ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany women's golf team travels to Lake Buena Vista, Fla., to defend their title in the 2025 MAAC Championship. Rounds one and two are set for Thursday and Friday with the final round of competition set for Saturday.
 
Need to Know
MAAC Championship
Disney's Magnolia Golf Course, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Thursday, April 17 – Saturday, April 19
Par – 72
LIVE SCORING
 
Start Times
Tee times on Thursday begin at 7:54 a.m. The first UAlbany tee time isn't until 9:24 a.m.
  
Leading the Pack

• The Great Danes are coming off a strong fifth place finish at the Rutgers Invitational.
• UAlbany has participated in four events this spring – the Babs Steffens Invitational, hosted by Stetson in DeBary, Fla., the Bama Beach Bash Invitational, hosted by UAB in Gulf Shores, Ala., the inaugural Annika 'More Than Golf' Invitational in Aiken, S.C. and the Rutgers Invitational in Piscataway, N.J.
• The Great Danes will look to defend their title at the MAAC Championship, having been crowned victorious last season.
• Three Great Danes were named All-MAAC selection searlier in the day. Madison Kuratani led UAlbany as the team's First-Team selection. Lucia Esteban and Mia Cepeda represented the Great Danes on the Second Team.
• In addition, Esteban and Nicole Criscone were chosen as MAAC All-Academic Team selections.
• Jessica Brown has led the squad in two tournaments this spring. She had the team's lowest score at the Babs Steffens Invitational, finishing in a tie for 21^st place at +16. She led the team again at the Annika 'More Than Golf' Invitational, finishing in 32^nd place at +14. She finished the Bama Beach Bash in 36^th place at +21 and the Rutgers Invitational in 62^nd place at +32.
• Kuratani has picked up two MAAC Golfer of the Week awards this season, leading the team in both the Bama Beach Bash Invitational and the Rutgers Invitational. In Alabama, Kuratani finished in 14^th place out of over 60 golfers, shooting +12 overall following three consecutive rounds of +4. In New Jersey, she paced the Great Danes with a fifth-place finish after posting rounds of +7, +5, and even to finish at +12 overall – lower than any other MAAC golfer in the field.
• Esteban started her spring with a 64^th place finish at the Babs Steffens Invitational. She followed it up with a 58^th place finish (+35) in Alabama and a 54^th place finish (+21) at the Annika 'More Than Golf' Invitational in South Carolina. Esteban rounded her spring season out by shooting +14 for a strong 12^th place finish at the Rutgers Invitational, just behind Kuratani.
• Cepeda finished second on the team, 42^nd overall, to start the spring at the Babs Steffens Invitational. She posted a score of +34, good for fourth on the team and 57^th overall, in Alabama before rallying for a 51^st place finish, second on the team, in South Carolina. She most recently shot a +17 at the Rutgers Invitational, finishing third on the team and 20^th overall in a field full of MAAC golfers.
• Callie Taylor shot +29 in Florida, +38 in Alabama, and +21 in South Carolina. The sophomore is getting closer to the results she posted in the fall, when she consistently led the team. Taylor most recently posted rounds of 83, 82, and 79 for +31 overall and a T-60^th finish at the Rutgers Invitational.
• Thantita Aungsuseewong participated in two events this spring: The Bama Beach Bash and the Annika 'More Than Golf' Invitational. In Alabama, she shot +25 for a 44^th place finish, good for third on the team. In South Carolina she shot +34 for a 66^th place finish, sixth on the team.

 
The UAlbany Lineup

1. Jessica Brown
2. Mia Cepeda
3. Madison Kuratani
4. Lucia Esteban
5. Callie Taylor
6. Thantita Aungsuseewong (sub)

 
The Competition
The Great Danes will be competing against seven other MAAC teams, including:

• Fairfield University
• Merrimack College
• Mount St. Mary's University
• Niagara university
• Quinnipiac University
• Sacred Heart University
• Siena College

 
Par

Hole	Par
1	4
2	4
3	3
4	5
5	4
6	3
7	4
8	5
9	4
	36

 

Hole	Par
10	5
11	4
12	3
13	4
14	4
15	5
16	4
17	3
18	4
	36

 
TOTAL – Par 72
YARDAGE – 6,037 yards
 
About the Course
Named for its majestic magnolia trees, this course features elevated tees, spacious greens and challenging water hazards. Wide fairways invite you to hit the ball and hit it long, but beware - 11 of the 18 holes boast water hazards and dozens of sand bunkers dot the landscape. This course was extensively reimagined in 2023. Course Map
 
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