Women's Golf | 12/14/2020 4:08:00 PM
MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry University women's golf team welcomes a pair of very talented freshmen for the spring of 2021.
Shannon Sykora's squad will be bolstered by the January addition of Daisy Kennedy from England and Alice Meziat from France.
"Daisy and Alice are both fine young ladies, ready to come in and contribute right away," Sykora said. "I'm sure they are eager to meet their teammates in person and get to Florida where they can practice in great weather."
Kennedy (5-6, Gloucester, England) carries a world amateur ranking of 2309 and a scoring average of 74. She placed first at the North of England U16, the English National Schools Championship and Luke Donald Salver in 2018. She also placed second at the US Kids European Championships and was a member of the England Girls A Team that year. In 2017, she won the North of England Girls Open, the English Schools Golf Association U-16 Girls Championship and led the English U16 team to wins over Switzerland and Scotland.
Meziat (5-5) Bordeaux, France) carries a ranking of 1435 in the European Golf Rankings with an average score of 79.5. She placed fifth at the Grand Prix of Moliets and tied for 23rd at the Grand Prix du Medoc in 2020. She won the deciding point for Bordeaux Lac to advance to the semifinals of the French women's team golf championship in 2019. She also placed at the Grand Prix de Bordeaux Lac, Grand Prix de mont de Marsan, Grand Prix des Landes, and Grand Prix du Bordelais. At the French juniors championship, she carded a 313 (79-77-81-76).
