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2023-24 Women's Golf Roster

Talia Campione

MacKenzie Neal

  • Hometown Richmond, Ky.
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Madison Central HS

Biography

FIFTH YEAR (2023-24)
Became one of the only three players in program history (teammate Olivia Hensley is also on list) to earn four consecutive All-OVC honors ... Became first-ever player in program history to earn a conference postseason award five times ... Averaged 75.5 in 29 rounds ... Won first collegiate tournament (Colonel Classic) in her hometown in her final regular-season event ... Won fourth career OVC Golfer of the Week. 

FOURTH YEAR (2022-23) 
Saw action in 32 rounds and 11 events on the season .. Finished the season with a stroke average of 75.9 .. Claimed four top-25 finishes, including a season best fourth place finish at the OVC Championship ..  Her second round 68 shot at the Golfweek Challenge was the lowest round of her collegiate career ..  Saw action in the NCAA Tournament .. Was named OVC Golfer of the Week (Sept. 7) .. Was named OVC Golfer of the Month for the month of September .. Was named to the All-OVC and All-Tournament Teams. 

THIRD YEAR (2021-22)
Named All-OVC ... Named to the OVC All-Tournament team ... Was awarded OVC golfer of the week on 2/10 ... Competed in 26 rounds and nine events ... First on the team in stroke average with 75.6 ... Shot a season low of 69 at the Edisto Island Invitational ... Neal finished the season with two top five finishes, three top ten finishes, and three top 20 finishes.

SECOND YEAR (2020-21)
Named All-OVC ... Named OVC Golfer of the Week on 2/12 ... Competed in 18 rounds and six events on the season ... Second on the team in stroke average with 75.61 ... Fired two even par rounds, including season-low's 72's at the Mid-American Challenge and the Pinehurst Women's Intercollegiate ... Notched four top-25 finishes on the season, including a season-best sixth place finish at the Pinehurst Women's Intercollegiate ... Posted a season-best event score of five-over par at the Mid-American Challenge (74-75-72-221).

FIRST YEAR (2019-20)
Named to the All-OVC Newcomer Team ... Competed in nine rounds and four event in a shortened season ... Led the team with a stroke average of 75.78 ... Fired one under par round, a season-low 71 at the MSU Greenbrier Invitational ... Notched three top-10 finished on the season, including a season-best tied for third finish at the MSU Eagle Invitational ... Posted a season-best event score of eight-over par at the MSU Greenbrier Invitational (71-77-76-224).

PRIOR TO MSU
Attended Madison Central High School (Richmond, Ky.) … Competed for head coaches Mike Neal and Tennye Ohr during her high school career … Began competing in high school competition in the fifth grade … Helped MCHS to four-straight top-10 finishes at the KHSAA State Golf Tournament, including a state championship during her freshman season … A five-time KHSAA State Golf Tournament participant, placing no lower than ninth individually in the event … Ranked amongst the top-five junior golfers in Kentucky, reaching the top spot in 2016 … Ranked amongst the top-150 female junior golfers and top-400 overall junior golfers in the United States by Junior Golf Scoreboard.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior

  • 2023-24Graduate Student