BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – The Wichita State women's golf team begins play in the 2025 American Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championship on April 14 at Southern Hills Plantation Club.
 
The Shockers enter after tying for tenth last week in The 'Mo'Morial Invitational. Kate Tilma finished as the top Shocker for the third time this season, tying for 40^th.
 
At last year's AAC Championship, Tilma tied for 15^th on the individual leaderboard, leading the bottom-seed Shockers to a ninth-place finish at Southern Hills in the 12-team field.
 
Wichita State is seeded tenth in an 11-team field this year.
 
Fast Facts – American Athletic Conference Championship
Dates: Monday, April 14 – Wednesday, April 16
Host: American Athletic Conference
Location: Brooksville, Fla.
Venue: Southern Hills Plantation Club
Yardage: 6,289 yards
Par: 72
Format: Stroke Play
Live Scoring: Clippd
The Field – 16 Teams: Seed, Clippd Ranking, School

1. No. 60 East Carolina
2. No. 66 Tulsa
3. No. 69 North Texas
4. No. 81 Charlotte
5. No. 93 UTSA
6. No. 102 Tulane
7. No. 130 South Florida
8. No. 155 Memphis
9. No. 161 Florida Atlantic
10. No. 168 Wichita State
11. No. 173 UAB 

The lineup features the same five who competed in the Rio Verde Invitational and at Mountain View.
 
Shocker Five:
 
Kate Tilma (Jr.) – Second-year Shocker…Transferred from Kansas State…Played in all nine tournaments in first season as a Shocker...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 the 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
 
Brooklyn Benn (Jr.) – Third year at Wichita State…Opened spring with a  fourth-place finish at the Texas State Invitational…Finished t-20th 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 the team's first eagle of the season and first of her career at Payne Stewart Memorial on Sept. 11...
 
Kayla Van de Ven (Fr.) – True freshman who arrived at WSU in January 2025…Made Shocker debut at the Texas State Invitational on February 3, tying for 38^th…Led the team in birdies for the tournament with ten
 
Amelie Paul (Fr.) – Competed in all four fall tournaments in first semester at WSU…Debuted with a semester-best t-30^thfinish at The Powercat Invitational…Won Grand Prix d'Aix Provence and Grand Prix de Valgarde in France in 2023... Ranked as high as 139th in France and 1953rd in the world...Finished as high as eighth in French Girls Championships