Bartonville, Ill. - After a trio of road invitationals to begin the Fall 2022 slate for coach Halley Morell and the Bradley Women's Golf team, the Braves come home to host the Coyote Creek Classic at the Coyote Creek Golf Club in Bartonville on Saturday and Sunday. The participating teams will play a practice round on Friday. Rounds 1 & 2 will take place on Saturday, followed by the final round of play on Sunday. 

WHO WILL BE THERE
Dayton (Atlantic 10), Evansville (Missouri Valley), Western Illinois (Summit League), Idaho State (Big Sky), Northern Iowa (Missouri Valley), Green Bay (Horizon League), Illinois State (Missouri Valley), and Butler (Big East), alongside the Braves, will have their teams, as well as select individuals competing this weekend.  

AT THE TOP - ABOUT THE NO. 1'S
Bradley - Allison Pacocha
A freshman for the Braves, Pacocha is coming off being named the lineup's No. 1 for the first time in her career. At the Johnie Imes Invitational at Missouri, the Eureka native posted a tournament-total of 227, good for 28th on the individual leaderboard. She shot a season-low 73 in the second round. 

Illinois State - Ali Schrock
The defending MVC Golfer of the Year, Schrock looks to lead the charge once again for the Redbirds. The Pontiac native carded a tournament 219, good for a sixth-place tie on the individual results at the same Johnie Imes Invitational that Bradley was in. Schrock's best round came when she shot a 68 in the second round of play. 

Western Illinois - Riley Hansen
Having a prep career that featured three state medalist honors, the Kewanee grad looks to make her mark close to home this weekend. The junior led the Leathernecks with a tournament +18, and aiding Western Illinois to a sixth-place finish at the Big O Classic, hosted by Summit League foe Omaha. 

Butler - Alaina Bowie
Another player having spent her prep career in-state (Champaign St. Thomas More), the junior leads the lineup for coach Chrisite Cates. The Bulldogs just wrapped up their own Butler Fall Invitational, in which they finished fourth as a team. Bowie finished in the top ten individually (T-9th), scoring a tournament 229, with her lowest round coming as a 73 in the second round of play in Indianapolis. 

Green Bay - Ashley Kulka
The lone grad student among the No. 1's for this weekend, Ashley Kulka leads the way for the Phoenix. Kulka is coming off a spring season in which she earned first team all-Horizon League honors. A native of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, she tied for 13th individually, shooting a tournament 233 at the Shirley Spork Invitational in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The Phoenix placed sixth as a team in that invitational. 

Dayton - Megan Yoder
Megan Yoder and her Flyer teammates were with Butler at the start of this week at the Butler Fall Invitational. It was an invite that saw the Flyers finish 11 strokes behind the Bulldogs, good for a T-7th team finish. Yoder fired a career-high 71 in the third round at Butler, part of a tournament score of 230, which placed her in a tie for 11th as an individual. 

Idaho State - Alexis Wilson
Alexis Wilson and the Bengals haven't hit the links for a fair while, having last played in the Eagle Invitational in Spokane, Washington roughly a week ago. The Bengals finished seventh as a team (+54), with Wilson firing a tournament 221, adding a tournament-low 71 in the first round of play. 

Northern Iowa - Anna Jensen
Anna Jensen and the Panthers spent their most recent tournament at the Big O Classic alongside fellow purple and gold university Western Illinois. The Panthers finished eighth, with Jensen also finishing eighth on the individual leaderboard after a tournament 232. 

At the time of publishing, not every team had submitted a lineup. For the most up to date information on the tournament, please visit the tournament's page on BirdieFire. 

WHAT'S UP NEXT AFTER THIS WEEKEND
The Braves will head down to Hollister, Missouri to participate in the Ozarks National Invitational, hosted by Missouri State. The invitational will take place over three days, ranging from Monday, October 31st, to Wednesday, November 2nd, and also closes out the Fall 2022 schedule.