NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion women's golf team is set to open its 2017-18 fall slate this week at the Golfweek Conference Challenge at Red Sky Golf Club in Vail, Colorado.
Live scoring for the Golfweek Conference Challenge will be available on GolfStat. Last year, the Monarchs tied for fourth out of 18 teams in this event at the same course.
This year's field includes Akron, Campbell, Central Arkansas, Coastal Carolina, Charleston, Denver, Eastern Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan, Mercer, ODU, Pepperdine, Sacramento State, San Diego State, SMU, TCU and UC Riverside.
Second-year head coach Mallory Hetzel and the Monarchs return all but one player from last year's squad that won the program's first-ever conference championship. Watch Hetzel preview the upcoming fall and talk about impact of last year's Conference USA Championship in the video below.
Following last year's record-setting season, head coach Mallory Hetzel previews the 2017-18 season. #Monarchs pic.twitter.com/p27BOTW0ra
— ODU Women's Golf (@ODUWGolf) September 23, 2017
Headlining the returners are seniors Maggie Simmermacher and Katerina Vlasinova, who both earned All-C-USA honors last season. Watch Simmermacher and Vlasinova weigh on in expectations for the 2017-18 season below.
Simmermacher, Vlasinova talk senior season, 2017 C-USA title & expectations for 2017-18. #Monarchs pic.twitter.com/Tzyf6udmLG
— ODU Women's Golf (@ODUWGolf) September 24, 2017
Tee times and a full schedule of play for the tournament can also be found on GolfStat.