Burlington, N.C. – Western Carolina women's golf returns to action Monday and Tuesday at the Elon Women's Invitational, hosted by Elon at the par-71, 6,225-yard Alamance Country Club. The tournament marks the Catamounts' first appearance at the event.
 
WCU is one of 15 teams competing in the field, joining fellow Southern Conference members The Citadel and Wofford, along with Tennessee Tech. The remainder of the field includes host Elon, Coppin State, Howard, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, Presbyterian, Queens, South Carolina State, USC Upstate, William & Mary and Winthrop.
 
Competition begins Monday with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. The opening day features 36 holes of continuous play, followed by the final 18-hole round on Tuesday. Western Carolina is paired with Elon and Wofford and will begin play across the first three holes.
 
Live scoring is available through the Scoreboard app and at CatamountSports.com.
 
The Catamounts look to build on a seventh-place finish at the season-opening Tiger Classic, hosted by Clemson in late August at The Walker Course.
 
Junior Elsa Maren Steinarsdóttir leads the WCU lineup after recording a tie for 15th place in the season opener. Steinarsdóttir led the Catamounts in scoring average last season and recorded two top-10 finishes. She is joined by freshman Marissa Scaletta, the team's current scoring leader, who carded a 1-over-par performance en route to a tie for 12th place at Clemson.
 
Freshmen Kelsey Haverluck and Julia Capellini are slotted third and fifth, respectively, in the Catamount lineup, while junior Annalee Caveney will compete from the fourth position.
 
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