The UMKC men's golf team was recently featured on Golfweek's Web site in an article written by Ron Balicki.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – When you are a Division I program that year in
and year out ranks among the top 40 or 50 teams, winning your conference
championship is a matter of pride. You want conference bragging rights,
at least for a year.
The fact that winning that conference title gives you an automatic
invitation into the NCAA postseason is not a major concern. You’re all
but guaranteed that invite by your season-long ranking.
But what if you’re not one of those teams?
“Winning the conference championship is a matter of personal pride,
no matter how big or how small a school you are,” said Missouri-Kansas
City coach J.W. VanDenBorn. “But for teams like us, there’s added
pressure because we know it’s probably the only way to get into the NCAA
postseason.”
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