CARROLLTON, Texas - The North Texas women's golf team continues its spring season at the inaugural Bruzzy at Maridoe, a 54-hole tournament played over two days, Monday and Tuesday. The tournament, which is hosted by the Mean Green, will be played at Maridoe Golf Club and will be the first event hosted by either of the North Texas golf programs at the esteemed course.

THE EVENT: Maridoe Golf Club is a 6,335-yard, par 72 course. The two-day tournament will see the teams play 36 holes on Monday, and the final 18 on Tuesday. Only the top four scores from each team count toward the team's score for each round. The tee time for Monday begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. CT.

THE FIELD: There are 15 teams participating in the first edition of the Bruzzy at Maridoe: the Mean Green, No. 38 Texas A&M, No. 50 Texas Tech, TCU, No. 34 Iowa State, Iowa, Kansas State, Missouri, SMU, No. 26 Houston, No. 42 BYU, Boston College, No. 49 San Diego State, UT San Antonio and Texas State. The Mean Green are ranked No. 114 in the latest GolfStat poll.

REPRESENTING THE MEAN GREEN: Competing for the Mean Green will be junior Sol Lee, sophomore Lauren Cox, junior Sabina Pena, senior Nyca Khaw and sophomore Elena Kim. The quintet has competed in every tournament thus far this spring.

RESULTS: Live results will be available on  Golfstat. Full recaps from each day of competition will be posted on MeanGreenSports.com at the conclusion of the day.

LAST TIME OUT: North Texas finished in a tie for 11th place at the Mountain View Collegiate. Pena led the way for the Mean Green, finishing at +8, which tied for 25th, while Cox concluded her tournament in 36th place at +11 in the three-round tournament played over three days in Tucson.

TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION: North Texas has made significant strides since head coach Michael Akers took over roughly 20 months ago. The Mean Green were ranked No. 201 following the 2015-16 season, and since Akers arrived in Denton, UNT has soared as many as 109 spots to break into the top 100, and currently sit 87 spots better than when he arrived in Denton.

AKERS SAYS: "I am very excited and proud to host a first class event at Maridoe Golf Club this week. We are thankful to Mr. Bruzzy Westheimer for sponsoring the tournament and to Mr. Albert Huddleston for hosting at his incredible golf club. The field is very strong and I am thrilled to bring in such quality teams for a first time event. One of the many joys I have as a coach is to host events that the players remember forever. Details make a big difference and the players and coaches will notice the attention to detail from the tee gift to the hotel to the golf course.

"From a competitive standpoint it is always good to host at a venue you have experience at. Sabina and Lauren have put in extra time this spring down at Maridoe so I hope it pays off for them. We are looking to get some quality wins this week and pick up confidence heading down to the CUSA Championship in less then two weeks."

UP NEXT: North Texas heads to Florida from April 16-18 for the Conference USA Championships.

HOME SWEET MARIDOE: North Texas has enjoyed its first year in its new home - the Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton. The course opened to members in July and gives the Mean Green a state-of-the-art home course with world-class facilities, including a fully-dedicated practice facility, complete with a two-ended driving range to account for many varying wind conditions, a sprawling three-acre short game retreat and indoor facilities with state-of-the-art hitting bays that provide tools the program has not yet had at its disposal.