FORT MYERS, Fla. – A strong slate of competitive tournaments is on tap for the FGCU women's golf team as head coach Sarah Trew announced the 2021 spring schedule.
 
"We are really excited to get back on the course as a team this spring," said Trew. "We had some really great success last spring that was unfortunately cut short due to the pandemic. With nearly the entire team back plus some very talented newcomers who have worked hard this fall, we look forward to seeing how far our potential will take us."
 
The year will begin on Monday, Jan. 18 in a rare dual tournament against Michigan hosted by The Club at Renaissance. The meeting was a late addition to the schedule as the Wolverines were in Southwest Florida and both teams decided a competitive match would be a strong way to start the year.
 
From there, the Eagles will play twice in February beginning Feb. 8-9 at the Mid-American Challenge hosted by Bowling Green State University in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. Normally a match-play event, this year's edition will be a stroke play format.
 
Just under a week later, FGCU will head to Melbourne to play in the Moon Golf Invitational (Feb. 14-16) hosted by Louisville. That field will be one of the strongest in program history for the Eagles: Louisville, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Augusta, Florida, Florida State, Illinois, LSU, Miami, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas A&M, UCF, and Virginia.
 
March will begin with a trip to Jacksonville to play in the North Florida Collegiate (March 8-9) before FGCU co-hosts the Spring Break Shootout (March 15-16) alongside Georgia Southern in Dade City.
 
The regular-season will conclude with a trip to the Brickyard Collegiate (April 5-6) hosted by Mercer in Macon, Ga.

The 2021 ASUN Women's Golf Championship will be April 18-20 in Valdosta, Ga., while the NCAA Regionals will run May 10-12. The NCAA Championship will be hosted by Grayhawk Golf Club from May 21-26 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
 
This past spring, before being shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FGCU produced a 67-1 head-to-head record with its only loss coming to Kiawah Island Classic host and champion, College of Charleston. The Eagles produced a 295.44 team scoring average, which was three shots better than the previous record of 298.88.
 
Looking ahead to this spring, Trew will enter her 10th season in 2020-21 with a loaded roster as the team returns everyone, including fifth-year senior Ailsa Clark (Navarre, Fla./Navarre), who will get another year due to CoVID-19.
 
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SUSTAINING FLIGHT 
To help offset the financial impact of COVID-19, FGCU Athletics has launched the Sustaining Flight Fundraiser and Auction. The fundraising campaign will help mitigate operational revenue loss and the additional expenses incurred as a result of COVID-19 protocols. All funds raised during the campaign will go to support areas that directly impact student-athletes.
 
In lieu of hosting the annual Night at the Nest gala this year, one of FGCU's most successful fundraising events, the department will be hosting a virtual, online auction from Monday, Nov. 30 through Friday, Dec. 4. Fans and supporters will be able to bid on exclusive memorabilia, trip packages, unique event experiences and more. For more information, visit www.fgcuathletics.com/sustainingflight. 
 
E.A.G.L.E. CAMPAIGN
IT TAKES A TEAM to achieve our newest goal - a $10 million campaign to address student-athlete needs in continued academic success, life skills, mental health, nutrition, and strength and conditioning as well as departmental needs in facility expansion and improvement as well as mentoring and leadership training for coaches and staff. The name embodies our mission and the purpose of the E.A.G.L.E. Campaign - Eagle Athletics Generating Lifetime Excellence. Join Our Team and pledge your gift today to help the Eagles of tomorrow!
 
COACH TREW
Since taking over the program in 2011, Sarah Trew has guided the Eagles to 42 top-five finishes, including 30 over the past five seasons. On top of that, she led the program to a pair of second-place finishes in the ASUN Championship in 2016, 2017, and 2019, signifying the best finishes in program history. She was named the ASUN Coach of the Year in 2015-16 and has guided FGCU to some of it's best statistical seasons in program history

 
#FEEDFGCU
FGCU Athletics sponsors events in November and April to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.
 
ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 82 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 13 seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just nine seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 38 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Seven FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport – including women's basketball (No. 24, 2019-20) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as three of the most recent. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.46 GPA in the classroom in the spring 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 22 consecutive semesters. The 2019 Fall and 2020 Spring semesters each saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 – being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
 
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