NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll - Lady Knights 17th!

2013-14 NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) tops the poll with 14 first-place votes
November 08, 2013

By: Sam Knehans, Communications & Sports Information Intern

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — SCAD Savannah (Ga.) sits atop the NAIA Women’s Golf Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Friday. The Bees accumulated 14 first-place votes and 465 points to earn the No. 1 ranking.

This week’s ranking is the Bees fourth No. 1, the third-most all-time behind Oklahoma City (42) and British Columbia (13). SCAD Savannah earns the position after a strong fall season during which the team went undefeated, led the NAIA in adjusted scoring average (76.12) and ranked second in strength of schedule. The team returns two 2013 NAIA First Team All-Americans in Alazne Urizar and Sofia Molinaro, who currently rank as the top two players in the NAIA, as well as an All-America honorable mention in Alexa Osbourn.

British Columbia compiled 440 points, including one first-place vote, en route to the No. 2 ranking. The Thunderbirds, who had five golfers named First or Second Team All-Americans in 2013 after a runner-up finish at the National Championships, had a successful fall season. Led by returning All-Americans Casara Hong (2013) and Stephanie Wong (2012, 2013), the Thunderbirds ranked third nationally in adjusted scoring average (76.95) and strength of schedule.

Defending national champion Oklahoma City accrued two first-place votes and 427 total points, to earn the No. 3 position. The Stars, who had two First Team All-Americans and three All-America honorable mentions last season, return just one of their top five golfers from last year’s national championship squad—First Team All-American Elia Folch. Folch, who finished second to teammate Jessica Schiele at the National Championships, is the NAIA’s top returning golfer from 2013. This fall, the Stars ranked just seventh nationally in adjusted scoring average (77.83), but played the most difficult schedule of any NAIA program.

No. 4 Cumberlands (Ky.) and No. 5 William Woods (Mo.) round out the top five with 424 and 406 points, respectively. The Patriots, led by First-Team All-American Liz Stephens, currently rank second in the NAIA in adjusted scoring average (76.22) and seventh in strength of schedule. The Owls, who had five golfers named First or Second Team All-Americans in 2013, are led by returning All-Americans Jamie Palermo (2011, 2012, 2013), Myriam Hassan (2013), Alejandra Ferrer (2013) and Jodie Peacock (2013). William Woods ranks fourth nationally in adjusted scoring average (77.09) and tenth in strength of schedule.

Within the poll, No. 8 Coastal Georgia made the largest jump, moving up 11 spots, while former No. 3 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) fell 13 positions, landing at No. 16. The Mariners crack the top ten after ranking eighth in adjusted scoring average (78.96) and strength of schedule this fall. Embry-Riddle, which returns Second Team All-American Sophie Olley, did not rank among the top 10 in the NAIA in either category.

No. 10 Rocky Mountain (Mont.), No. 13 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), No. 18 Texas Wesleyan, No. 20 Indiana Tech, No. 21 (tie) Houston-Victoria (Texas), No. 21 (tie) William Penn (Iowa) and No. 25 Mount Mercy (Iowa) were the newcomers to the Top 25. Rocky Mountain, Lewis-Clark State and William Penn were all ranked in multiple polls last season. This is the first Top 25 nod for Mount Mercy since May 13, 2004, when the Mustangs were No. 23, and the first Top 25 ranking for Texas Wesleyan, Indiana Tech and Houston-Victoria, dating back to 2000.

Wayland Baptist (Texas), Grand View (Iowa), Cumberland (Tenn.), Madonna (Mich.) and Oklahoma Baptist, fell out of the Top 25.

The Association of Independent Institutions—British Columbia, No. 6 Cal State San Marcos, No. 11 Victoria (B.C.) and No. 21 Houston-Victoria (Texas)—and The Sun Conference—SCAD Savannah, No. 7 Northwood (Fla.), No. 14 USC Beaufort (S.C.) and Embry-Riddle—lead all conferences, independents and unaffiliated groupings with four teams among the Top 25.

The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, independents and unaffiliated groups. For the entire 2013-14 Coaches’ Top 25 Poll schedule, click here.

