STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The Eastern Kentucky University women's golf team opens the 2023-24 season at the Nittany Lion Invitational from Sept. 16-17 in Pennsylvania.
 
The two-day 54-hole tournament will be contested on the par-72, 6,402-yard Penn State Blue Course. The event will begin on Saturday with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. as contestants play 36 continuous holes the first day. Sunday's final round will consist of 18 holes to determine team and individual champions beginning at 8:30 a.m.
 
Fans looking to follow along with this weekend's golf action can find live updates on Golfstat.
 
The 10-team event is composed of Akron, Boston College, Central Michigan, EKU, High Point, James Madison, Penn State, Richmond, Navy and Youngstown State. 
 
Saturday's first round marks consecutive seasons EKU has competed in the event. Last year, the Colonels finished in 8th place with a 904 three-round total. Elisa Orduna Shackleton led EKU with a 224 (+8) and tied for 25th place.
 
EKU head coach Mandy Moore submitted a lineup consisting of Alice Daag, Claira Beth Ramsey, Sadanun Sitanonth, Mattie Jo Neeley, and Shackleton. Mary Keene Marrs will enter the field as an individual participant.