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2022-23 Women's Golf Roster

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Mattie Frick

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Peoria, Ariz.
  • High School Liberty
  • Instagram mattie_frick.5

Biography

Career Bests

Best Finish: T-25th -- Briar's Creek Invitational (March 13-14, 2023)
Low Round: 69 (-3) -- Briar's Creek Invitational (March 13-14, 2023)
Low 54-Hole Score: 218 (+2) -- Hurricane Invitational (Oct. 31 - Nov. 1, 2022)

Freshman 2022-23

  • Played 32 rounds in 11 events with a 75.47 scoring average.
  • Shot a season-low 69 (-3) in the opening round of the Briar's Creek Invitational on March 13.
  • Carded her lowest 54-hole total of the season (218, +2) at the Hurricane Invitaitonal (Oct. 31-Nov. 1).
  • Earned her season-best finish after tying for 25th at the Briar's Creek Invitational (March 13-14) with a 4-over 220 tournament total.

High School

  • Golfed for coach Kyle Pooler at Liberty High School
  • 2021 National High School Golf Invitational Runner-Up
  • Four-time Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) Division I state medalist
  • AIA Division I Runner-Up as a senior
  • AIA Division I State Champion as a junior
  • Notched back-to-back third place finishes in the AIA Division I State Tournament as a freshman and sophomore
  • Four-time PUSD Individual District Champion
  • Led Liberty High School to its first AIA Division I girls golf state championship as team captain in 2021
  • Helped lead LHS to four-straight PUSD District Championships and a team sectional championship in 2021
  • Nominated for Arizona Player of the Year as a freshman and junior
  • Individual Brophy Rodeo champion
  • Individual State Preview Champion
  • Five Junior Golf Association of Arizona (JGAA) top finishes in 2021
  • Two American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) top three finishes in 2021
  • Won AJGA D.A. Points Junior Open in 2021 and placed third in the AJGA Tucson Junior Championship in 2021
  • Arizona state JGAA team finished at the Mary Cave Cup in 2021
  • Finished in the top five in the JGAA Player of the Year points standings in 2019-21
  • 2018 JGAA Player of the Year

Personal

  • Three-time Academic Letter award winner and Spanish Honors Society member
  • Two-time National Society of High School Scholars honoree
  • Daughter of Karla and Matthew Frick
  • Father, Matthew Frick, played collegiate baseball at Arizona State, Yavapi and Alabama, before being drafted by the Florida Marlins in 1998 and played four seasons of professional baseball
  • Mother, Karla Frick, played collegiate softball at Arizona State, Phoenix College and Alabama
  • Plans to major in mechanical engineering 
  • Why Illinois: "I chose Illinois because this school offers an amazing program and incredible opportunities. I truly felt that I could greatly progress my game and my education here. I loved talking with and getting to know Coach Slone and Coach Pina, and I am super excited to work with them. They were probably one of the biggest factors in my decision."

Career Statistics

Year Events Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Rd. Low Tour.
2022-23 11 32 2,415 75.47 69 (-3) 218 (+2)
Totals 11 32 2,415 75.47 69 (-3) 218 (+2)

Individual Results

2022-23 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 12-13 Cougar Classic 73-71-82 = 226 (-13) T-82nd
Sept. 24-26 Schooner Fall Classic 72-78-74 = 224 (+14) T-77th
Oct. 10-11 Illini Women's Invitational 77-74-73 = 224 (+8) 75th
Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Hurricane Invitational 70-72-76 = 218 (+2) T-29th
Feb. 12-14 Therese Hession Regional Challenge 74-79-76 = 229 (+16) T-61st
Feb. 27-28 ICON Invitational 74-72-73 = 219 (+3) T-51st
March 13-14 Briar's Creek Invitational 69-75-76 = 220 (+4) T-25th
March 24-26 Clemson Invitational 79-75-73 = 227 (+11) T-54th
April 15-16 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational 71-78-83 = 232 (+16) T-61st
April 21-23 Big Ten Championships 76-80-79 = 235 (+22) T-65th
May 8-10 NCAA San Antonio Regional 82-S-79 = 161 (+17) S

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