TOLEDO, Ohio — The University of Toledo women's golf team will return to action for the first time in nearly three weeks when it travels to Lexington, Ky. to compete in the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational. The Rockets will be participating in the tournament for a second straight year and playing on the University Club of Kentucky's par-72, 6,221-yard course on Friday-Sunday, Oct. 5-7.

"The team is very ready to tee it up again, and having seen this course last year certainly helps us with familiarity and knowing what to expect," first-year head coach Jenny Coluccio said. "We have talked a lot about our ability to adjust and adapt to any condition or situation. The course will play long so we will need to be confident in our strategic decisions."

Toledo has had the opportunity to work on a number of different parts of its game since opening its season on Sept. 15-16 with a 12^th-place showing at Michigan State's Mary Fossum Invitational. Senior Pinyada Kuvanun tied for 14^th place at two-over par 218 (73-71-74) to lead the Rockets.

"Our first event at MSU provided valuable feedback on the areas we needed to work on during our long break," Coluccio said. "Our focus has been on situations, thinking outside of the box and short game. We have done a variety of practices from working on our technique in short game to playing Inverness with only three clubs. The team has been challenged in a multitude of ways during these weeks at home. They have all responded well and are making great strides across the board."

This weekend's tournament will be first of four the Rockets will play over the next month or so.

"We do have quite a stretch in front of us with four events in the next five weeks," Coluccio said. "Energy management will be key to us to playing our best throughout the long stretch. The ladies are eager to test what they have been working on and excited for some great opportunities coming up!"
 
THE FIELD
*The Rockets will be competing against a balanced 12-team field that consists of eight teams ranked in the Top 100 of Golfweek's computer rankings.
* UT is ranked at No. 86 and will be joined in the field by Middle Tennessee (40), defending champion Notre Dame (47), ETSU (54), Penn State (57), Kentucky (58), Memphis (70), Eastern Kentucky (89), Western Kentucky (104), Columbia (171), Akron (212) and NCAA Division II member Indianapolis.
 
LIVE SCORING
• Live scoring for the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational can be found at golfstatresults.com.

ROCKETS AT THE BETTIE LOU EVANS INVITATIONAL
• Toledo has made two appearances at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational and posted a sixth-place finish last year.
• Seniors Pimchanok Kawil (69-76-69) and Pinyada Kuvanun (76-72-68) registered Top Five finishes with two-under par and even-par scores, respectively. They will be joined in the Rockets' lineup by senior Natcha Daengpiem, junior Donchanok Toburint and junior Saranlak Tumfong. Junior Thunpijja Sukkasem will play as an individual.
• Kuvanun birdied her final three holes en route to her collegiate-best four-under par 68 that was one stroke shy of the school record.
 
ON THE HORIZON
• Toledo will return to action next week with a trip to Noblesville, Ind. for the MAC Preview on Sunday-Monday, Oct. 14-15.