Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Georgia Southern University Athletics

2021-22 Women's Golf Roster

Mia Kness

  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Venetia, Pa.
  • High School Peters
  • Twitter miakness

Biography

Honors and Awards
2021-22 Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year
2022 Sun Belt Championship All-Tournament

Senior (2021-22): Competed in the lineup in all 11 tournaments and helped the Eagles to two team wins and three runner-up finishes • Tied for second at the Sun Belt Championship, her best finish as an Eagle; shot a season-low 69 in the first round • Shot 70 in the final round of the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate and took eighth • Shot 73 in each of the first two rounds of the Mercer Invitational on her way to a tie for 16th • Shot 70 in the first round of the Buccaneer Classic en route to a tie for 23rd • Won her match 4&2 vs. Augusta in The Match at Frederica.

Before Georgia Southern: Transferred from Seton Hall where she compiled a 75.52 career scoring average with two victories, five top-5 finishes, nine top-10s and 15 career top-20s • Owns Seton Hall's all-time low career scoring average in 31 career tournaments • Ranked third on the Pirates and 12th in the BIG EAST Conference with a 77.25 scoring average in 2020-21 • Tied for 11th at the BIG EAST Championship with a 12-over-par, 75-79-74-228 • Named the 2018 Big East Freshman of the Year in addition to earning all-conference honors and all-tournament accolades after tying for forth in the Big East Championship • Wins came in the 2017 Brown Bear Invitational and the 2019 William & Mary Intercollegiate • Shot par or better in 13 rounds at Seton Hall with a low of 65 in the Delaware Lady Blue Hen Invite in 2019.
 
Career Snapshot
Year Starts Rds Strk Avg. Low Rd. Low 54 Top Finish Top-5 Top-10 Top-20
2021-22 11 32 2431 75.97 69-SBC 220 (+4) T2-SBC 1 2 3
 
Georgia Southern Career Scorecard
2021-22
Tournament Scores Par Finish
Lady Paladin Invitational 74-75-74=223 +7 T27
Edisto Island Invitational 73-78-75=226 +13 T36
Buccaneer Classic 70-74-78=222 +6 T23
Mercer Invitational 73-73-80=226 +10 T16
Lake Oconee Invitational 76-77-78=231 +15 T36
UNF Collegiate 77-73-75=225 +9 T33
Valspar Augusta Invitational 87-72=159 +15 T62
Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic 89-84-79=252 +36 81
Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate 77-73-70=220 +4 8
Sun Belt Championship 69-76-76=221 +5 T2
NCAA Tallahassee Regional 74-76-76=226 +10 T30