NOTES: (All information dates back to 2000) Ten different programs have been ranked No. 1 all-time… Oklahoma City leads the NAIA with 42 all-time No. 1 rankings, followed by British Columbia with 13 and SCAD Savannah (Ga.) with four… Two programs have held the No. 1 ranking for an entire season: British Columbia (2001) and Oklahoma City (2003, 04, 07, 08)…  SCAD Savannah has been ranked in 53-straight polls since returning to the NAIA in 2003… Oklahoma City has been ranked among the top five in 29-straight polls, including 15 No. 1 rankings, dating back to Feb. 27, 2009…Former-member Mary-Hardin Baylor (Texas) (2000), British Columbia (2001), Oklahoma City (2007, 08) and former-member California Baptist (2011) are the only Preseason No. 1 teams to go on to win the National Championships during the same season.

2013-14 NAIA Women’s Golf Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Poll (Nov. 8)

RANK	LAST TIME^	SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)	TOTAL POINTS
1	8	SCAD Savannah (Ga.) (14)	465
2	2	British Columbia (1)	440
3	1	Oklahoma City (2)	427
4	10	Cumberlands (Ky.)	424
5	6	William Woods (Mo.)	406
6	4	Cal State San Marcos	405
7	14	Northwood (Fla.)	384
8	19	Coastal Georgia	339
9	11	Bellevue (Neb.)	330
10	NR	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	315
11	13	Victoria (B.C.)	313
12	17	Bethel (Ind.)	305
13	NR	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	293
14	15	USC Beaufort (S.C.)	288
15	16	Concordia (Ore.)	251
16	3	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	234
17	7	Northwood (Texas)	231
18	NR	Texas Wesleyan	179
19	23	SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)	173
20	NR	Indiana Tech	156
T21	NR	Houston-Victoria (Texas)	149
T21	RV	William Penn (Iowa)	149
23	25	Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)	147
24	18	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	128
25	NR	Mount Mercy (Iowa)	126

Others Receiving Votes: Madonna (Mich.) 118; Milligan (Tenn.) 104; St. Andrews (N.C.) 52, Campbellsville (Ky.) 24; William Carey (Miss.) 22; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 21; Tennessee Wesleyan 21; Grand View (Iowa) 16; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 8; College of Idaho 8; Marian (Ind.) 7; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 3; Webber International (Fla.) 3.

^ 2012-13 NAIA Women’s Golf Coaches Postseason Top 25 Poll (May 31)

NAIA Men’s Golf Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Poll - Knights 23rd!

2014 NAIA Men’s Golf Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Poll

Wayland Baptist (Texas) receives first-ever No. 1 ranking

November 08, 2013

By Alan Grosbach, Manager of Communications and Sports Information

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Wayland Baptist (Texas), who finished 16th at last year’s NAIA Men’s Golf National Championships, opens the season as the No. 1 ranked team in the NAIA Men’s Golf Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Friday. The Pioneers received 14 first-place votes and 435 total points en route to the program’s first-ever top billing.

Wayland Baptist claimed team titles at three of its four events this fall, including its most recent win at the Northwood (Texas) Fall Shootout at Tangle Ridge Golf Club in Cedar Hill, Texas. The Pioneers carded a tournament-low 4-under par, 860 (292-287-281), to best second-place Texas Wesleyan by 10 strokes. Anders Ellingsberg and Ryan Connolly have been two of the key performers this season for Wayland Baptist. Ellingsberg owns three top five finishes, including an individual title at the St. Mary’s Fall Invitational at Dominion Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas. Connolly has finished among the top five individuals twice, including a co-championship at the Northwood Fall Shootout.

Defending national champion Oklahoma City, who has never been ranked outside of the top five, dating back to 2000, checks in at No. 2 with 413 points. The Stars return two of their four top 10 finishers at last year’s national championships in Anthony and James Marchesani. James Marchesani won the NAIA Preview held at LPGA International – home of the 2014 NAIA Men’s Golf National Championships – in Daytona Beach, Fla., earlier this fall with a three-round score of 211 (74-70-67).

Checking in at No. 3 and receiving its highest ranking since joining the NAIA in 2012-13 is Coastal Georgia with 404 points. The Mariners return five All-Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) golfers, including SSAC Golfer of the Year Dylan Freeman. Coastal Georgia played in four events this fall, claiming a team championship in its most recent tournament – the St. Andrews Fall Invitational – on Nov. 4-5. In addition to the team title, Freeman shot an even-par, 144 (68-76), to edge Matthew Latham of St. Andrews (N.C.) by one stroke.

