BECKER, Minn.---The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) is ready for an exciting three days of action at the Women's Golf Championship set to begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at Pebble Creek Golf Club. The tournament runs Oct. 7-9 with the winner earning the conference's automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Championship in May 2022.
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Here's some of the key information to know before play begins Thursday:
2020-21 Championship Highlights
- The 2020 Championship was conducted in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The University of Northwestern is the top returning program from the spring Championship after finishing as runner up with a score of 1147 (+283).
- Mattie Krause led the Eagles with a fourth-place finish while the three other finishers for the Eagles placed in the top 20.
- Nine women who earned All-UMAC or All-UMAC Honorable Mention honors are back for their respective teams this season.
2021 Season Highlights
- For the first time since 2008, Northwestern won the UMAC Preview event by eight strokes over the University of Minnesota Morris.
- Northwestern has won all seven events it has played this season.
- Five UMAC teams have at least one player ranked in the top 15 for UMAC scoring this season.
2021 Team Scoring Averages
| Team |
Rds. |
Strokes |
Avg. |
| Northwestern |
7 |
2568 |
366.9 |
| Minnesota Morris |
8 |
2980 |
372.5 |
| Northland |
5 |
1895 |
379.0 |
| Wisconsin-Superior |
11 |
4325 |
393.2 |
| Bethany Lutheran |
6 |
2570 |
428.3 |
| North Central |
4 |
1936 |
484.0 |
| Martin Luther |
8 |
3880 |
485.0 |
2020-21 Key Players to Watch (by team)
- Bethany Lutheran: Hayley Thompson, Jr. | Leads UMAC in scoring, 85.1 scoring avearge |
- Crown: Julia Hyatt, Jr. | 149.0 scoring average |
- Martin Luther: Lexi Fischer, jr. | 104.9 scoring average |
- Minnesota Morris: Justine Day, Fy. | Fourth in UMAC scoring, 90.2 scoring average |
- North Central: Victoria Sanders, Fy. | 101.3 scoring average |
- Northland: Mikayla Santjer, Sr. | Second in UMAC scoring, 87.0 scoring average |
- Northwestern: Mattie Krause, Jr. | Third in UMAC scoring, 89.6 scoring average |
- Wisconsin-Superior: Ally Buscik, Sr. | 11th in UMAC socring, 93.8 scoring average |
2021 UMAC Championship Information
- WHEN: Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 7-9
- WHERE: Becker, Minnesota / Pebble Creek Golf Club
- WHY: The winning men's and women's teams at the UMAC Championship will earn the conference's automatic qualifying bids to the NCAA Championships in May 2022.
- HOW MUCH: FREE! Come cheer on your favorite teams.
Bethany Lutheran College
Josh Pederson | 2nd season |
2020-21 Spring Championships
| 6th | 1272 |
Players to Watch
- Hayley Thompson, Jr. | Two-time All-UMAC: 2019, spring 2021 | Career record holder in every category | Spring 2021 Championships: T7th, 273, #1 team finisher| 2021 Rd. Avg. 85.13 |
- Miranda Bresnahan, Sr. | Spring 2021 Championships: 17th, 297, 2nd team finisher | 2021 Rd. Avg. 92.67 |
- Ashley Theis , Jr. | Spring 2021 Championships: 37th, 378, 4th team finisher| 2021 Rd. Avg. 121.75 |
