With the No. 7 Oregon women’s golf season coming to a close, it’s time to look to the postseason and the upcoming Big Ten Championship, which kicks off on Friday, April 24.

The Ducks currently sit at seventh in the country, with only one Big Ten opponent ranking higher: No. 2 USC. Oregon has fared pretty well against USC this season, surpassing them in the standings at two out of six tournaments. The Ducks have one advantage over USC and all the other Big Ten schools, and that’s Kiara Romero.

Romero is the No. 1 women’s golf amateur in the world and is the sixth-longest reigning world No. 1 since 2011, with 37 weeks at the top spot. Romero has been solid all year, even taking home the hardware at the Chevron Collegiate and Charles Schwab Women’s Collegiate Invitational as an individual. Last season, she won the Big Ten Championship as an individual and was named Big Ten Women’s Golfer of the Year, which she could very well repeat in this year’s tournament.

College golf is a team sport at the end of the day, though. That will be apparent heading into the postseason, where the contributions of Romero’s teammates will be key in moving on to next week’s Big Ten showdown.

Karen Tsuru was a big name heading into this season, but was sidelined with an injury. She made waves in her first appearance of the season at the Chevron Collegiate when she placed seventh with a final score of five under par.

Tsuru’s return marks a big step in the right direction for Oregon, which has struggled with consistent depth in some tournaments, like the Therese Hession Regional Challenge. In that tournament, Shyla Singh and Darae Chung shot 11 and seven over par, respectively, which dropped the Ducks out of the top three teams at the tournament.

Tong An has had a strong season and has been a leader among Oregon’s lesser-known names. She finished second at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup and third at the East Lake Cup, which gave the Ducks strong momentum heading into the spring season. Although she hasn’t found strong form in the spring, with her best finish coming in 15th, she is someone Oregon can rely on to bolster Romero and Tsuru in a big tournament like the Big Ten Championship.

Last season, the Ducks took home the conference title with the same group of players, which makes their case for a repeat pretty strong. With only one top-ranked opponent at the tournament, it should be a great opportunity for Oregon to take home some hardware before heading to the NCAA regional tournament in early May.