This weekend the Ball State women's golf team will partake in its second invitational of the season at the Wolverine Invitational. The 54-hole invitational will begin Saturday morning, where a double-round of 36 will be played on the first day. The tourney will finish again on Sunday with the final 18 holes.
It will be no easy task, though, according to head coach Shelley Sanders. She said the University of Michigan's course is one of the top-ten college courses in the nation.
"It is one of the best college courses, the Cardinals will ever play on," Sanders said. "It is a step in the right direction for the program (to be invited.) It says a lot about the potential and the quality of our team."
A couple of the golfers thought that Ball State should be honored to be invited to the event, because of the high quality of teams, that are set to compete there. The Michigan Wolverines advanced to the NCAA regionals in 2001, as the team put together its best-season ever.
At the invitational, Ball State will compete against some of the region's top teams, such as the defending invite champion Wolverines, Indiana, Bowling Green, and East Carolina. Ferris State, which took third place at the Cardinal Classic last weekend, will take part as well.
"This is the deepest meet of the fall," Junior Laura Adkins said. "No one really expects us to play well. (But) we are not really intimidated. We are excited to get to play on such a great course."
Adkins shot the best three rounds of her college career last weekend in the Cardinal Classic, finishing with a 154. Now she said she hopes to keep the momentum going.
Some of the members of the team elaborated on what things they need to do in order to play well this weekend. Taking the game one step at a time was the common assertion that everyone said will be crucial come tee-time.
"With it being such a good course, coach has stressed for us to just take it one shot at a time," Freshman Ali Meyer said. "This will push us to stay focused on what we can do as a team and as individuals."
"Its going to be a matter of us pacing ourselves mentally," Adkins said. "We cannot get down on ourselves early, because that will carry over on the whole day. With it being such a long day, it is almost a different game."
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