CONWAY, Ark. – The Central Arkansas women's golf team will be in action for the first time in the 2020-21 campaign on Thursday. The Bears will host Missouri State for a dual match at the Maumelle Country Club.
 
UCA will be led by returners Tania Nunez, Camila Moreno, Elin Kumlin, and Pim-Orn Thitisup. Central Arkansas adds some new faces in Hayley Jones, Pear Rittawee, and Tanja Csaszar. Last season, Kumlin was named a Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar for the second time in her career. Kumlin led UCA with an average round score of 75.92 and round relative to par of 3.92. Moreno had the highest finish last season for the Bears when she tied for 10th at the Little Rock Golf Classic.
 
While dual matches have been rare for UCA, the Bears participated in a match play tournament last season. Central Arkansas won two of the three matches at the Lamkin Invitational and finished third.
 
Missouri State is led by Abby Cavaiani, who was named the Missouri Valley Conference Women's Golfer of the Year last season. She finished with an average round score of 74.29.
 
The matchup will begin at 8:18 a.m. with individual stroke play. The match play will begin at 1:15 p.m. The Maumelle Country Club is a 6,204-yard, par 72 course. To follow along live click here.
 
From the Coach – Head Coach Natasha Vincent
"We're excited to compete! We haven't competed as a team since February, and have had a solid month of practice and conditioning. October is a busy month with three events in a row. I'm confident this one-day dual will be an opener that fuels our fall season."
 
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