Women’s Golf Ready for Illini Women’s Invitational at Medinah

HOUSTON — The Rice Women's Golf team continues its stretch of three tournaments in three weeks when it heads to Medinah, Ill., for the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah, Oct. 12-13. The tournament will be hosted by Illinois and played at the par-72 Medinah Country Club.

TEAM FIELD

Joining Rice in the 15-team field are UC-Irvine, UCF, College of Charleston, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kent State, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Ole Miss, TCU, Texas Tech, and Wisconsin.

LIVE SCORING

Fans can follow live scoring of the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah by visiting Scoreboard.com or by clicking here.

THE LINEUP

Jessica Jang – No. 1 position … has a 74.83 stroke average … tied for 19^th-place at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational (10/3-5) … 29^th-place at the season-opening Lady Paladin Invitational (9/18-20), where she carded a final round 70 for her first career round of par or better.

Ari Boone – No. 2 position … leads the team with a 74.33 stroke average … two rounds of par or better … tied for 19^th-place at the season-opening Lady Paladin Invitational (9/18-20), where she fired a final round, bogey-free 68 for her first career round of par or better … finished in 23^rd-place at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational, where she opened with a 71 (10/3-5).

Justine Bayle – No. 3 position … has a 76.83 stroke average … tied for 32^nd-place at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational (10/3-5) … tied for 43^rd-place at the season-opening Lady Paladin Invitational (9/18-20) … transfer from Tampa … Second Team All-American … two-time All-Sunshine State Conference … ranked as high as 12th nationally last year

Elisabeth Borsheim – No. 4 position … has a 78.17 stroke average … tied for 40^th-place at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational (10/3-5) … tied for 46^th-place at the season-opening Lady Paladin Invitational (9/18-20) … joined Rice as a freshman prior to 2025-26.

Ragini Navet – No. 5 position … participating in first tournament of the season … transfer from Southern Miss … averaged 75.64 rounds in two years … eight rounds of par or better … three top ten and six top 20 finishes … Sun Belt Golfer of the Week after tying for eighth-place at the Brickyard Collegiate (4/8-9/24) ... twice had a career-best tie for seventh, at the Ally (10/21-23/24) and the Tulane Classic (3/9-11/25).

PAIRINGS

Play begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. CT. The Owls will tee off from holes No. 13-16 and will compete in groups with student-athletes from Indiana and Minnesota. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.

UP NEXT

Following the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah, the Owls close their fall schedule on Oct. 18-19 when they travel to San Marcos for the Jim West Challenge.

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