Alabama
East Lake Cup
Alabama Men’s Golf Finishes Second, Women’s Golf Takes Third at East Lake Cup
10/31/2018 8:08:00 PM | Men's Golf, Women's Golf
Tide women down Arizona, 3-2, men fall to Auburn, 4-1 to close out fall schedule
ATLANTA – The Alabama men's and women's golf teams closed out their fall schedules with second- and third-place finishes, respectively, at the 2018 East Lake Cup in Atlanta on Wednesday.
The Tide men dropped a 4-1 decision to Southeastern Conference rival Auburn in the men's championship match, while the UA women rallied to defeat Arizona, 3-2, in the women's consolation contest.
Sophomore Wilson Furr picked up the lone win for the Alabama men with a 2&1 victory over Auburn's Jovan Rebula at the par-72, 7,430-yard East Lake Golf Club. Furr took the lead in his match on the ninth hole and held control until clinching with a par on 17. Senior Davis Riley and sophomore Davis Shore both fell by 2&1 scores to Trace Crowe and Jacob Solomon, respectively. Freshman Prescott Butler dropped a 3&2 decision to Brandon Mancheno and fellow freshman Frankie Capan III came up short in 4&3 match with Wells Padgett.
"We have a motto that we start at zero every day," Alabama men's head coach Jay Seawell said. "We were ready to play. They (Auburn) got off to a really quick start on a lot of matches and we really just did not play good enough golf to flip any of them. I am really proud of our guys, though. We will learn from this and get better."
The Crimson Tide women's team capped off its week with a 3-2 win over Arizona in the consolation match. After the Tide dropped the first two matches by identical 5&4 scores, junior Kenzie Wright picked up UA's first with an 8&6 decision over Bianca Pagdanganan. Wright won seven of the first eight holes to cruise to the victory. Junior Jiwon Jeon then downed Yu-Sang Chang, 3&2, to even the match at 2-2 before sophomore Angelica Moresco clinched the win with a 3&2 victory over Sandra Nordaas.
"It was a great win today and I'm proud of the way the team played," Alabama women's head coach Mic Potter said. "Kenzie wrapped her match up early and Angelica avenged her loss at the NCAA Championships. Jiwon took the lead on the second hole and never gave it up. Clearly, we need those three to play well, and they did today. I also can't say enough about how much Mary Mac Trammell and Carolina Caminoli learned over the last three days. They've seen what the standard is now. We've identified what we need to work on over the winter now we need to put in the work and get ready to go for the spring. This was certainly a positive way to wrap up the fall."
The East Lake Cup concludes the fall schedule for both the Tide men and women. The women will open their spring schedule at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, Feb. 3-5, at the Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. The Tide men will kickoff their spring schedule at the Puerto Rico Classic, Feb. 17-19, at the Rio Mar Country Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
East Lake Cup
East Lake Golf Club
Atlanta, Ga.
Wednesday Women's Match Play Consolation Results
4 Alabama d. 3 Arizona, 3-2
Haley Moore (Arizona) d. Mary Mac Trammell (Alabama), 5&4
Yu-Sang Hou (Arizona) d. Carolina Caminoli (Alabama), 5&4
Jiwon Jeon (Alabama) d. Ya Chun Chang (Arizona), 3&2
Kenzie Wright (Alabama) d. Bianca Pagdanganan (Arizona), 8&6
Angelica Moresco (Alabama) d. Sandra Nordaas (Arizona), 3&2
Wednesday Men's Match Play Championship Results
4 Auburn d. 3 Alabama, 4-1
Trace Crowe (Auburn) d. Davis Riley (Alabama), 2&1
Jacob Solomon (Auburn) d. Davis Shore (Alabama), 2&1
Brandon Mancheno (Auburn) d. Prescott Butler (Alabama), 3&2
Wilson Furr (Alabama) d. Jovan Rebula (Auburn), 2&1
Wells Padgett (Auburn) d. Frankie Capan III (Alabama), 4&3
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