Women's Golf completes action at The Bracket Challenge

Homer, Ga. – The Catawba College Women's Golf team earned a fourth-place finish at the UNG Women's Bracket Challenge on Tuesday, edged out by the North Greenville Nighthawks by a score of 5-0 in the third-place match held at the Chimney Oaks Golf Club 

HOW IT HAPPENED, Third Place Match – Catawba 0, North Georgia 5  

• Match No. 1: Danielle Humphrey def.Chloe Crane, 79-80 

Crane sported a pair of +4, 40 frames as part of an overall +8, 80 round that fell just a stroke short of defeating Humprey on Tuesday. Crane tallied 10 pars on the day, with five each over the front and back-nines 

• Match No. 2: Abby Franks def. May-Paige King, 78-81 

King would fall by three strokes, holing seven pars during the front-nine but also falling victim to a double-bogey for a +3, 39. She'd add four more pars down the back-nine, but would encounter a tough stretch for a +6, 42. Crane would finish +9, 81 overall in the third round  

• Match No. 3: Jadin Ware def. Emily Wellspeak, 82-86 

Wellspeak endured a difficult Tuesday after a terrific opening two matches on Monday, as she sank a pair of birdies but ran into a pair of difficult patches that saw her post a pair of +7, 43 frames for an overall +14, 86 round 

• Match No. 4: Amari Smith def. Maddy Vogan, 76-84 

Vogan opened Tuesday with five pars as part of a +4, 40 front-nine, but encountered a tricky back-nine as she posted a +8, 44 down the stretch for an overall +12, 84 round 

• Match No. 5: Ellie Rippee def. Lauren Hackler, 70-82 

Hackler endured a match similar to Vogan, with five pars and +5, 41 front-nine but a +9, 45 back-nine for a +14, 86 overall to close play  

NOTES 

- Wellspeak finished play tied for the fourth-best mark among individuals on Par 3's, with an average of 3.25 and a score of +3. King and Vogan would finish tied for fifth-best, at 3.33/+4