MANHATTAN, Kan. – For the second time in as many seasons, the Wildcats will return to the Powercat Invitational, hosted by Kansas State, as they enter the second half of the fall schedule beginning Monday, Oct. 20 at Colbert Hills Golf Club. 

The 54-hole, 2-day event will begin with a shotgun start for rounds one and two on Monday, Oct. 20 at 9:30 a.m. EST, with the third round set to begin at the same time Tuesday. 



Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 20-21
Opponent:  Powercat Invitational
Time: 9:30 a.m. EST
Location: Manhattan, KS | Cobert Hills Golf Club
Live Scoring: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/239869/scoring/team



Reese Wilson served as the low-scorer for Bethune-Cookman Women's Golf on Tuesday afternoon, as the Wildcats completed the two-day PCT Autumn Harvest hosted by Lehigh at the Architects Golf Club in Lopatcong, New Jersey. The tournament was played as a 54-hole event on a par 71, 6,111-yard course.
 
Competing in their second event of the fall campaign, the Wildcats used a similar lineup from the season-opening Bridgestone HBCU Invitational in Duluth, Georgia.
 
Bethune-Cookman posted rounds of 315, 313 and 323, respectively, as Quinnipiac claimed the team title with a score of 864 (+12), holding off second place host Lehigh by four strokes.
 
Reese Wilson, a junior transfer from Chicago, Illinois, led B-CU's effort, tying for 14th place individually with a three-round total of 228 (+15). Wilson, a former student-athlete at Butler, opened with a 77 before improving to 74 in the second round and finishing with a 77.
 
Facing her former side for the first time, junior Lathika Krishna – a transfer from LIU, tied for 24th overall, shooting rounds of 76-77-81 for a 234 (+21) total. It was senior Skylar Kew finishing 31st in the field with a 245 (+32) after rounds of 79, 80 and 86, respectfully.
 
Rounding out the scoring for the Maroon and Gold were a pair of freshmen in the fork of Lana Bowen and Mia Bernier. Bowen, a native of Ada, Oklahoma, tied for 33rd place with a 248 (+35), posting scores of 83, 82 and 83. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico native Bernier tied for 37th with a 250 (+37) total, recording rounds of 86, 82 and 82.
 
Quinnipiac's Sophia Fujita captured medalist honors, firing a tournament-best 204 (9-under) with rounds of 69-68-67. Lehigh's Stefania Fedun finished second at even par with a 213 total.



Designed by eight-time PGA Tour winner Jim Colbert along with architect Jeff Brauer, Colbert Hills is the highest-ranked public course in state and ranked in the Top 10 Best in Kansas by Golf Digest. Colbert, a decorated collegiate golfer who finished runner-up at NCAAs during his time at Kansas State, included a fun element as an homage to his alma mater on the fifth hole, with a bunker complex in the shape of a wildcat paw print (in honor of the school's mascot).

Colbert Hills is a challenging yet playable layout with strategic hazards but generous fairways and large putting surfaces, which average over 7,000 square feet. The rolling terrain offers terrific views of the beautiful Flint Hills region framed by native prairie tallgrass.

In addition to being home of the Kansas State men's and women's golf teams, it also houses the First Tee of Manhattan, including the Earl Woods National Youth Golf Academy, named for Tiger's father who was born in Manhattan, played baseball at K-State and was the first Black baseball player in the Big Seven conference (now the Big 12).

The par-72 course plays at 6,446 yards on the first two rounds of the two-day event, while dropping down to 6,342 for the final round on Tuesday. 



The field for the 2025 Powercat Invitational features teams from across the country, including host Kansas State, Bowling Green, Bradley, Cincinati, Incarnate Word, Lindenwood, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Northern Kentucky, Oakland, South Dakota, Southern Illinois, Tarleton State, and Wichita State
 

 
For the second straight match, the Wildcats return to a similar lineup on the course:

1. Reese Wilson (Jr.) – Chicago, Ill.
2. Lathika Krishna (Jr.) – Bengaluru, India
3. Skylar Kew (Sr.) – Dundas, Ontario
4. Lana Bowen (Fr.) – Ada, Okla.
5. Mia Bernier (Fr.) – Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

 
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