SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The Augustana women's golf program opens up its 2019-20 season on Monday by traveling to Bemidji, Minnesota, to compete in the Tracy Lane Invitational at the Bemidji Town & Country Club. 

The Event
The Vikings will compete in the two-round, two-day tournament at the par-72, 5,904-yard golf course. The season opener will include seven other NSIC teams.

The Vikings
The Vikings experienced unfamiliar waters last season after coming up short on their bid for a 10th-straight NSIC title. Augustana looks to build off last season to make a run for a new streak in the coming years.

The Vikings return everyone from last year's team that sent two golfers to the Central Super Regionals and welcome in freshman Molly Stevens. 

Player to Watch
Hankinson is the reigning NSIC Women's Golfer of the Year. She finished third at the NSIC Golf Championships after shooting a three-round score of 237 (+21). At the Central Super Regionals, she tied for 15th place in a field of 66 golfers after she turned in a three-round score of 231 (+18). The senior placed first in two events and had six top-five placings last season.

One Last Thing
Earlier this year, Augustana was picked to finish first at the Northern Sun Championships receiving six first-place votes and tallied 114 points to rank ahead of Minnesota State, which tallied 113 points and six first-place votes. Senior Hannah Hankinson was also voted by the league coaches as the NSIC Preseason Women's Golfer of the Year. 

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