Michigan State Continues Season at Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Classic

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State’s women’s golf team continues its 2022-23 season on Monday, beginning play in the 25th annual Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Classic, hosted by the University of Tennessee at Cherokee Country Club in Knoxville.

The tournament will be a two-day, 54-hole event, with the opening two rounds scheduled for Monday, followed by round three on Tuesday.

THE LINEUP

1. Katie Lu

2. Brooke Biermann

3. Valery Plata

4. Valentina Rossi

5. Leila Raines

IND: Shannon Kennedy 

 

THE MERCEDES-BENZ COLLEGIATE CLASSIC FIELD

The 14-team field features nine teams ranked among the top-50 teams in the country by Golfstat:  No. 4 Wake Forest, No. 13 Virginia, No. 20 Michigan, No. 28 Virginia Tech, No. 32 Michigan State, No. 36 UCF, No. 40 Purdue, No. 44 BYU, No. 45 Kent State, No. 59 Maryland, No. 60 Tennessee, No. 65 Augusta, No. 78 Mercer and No. 116 Chattanooga.

Live Scoring

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LAST TIME OUT

Michigan State opened its season with a fifth-place tie among 18 teams at the Cougar Classic in Charleston, S.C. last weekend. The Spartans finished with a three-round total of even-par 852 … Sophomore Katie Lu was the top finisher for the Spartans, tying for 24th place at 1-under par 212 … She closed with a 1-over par 72 in the final round … Lu had the second-best round of the tournament in Monday’s second round, firing a 4-under par 67 … Sophomore Brooke Biermann shot a 3-over par 74 on Tuesday and tied for 26th place at even-par 213 … Fifth year Valery Plata shot a 1-under par 70 in the final round and tied for 31st place at 1-over par 214 … Junior Valentina Rossi tied for 34th place at 2-over par 215, carding a 1-over par 72 in the final round … Junior Leila Raines, who was an individual qualifier for the NCAA Championships last year, will make her season debut … Sophomore Shannon Kennedy will compete as an individual.

COUGAR CLASSIC HISTORY

This will be the eighth appearance in the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Classic for the Spartans, but the program’s first since 2007. MSU’s best finish in the event was a sixth place showing in 2005, with Sara Brown tying for 11th place to lead the individuals.