New College of Florida Women's Golf will open its third season in program history Saturday at the Coastal Georgia Women's Fall Invitational.
The two-day tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Great Dunes Course at Jekyll Island Golf Club in Jekyll Island, Georgia.
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THE FIELD: The Mighty Banyans will compete in a 15-team field alongside host Coastal Georgia, Faulkner, Florida Gateway, Georgia Military, Milligan, Mobile, Palm Beach State, Reinhardt, Southeastern, Spartanburg Methodist, St. Thomas, The Citadel, Truett McConnell and William Carey.
STARTING LINEUP: Brittany Odic will play in the No. 1 position, followed by Rebecca Luchs at No. 2, Madison Balaskiewicz at No. 3, Gabby Gionta at No. 4 and Alexa Fallis at No. 5. Tereza Miksovska will serve as NCF's alternate.
ALL-AMERICAN RETURNS: Odic returns after becoming the first NAIA All-American in program history. The Third-Team All-American finished last season ranked No. 42 nationally in the Clippd Scoreboard rankings and posted a 254-60-6 record against NAIA golfers. The Second-Team All-Sun Conference selection recorded three top-10 finishes, placing third at the Battle at Black Diamond, eighth at the Invite at Innisbrook and 10th at the Coastal Georgia Women's Winter Invitational.
EXPERIENCED GROUP: Head coach Judy Carlson returns all eight players from last season's roster, including Odic, Luchs, Balaskiewicz, Gionta, Fallis, Miksovska and Autumn Postlewait. Freshmen Amyshell Forbes and Meredith Hope Lafler join the returning group, giving NCF a 10-player roster entering its third season.
BUILDING ON YEAR TWO: NCF completed its second season by receiving votes in the final NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll. The Mighty Banyans also placed fourth out of seven teams at the Sun Conference Tournament, finishing ahead of Coastal Georgia, Ave Maria and St. Thomas.
CHAMPIONSHIP MOMENTUM: The Mighty Banyans captured their first team tournament championship last season at the New College Invitational. Luchs earned the second individual title of her career, while Postlewait placed second, Balaskiewicz finished third, Gionta placed fourth and Miksovska finished sixth.
BACK AT JEKYLL ISLAND: NCF tied for sixth out of 15 teams at the 2026 Coastal Georgia Women's Winter Invitational in Jekyll Island. The Mighty Banyans finished ahead of then-No. 15 Coastal Georgia and No. 27 Ave Maria.
UP NEXT: NCF will return to action Sept. 14-16 at the PDI Shootout at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The tournament will be hosted by Keiser University.