Rounding out the top five are No. 4 Oklahoma Baptist – one of 11 newcomers listed in the Preseason Poll – and No. 5 Grand View (Iowa) with 389 and 377 points, respectively. Grand View also tallied the poll’s last two first-place votes.

In addition to Oklahoma Baptist, No. 9 Southern Wesleyan (S.C.), No. 11 Webber International (Fla.), No. 14 Northwood (Fla.), No. 17 Victoria (B.C.), No. 18 Concordia (Ore.), No. 19 Mount Mercy (Iowa), No. 21 Cumberland (Tenn.), No. 22 Tennessee Wesleyan, No. 24 Bethany (Kan.) and No. 25 Southeastern (Fla.) are new to the Top 25. Of the group, only Southern Wesleyan, Mount Mercy and Webber International were ranked at any point during last season.

Cumberland snaps the longest drought among the newcomers, with its most recent ranking coming on May 12, 2005.

Eleven conferences, independents and unaffiliated groups are represented in the Preseason Poll. The Sooner Athletic Conference – Wayland Baptist, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Baptist, No. 8 Texas Wesleyan and No. 23 Northwood (Texas) – and The Sun Conference – Webber International, No. 12 Johnson & Wales (Fla.), Northwood (Fla.), No. 20 USC Beaufort (S.C.) and Southeastern – are tied for the lead with five programs each.

The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, independents and unaffiliated groups. For the complete ratings calendar, click here.

Notes (All information dates back to 2000): Wayland Baptist (Texas) makes its first-ever No. 1 appearance … The Pioneers are one of eight teams all-time to hold the No. 1 ranking … Oklahoma City leads the NAIA with 38 all-time No. 1 rankings, followed by former member Oklahoma Christian (28) and Texas Wesleyan (5) … In 2013, only Oklahoma City and Texas Wesleyan appeared at No. 1 … Oklahoma City has never been ranked outside of the top five … Eleven newcomers joined the Top 25 this edition – the most since last year’s Preseason Poll when 12 newcomers made the poll … Among the newcomers, No. 21 Cumberland (Tenn.) snaps the longest drought with its most recent ranking coming on May 12, 2005 … Oklahoma City (2010, 2004, 2003, 2002) is the only Preseason No. 1 team to go on to win the National Championships during the same season.

2014 NAIA Men’s Golf Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Poll (Nov. 8)

RANK	LAST TIME^	SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)	TOTAL POINTS
1	13	Wayland Baptist (Texas) (14)	435
2	1	Oklahoma City	413
3	16	Coastal Georgia	404
4	RV	Oklahoma Baptist	389
5	4	Grand View (Iowa) (2)	377
6	3	Cal State San Marcos	364
7	18	William Woods (Mo.)	347
8	2	Texas Wesleyan	330
9	RV	Southern Wesleyan (S.C.)	329
10	11	British Columbia	314
11	NR	Webber International (Fla.)	306
12	9	Johnson & Wales (Fla.)	271
13	6	Bellevue (Neb.)	251
14	NR	Northwood (Fla.)	230
15	10	Faulkner (Ala.)	222
16	8	Cumberlands (Ky.)	215
17	RV	Victoria (B.C.)	214
18	RV	Concordia (Ore.)	186
19	NR	Mount Mercy (Iowa)	174
20	20	USC Beaufort (S.C.)	172
21	NR	Cumberland (Tenn.)	150
22	NR	Tennessee Wesleyan	122
23	12	Northwood (Texas)	117
24	RV	Bethany (Kan.)	111
25	RV	Southeastern (Fla.)	91

Others receiving votes: Holy Cross (Ind.) 88; Ashford (Iowa) 53; Marian (Ind.) 47; Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 42; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 39; Milligan (Tenn.) 24; Emmanuel (Ga.) 24; Northwestern (Iowa) 22; Thomas (Ga.) 18; AIB (Iowa) 15; St. Thomas (Texas) 11; Northwest Christian (Ore.) 10; Spring Hill (Ala.) 10; Houston-Victoria (Texas) 8; Indiana Wesleyan 4.

^ 2012-13 NAIA Men’s Golf Coaches’ Postseason Top 25 Poll (May 24)

Washington Wins, Andersen 2nd, Genna 5th as Knights finish 7th!

