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Women's Golf takes down #18 Grand Valley State in opening match at The Bracket Challenge
Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Women's Golf takes down #18 Grand Valley State in opening match at The Bracket Challenge

Results

Homer, Ga. – The Catawba College Women's Golf team competed in a double-action over two rounds at the UNG Women's Bracket Challenge on Monday, entering as the No. 6 seed in the field. Playing at the Chimney Oaks Golf Club, Catawba pulled a huge upset over the No. 3 seeded Grand Valley State Lakers in the Quarterfinals before falling to 15th-ranked Lee University Flames in the Semifinals  

 

HOW IT HAPPENED, Quarterfinal No. 2 – Catawba 3, #18 Grand Valley State 2 

King would post a +8, 80 score in the opening round as she fell to Sanchez's mark of +1, 73 in the first match. While she endured a tough opening stretch with a +6, 42 over the front-nine, King posted a strong +2, 38 over the back stretch thanks to a birdie and five pars as she looked to rally 

 

  • Match No. 2: Chloe Crane def. Rachael Krieger, 75-77 

Crane earned Catawba's first point of the day with a strong +3, 75 showing in her opening matchup that featured three birdies and 11 pars. Crane would notch a +1, 37 over the front-nine by holing a birdie and six pars to start strong; while she would be tripped up by a triple bogey on the 10th hole, she remained steady to sink two more birdies and another five pars for a +2, 38 over the back-nine 

 

Vogan would put Catawba ahead 2-1 with a solid +5, 77 outing to begin the day as she knocked off Miron and her score of +11, 83. Vogan potted a birdie and four pars over the opening frame for a +3, 39 before tallying another birdie and five more pars during the back-nine as part of a +2, 38 stretch 

 

Wellspeak was in terrific form as she clinched Catawba's third point and the win, posting an E, 72 ledger that would tie her for the fourth-best among all players in the opening round. Wellspeak put together an excellent front-nine, sinking two birdies and six pars for a -1, 35 over that stretch. While she'd join King in falling victim to a triple bogey on the 10th hole, Wellspeak also remained focused and would hole three birdies down the stretch for a +1, 37 back-nine performance that enabled her to best Badino's mark of +3, 75 

 

Hackler would post a +10, 82 in the first round, falling to a -2, 70 effort from Stoll that would tied for best over the first 18 holes. She posted a pair of +5, 41 efforts, with a birdie and four pars over the front-nine and a solid seven pars over the back stretch  

  

 

HOW IT HAPPENED, Quarterfinal No. 1 – Catawba 1.5, #15 Lee 3.5  

King led Catawba off with a win, downing Phoncharatkun with a strong +3, 75 effort that began with an excellent E, 36 front-nine that featured a birdie and seven pars. King's form carried over, as she tallied another six pars over the back-nine in a +3, 39 stretch. Overall, King would notch a birdie and 13 pars in the winning effort 

 

Wellspeak would just be edged out in a duel with Ireland that went down to the wire, eventually decided by just one stroke. Wellspeak's fine form from the opening matchup carried over, as she put together a pair of +1, 37 halves as part of an overall +2, 74 round that featured three birdies and 10 pars 

 

  • Match No. 3: Yui Srichantamit def. Chloe Crane, 69-76 

Crane found herself up against a stellar round posted by Srichantamit, falling short with a +4, 76. Crane put together an E, 36 front-nine that featured a birdie and seven pars; while she would tally two more birdies over the back-nine, a +4, 40 would see her slip behind  

 

Vogan would also be defeated, with Nall giving Lee its third point. Vogan would finish with a +8, 80 in the matchup, tallying a birdie and 10 pars   

 

Hackler would battle to a draw with Lily Bloodworth, with both golfers posting +6, 78 rounds. Hackler posted a strong E, 36 front-nine that featured a pair of birdies and five pars, but was unable to keep the momentum with a +6, 42 back-nine as the two split the point 

 

WHAT'S NEXT

- Catawba College Women's Golf returns to action on Tuesday, April 9th, as they compete in the Third-Place match against either No. 4 seeded North Georgia or No. 1 seeded Findlay