2014-15 (Season Results): Studied Abroad in Rome during Fall semester…Played in five events, posting a 76.80 stroke average in 15 rounds…38th in final GolfStat NCAA Head-to-Head national ranking…Tied for 20th at Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational with 13-over 229 (77-77-75)…Finished 28th at BarryU Invitational, shooting an 11-over 227 (76-73-78)…Placed 23rd in final college event, the Sunshine State Conference Championship, shooting 16-over 232 (79-76-77)… SSC Spring Commissioner''s Honor Roll...Spring Athletic Director''s Honor Roll.
2013-14 (Season Results): WGCA Division II All-American Honorable Mention...competed in 10 tournaments for the Tars, including the NCAA Division II National Championship...recorded two top-10 finishes and one top-5...posted the team''s fourth-best stroke average of 77.21...best three-round score of 224 (74-76-76) came at the Lady Bucs Invitational, where she tied for fourth...posted a season-low of 72 at the SSC Golf Championship...SSC Spring Commissioner''s Honor Roll...Spring Athletic Director''s Honor Roll.
2012-13 (Season Results): First Team WGCA Division II All-American…Second Team All-Sunshine State Conference…Competed in all 10 tournaments for the Tars, earning her best finish at the Daytona State Lady Falcon Invitational with a third-place showing…shot a season-low 69 in the first round of the Peg Barnard Invitational hosted by Stanford…matched her lowest three-round score twice with a 227 at the Louisville Cardinal Cup (72-77-78) and at the Lady Moc Invitational (73-79-75)…qualified and played in the 2013 USGA Women’s Amateur Publinks Championship…stroke average for the season: 76.5.
2011-12 (Freshman): Played in 10 of 11 total tournaments as a freshman…best finish came at the University of Richmond Invitational, where she placed second…lowest three-round score of the season was at the NCAA Division II Super Regional with a 223 (77-70-76)…fired a season-low of 70 at regionals…stroke average for the season: 77.37
High School: Attended West Henderson High School, where she was a two-sport athlete (golf and soccer)…helped lead the Falcons to three district golf team titles, while also capturing a pair of individual medals in 2009 and 2010…four-time All-State, All-District and All-Area honoree…three-time Player of the Year in final three years of prep career…fired a course record 66 in conference championship during senior campaign…earned regional individual honors during her sophomore, junior and senior years, while capturing state individual champion honors her junior and senior years…competed in the 2009 National Big I Championship and the 2009 Junior PGA Championship…was stroke play medalist at the 2009 and 2010 NCA Jr. Girls Championship…overall runner-up in the 2011 NC Jr. Girls Championship and third in the 2009 North and South Junior…posted three top-10 finishes in the AJGA tournaments…member of the National Honor Society, the Scroll & Pen Society and the Honor Block.
Personal: Born Kayla Drue Sciupider in Asheville, N.C. to Mary and David Sciupider…three bothers: Brandon, Cory, Kendall…one sister, Baxter…cousin Cory is a member of the Notre Dame men’s golf team…father David played baseball for Erie Community College…majoring in communications with minor in political science.