Your Northwood Knights hosted the Northwood Fall Shootout at Tangle Ridge GC in Grand Prairie, Texas. 
Hosting teams from all around the nation including conference foes Wayland Baptist, Texas Wesleyan, annual Top 25 teams Houston-Victoria, Bethany and defending Red River Conference Champions St Thomas (TX).

The Knights 1st team for this week is Austin Hughes, Jeremy Novakowski, Daniel Stoakes, Austin Hunt and Carter Caldwell. 
Second team was Drake Genna, Landon Moody, Juan Gallegos and Steven Anderson.
Playing as 'Unattached' Individuals were Dennis Andersen and Brandon Washington.

Played at 6900yds, Tangle Ridge is routinely home to low scores and this year proved no different. After the 1st Round Wayland Baptist took the lead shooting a solid 292 and backed up that round with 287, however the round of the day belonged to Texas Wesleyan who fired a 2nd round 279 to snatch the lead overnight. 

The Knights shot a 296 to open the tournament but badly faltered in the 2nd round posting a 314. 

Coach Belfield "The first round was OK, we didn't really do anything special but a good rounds from Daniel and Jeremy offset poor rounds from our No.4 & 5. The Second round however was easily the worst round I have seen in my 3 years in charge. Conditions were perfect and all the other teams made birdies in bunches.....we did exactly the opposite. I am expecting them to come out with a fire in their bellies tomorrow because that second round is not who we are, we are MUCH better than that".

The 3rd round the Knights shot 298 to finish in 7th place. 

Coach Belfield "Similar to the 1st round we had Daniel's round which was a good round but then a whole lot of average to back it up. Much work is needed from many people if we are to achieve our goals, this team is a National Championship caliber squad. I expect them to be a very different team in the spring!".

The Second team had a much different story however as they were led by a superb T-5th finish by Drake Genna, playing solid throughout. Steven Anderson also showed his immense talent by firing his best round of the semester to finish off the tournament. 
The story of the tournament however was the fight for 1st place between Northwood's own individuals Brandon Washington and Dennis Andersen. Dennis opened with a superb 66, faltered a little in the 2nd round and finished with a solid 71 to shoot (-3) 213 however after a sluggish 76 to start Brandon kicked into high gear to fire a 69 in the 2nd round and stunning 66 to take the win at (-4) 212.

Coach Belfield "You say why we are going to be different in the spring?!?! Brandon and Dennis are 2 of the Top players in the nation. I am pleased for Brandon, I think he will surprise a few people in the spring and anyone that has seen Dennis knows of his talent. If they keep there heads down and work hard during the off-season I expect them both to be All-Americans in the spring".

Led by Daniel Stoakes T18th (70-81-70), Jeremy Novakowski placed T27th with 73-77-78,

  Carter Caldwell (T34th 75-82-75) , Austin Hunt (T37th 78-77-78) 

& Austin Hughes (82-79-75)

 Drake Genna 5th (70-73-72), Steven Anderson placed T22nd with 76-79-71,

  Landon Moody (T45th 82-77-79) & Juan Gallegos (60th 81-82-84) 

Brandon Washington 1st (76-69-66) and Dennis Andersen 2nd (66-76-71)

RESULTS!!

Lady Knights finish 11th in Final Fall event, Fariza Zain 4th!

Your Lady Knights played for the 3rd straight week against the best DII school in the nation as they competed at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate hosted by Cameron University at Ft Sill GC in Ft Sill, Oklahoma.

Playing again with 4 players but in sunny but blustery conditions, the ladies shot 321 to open the tournament. Led by a solid 75 by Fariza Zain, the ladies lay in 10th overnight. Fariza was backed up by 78 from Daniela Martinez, 80 from Nicola Jeffries and 88 by Carol Galindo.

The second round was played in perfect conditions. Warm and with little to no wind the scoring drastically changed as players took advantage of the benign conditions. 
The Lady Knights improved to a 318 on the second round however with all teams vastly improving from the 1st Round, the second round score meant a drop to 11th place overall.

