Golf Club in Blanco, Texas at the Texas State Invitational