Coach Belfield "The ladies played better than the score suggests. Both Nicola and Daniela should have been at least a couple of shots better in the 1st round and Fariza could have gone really low with just a couple more holed putts. We have just struggled in the 4 spot and having no 5 player to back up is always tough, it leaves no room for error. 
It is really pleasing however to see Nicola playing well, she really should have broken 80 both days but this tournament just confirms how far she has come along! Fariza is capable of winning any tournament, any time, looking forward to seeing her again progress during the offseason and into the spring. 
The girls now have a few months to work on some things and get better, combine that with gaining Lesley and Caitlin back we should be much stronger in the spring and be able to challenge Oklahoma City for the Sooner title".

Led by Fariza Zain T4th (75-74), Daniela Martinez (T23rd 78-78), 

Nicola Jeffries placed T33rd with 80-78 & Carol Galindo (71st 88-88)

RESULTS!!

Lady Knights finish 12th at Dallas Baptist

Your Lady Knights continued their fall season at the Golf Club of Dallas at the DBU Women's Classic hosted by Dallas Baptist University.
Surrounded by the cream of DII golf the Knights were coming off a 9th place finish the previous week in Amarillo and were looking forward to putting that tournament behind them.

Again playing with 4 players, the first round was played in the pouring rain and the Lady Knights battled hard against the elements to post a 340. Led by Fariza Zain who opened with 79 the Lady Knights struggled to manage the conditions and find themselves in 12th place overnight.

The second round brought breezy but bright conditions and the Lady Knights played golf much more becoming of their talents as they fired a 317. Whilst this did not move them up any spots it did keep them ahead of conference foe, Texas Wesleyan. 
Nicola Jeffries led the charge by breaking her own personal best and breaking 80 for the first time in college by firing a 78! Much improves scores from Carol and Daniela helped the Lady Knights.

Coach Belfield "The ladies didn't play very well the first round in the rain it was especially strange to see Daniela shoot that kind of a score, she is much better than that. I am looking forward to the girls firing on all cylinders. The second round brought a new personal best from Nicola, she has worked her backside off over the last couple of years and finally her short game is allowing her to take advantage of her good shots, its great to see! The second round was much better and gives us a nice springboard to go into our last tournament with."

 Led by Fariza Zain T20th (79-78), Nicola Jeffries placed T36th with 84-78,

Daniela Martinez (T42nd 86-78) & Carol Galindo (T65th 91-83) 

RESULTS!!

Lady Knights finish 9th in DII event

Your Lady Knights after a 2 week break went back to the links to play in the West Texas A&M event called "The Lady Buff Stampede" hosted at Tascosa GC in Amarillo, Texas.

This field consisted of some of the Top teams in the region and starts a run of 3 straight DII tournaments that should feature some of the Top teams in the nation!

The Lady Knights were hit by the injury bug, as they are already without Lesley Winford due to a long term wrist issue (she will be back in the spring!) and were down to 4 players for this tournament due to a fractured wrist by Sophomore Caitlin Cole. 

The Lady Knights started off in glorious conditions by shooting a 333 which left them 9th. 

Coach Belfield "We didn't have too much fun on the greens today, we had 2 decent scores from Nicola and Carol but our Top 2 didn't really play to their normal standard. We are expecting to improve tomorrow."

The Lady Knights shot 336 on the Final round to keep them in 9th, behind conference rivals Wayland Baptist but ahead of Western New Mexico, Lubbock Christian and Colorado Springs.

Coach Belfield "Playing with only 4 hurt us today as Carol didn't have her best game. Overall its not the worst result, it hurts to not beat Wayland as I think we are much better than them but it is another learning experience. Pleased to see Nicola playing better, expect her to break out over the next couple of weeks!"

Led by Fariza Zain T13th (81-79), Daniela Martinez placed T18th with 82-79,

 Nicola Jeffries (T41st 85-85) & Carol Galindo (65th 85-93) 

RESULTS!!

Knights play in DI Houston Baptist Event, Finish 12th

Your Knights ventured to Houston, Texas to play in the Huskie Invitational which is hosted at Woodforest GC.
The Knights were the only non-NAIA team in what is a loaded DI tournament. Consisting of Top 125 teams Houston Baptist, Sam Houston, Louisana-Monroe and Little Rock (among others), this tournament should be one of the toughest fields of the fall. 

This weeks team consisted of Senior Daniel Stoakes, Junior Drake Genna, Sophomore Carter Caldwell and Freshmen Austin Hughes and Juan Gallegos.

Woodforest GC is home to PGA Q-school qualifying and home to the Senior PGA final Q-school. It has hosted many state/regional tournaments and is known for its expansive fairways and fast greens.

Round 1 started in warm but wet conditions and the Knights fired an opening round 310. The second round was an improvement with a 301 to lie in 11th place overnight.

Coach Belfield "Well those were 2 rounds I wish we could have back! We simply didn't play well, we holed next to nothing and we hit the ball poorly........typically not a good recipe for low scores! The rest of the field has lapped us and it shows the quality we are playing against. We were fortunate to play with the University of Houston individuals who showed some of the guys the level that they need to be competing at if they are to do anything after school. They were simply at a different level. We have a new opportunity tomorrow to gain some shots back!"

The Knights shot a final round 308 to finish in 12th place. 
None of Knights played well although we only had 1 score in the 80's, it was just a whole bunch of average. The Knights have much to improve on before their next tournament in Oklahoma.

Led by Daniel Stoakes T47th (76-74-77), Austin Hughes placed T57th with 79-73-79,

  Drake Genna (T59th 78-75-79) , Juan Gallegos (67th 85-79-75) 

& Carter Caldwell (77-DNF-77)

RESULTS!!

Knights start season with 3rd place finish

Your Northwood Knights started the 2013/14 season in Georgetown, Texas at the UMHB Invitational hosted by the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor at Cowan Creek GC.

The Knights consisted of Senior Daniel Stoakes, Junior Drake Genna and 3 Freshmen Austin Hughes, Steven Anderson and Juan Gallegos.

The first day played under near perfect conditions was one of a few ups and downs! 
The Knights shot 296 to be in 2nd place, trailing the leaders by 12 shots. 
Led by Austin Hughes who opened his collegiate career with a solid 2 under par 70 and backed up by 73 from Gallegos and 74 from Stoakes, Drake Genna played much better than his 79 suggests but the Knights have much work to do going into the final round.

The second round was again played in superb conditions. The Knights came out really flat however and stumbled home with a 303 to fall back into 3rd place. 
Daniel Stoakes had a nice tournament to start his Senior year with 74-73 but the second day was littered with mistakes.

Coach Belfield "The first round was much better than the score suggests, Drake played 16 good holes but stumbled heavily on a couple. We really could have been (and should have been) about 7-8 shots closer to the leaders. 
The second day was very sloppy, we didn't get anything going and we played distinctly average. We have an exciting and talented group this year, we are deeper than we have been in the past but this tournament should show us all how far we need to come. The talent is there and I am looking forward to seeing it progress and develop over the course of the year".

Led by Daniel Stoakes T7th (74-73), Austin Hughes placed T10th with 70-78,

 Juan Gallegos (T15th 73-77), Drake Genna (T29th 79-75) 

Steven Anderson (54th 83-88).

RESULTS!!

Knights finish 8th in loaded NAIA tournament

Your Lady Knights ventured to Oklahoma City to play in the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic hosted by Oklahoma City University at Lincoln Park Golf Course.

The Lady Knights are coming off a strong performance at their first tournament the Hawks Creek Classic hosted last week in Ft Worth. They come to a tournament hosted by the defending National Champions Oklahoma City, No.1 JUCO team in the nation Redlands CC and No.3 DII Oklahoma Christian as well as a number of top NAIA teams including conference foes Texas Wesleyan, Oklahoma Baptist and Wayland Baptist. 

The Knights started this 54 hole tournament off in perfect conditions (unusual in OKC!) and with beautful bent grass greens were primed to shoot a solid score.
In the first round they shot a 321 and were led by Senior Fariza Zain with a solid 73, the second round brought more frustration on the greens however as the Lady Knights unable to get anything going and posted a 319.
In the second round, the Lady Knights were paced by another under par round by Daniela Martinez (1 under) and backed up by Fariza with a decent 77.

Coach Belfield "Well we had perfect conditions today, Daniela and Fariza have both played pretty good but we haven't got the lowest scores from Carol, Nicola & Caitlin. We expect all three of them to perform to a much higher level which will help push us up the field. The problem today was putting......when we won conference here in April we 3-putted a lot but today was even worse. If we can clean up the sloppiness on the greens we could start firing much better scores".

Round 3 was again played in near perfect conditions, a touch more wind than the first day but conditions that suggested scores were going to be as low as yesterday.  
The Lady Knights again struggled to get anything going on the greens but improved slightly to shoot 314 and finish in 8th ahead of Wayland Baptist, Oklahoma Baptist and Lubbock Christian.

Led by Fariza Zain's 72, Daniela was 77 and Caitlin had a much improved 80 in the final round.

The Lady Knights have a couple of weeks off before starting a stretch of 3 weeks in a row at DII tournaments.

Led by  Fariza Zain T5th (73-77-72), Daniela Martinez placed T8th with 78-71-77,

 Carol Galindo (53rd 83-83-87), Nicola Jeffries (63rd 87-88-85) 

Caitlin Cole (T65th 88-94-80).

RESULTS!

Knights 9th in latest Golf World poll!!

GOLF WORLD ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF SEPTEMBER 30 MEN’S NAIA COLLEGE COACHES’ POLL

Oklahoma City Claims Top Spot

NEW YORK, NY (September 25, 2013) — The latest Golf World/Nike Golf NAIA College Coaches’ Poll has been released, combining the resources of Golf World magazine, Nike Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). The complete results, including results from Divisions I, II, III and NJCAA will appear in the September 30, 2013 issue of Golf World and are live now: http://golfdig.st/PYpysJ

Oklahoma City claimed all nine available first-place votes as the Stars earned the No. 1 ranking in the latest Golf World/Nike Golf men's NAIA coaches' poll. In its first two starts of the fall, Oklahoma City has two victories, including the NAIA Fall Preview at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla.

CSU-San Marcos moved up two spots from the preseason poll to settle into the No. 2 spot, with Texas Wesleyan, Grand View and Johnson & Wales rounding out the top five.

Two new programs moved into the top 10: No. 8 Oklahoma Baptist (runner-up at the NAIA Fall Preview) and No. 10 Coastal Georgia.

Four new schools joined the top 25: No. 20 Southeastern, No. 21 Northwood (Fla.), University of Victoria (tied at No. 23) and No. 25 Holy Cross.

Visit Golf World Senior Writer Ryan Herrington’s “Campus Insider” blog to find out the latest on collegiate golf: http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/blogs/campusinsider.

Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches’ Poll

Sept. 30, 2013 Issue

NAIA

Rank    Team                                                               Points         Last
1.            Oklahoma City (9)                                         225                1

2.            CSU-San Marcos                                          200                4

3.            Texas Wesleyan                                           199                3

4.            Grand View                                                    174                2

5.            Johnson & Wales                                         172                5

6.            U. of the Cumberlands                                  167                9

7.            British Columbia                                            153                8

8.            Oklahoma Baptist                                         148                18

9.            Northwood (Texas)                                       141                10

10.          Coastal Georgia                                            133                13

11.          Bellevue                                                         129                6

12.          Wayland Baptist                                            124                12

13.          William Woods                                              106                15

14.          Our Lady of the Lake                                     100                11

15.          The Master’s College                                     89                 14

16.          USC-Beaufort                                                86                  17

17.          Webber International                                     79                  23

18.          Faulkner                                                         75                  7

19.          Northwestern College (Iowa)                         62                  16

20.          Southeastern                                                 48                  NR

21.          Northwood (Fla.)                                            46                  NR

22.          Saint Thomas (Fla.)                                       36                  19

23.          Ashford                                                           31                  20

                U. of Victoria                                                  31                  NR

25.          Holy Cross                                                     27                  NR

Also receiving votes: Lindsey Wilson, 24; Marian U.-Indianapolis, 24; Embry-Riddle, 15; Concordia (Ore.), 10; SCAD Savannah, 9; Southwestern Christian, 9; Tennessee Wesleyan, 9; AIB College of Business, 6; St. Thomas Houston, 6; Cumberland, 5; Missouri Baptist, 5; Mount Mercy, 5; Bethel (Ind.), 4; Lewis-Clark State, 4; Rocky Mountain, 3; Central Baptist, 2; Bethany (Kan.), 1; Morningside, 1; Thomas, 1; Union, 1.

First-place votes in parenthesis.

Polls conducted by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Voting closed Sept. 19, 2013.