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Alabama Falls to Arkansas in Semifinals of SEC Women’s Golf Championships
4/21/2018 6:20:00 PM | Women's Golf
Crimson Tide drops 3-1-1 decision to Razorbacks on Saturday afternoon
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The second-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide dropped a hard-fought 3-1-1 decision to third-seeded Arkansas in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference Women's Golf Tournament Saturday afternoon at the par-72, 6,253-yard Greystone Golf and Country Club Legends Course in Birmingham, Ala.
Freshman Angelica Moresco posted Alabama's lone semifinal win with a 1-and-3 victory over the Razorbacks' Dylan Kim. Junior Cheyenne Knight halved her match with Cara Gorlei. Sophomore Kristen Gillman fell to Maria Fassi, 1 up. Junior Lauren Stephenson drop a 2-and-1 decision to Alana Uriell and senior Lakareber Abe was defeated, 3-and-2, by Kaylee Benton.
"I thought we played well today," Alabama head coach Mic Potter said. "But so did Arkansas. They made a lot of birdies and several saves. You have to give them all the credit. They're No. 3 in the nation for a reason."
Arkansas will meet No. 1 seed South Carolina for the conference championship on Sunday morning at 7 a.m. The Gamecocks defeated fourth-seeded Georgia, 4-1, to advance to the championship match.
Alabama opened play Saturday morning with a 3-2 win over seventh seed Vanderbilt. Gillman put the Tide up 1-0 with a 6-4 win over the Commodores' Virginia Green. Stephenson followed with a 5-and-3 win over Courtney Zeng. Moresco clinched the match with a birdie on the 17th hole of her contest with Abbey Carlson to win 3-and-1.
Vanderbilt's wins were a 1-up decision by Louise Yu over Knight and a 1-and-2 victory by Morgan Baxendale over Abe.
Alabama entered the weekend ranked No. 2 in the country and will now await the announcement of NCAA Regional selections on April 25. Regional play will take place May 7-9 at four sites – Austin, Texas; Madison, Wis.; San Francisco, Calif. and Tallahassee, Fla.
2018 SEC Women's Golf Championships
Greystone Golf & Country Club
Birmingham, Ala.
Host: Southeastern Conference
Alabama Semifinal Results
Arkansas (3) d. Alabama (2), 3-1-1
Maria Fassi, Arkansas d. Kristen Gillman, Alabama, 1 up
Cheyenne Knight, Alabama All Square Cara Gorlei, Arkansas
Alana Uriell, Arkansas d. Lauren Stephenson, Alabama, 2-and-1
Kaylee Benton, Arkansas d. Lakareber Abe, Alabama, 3-and-2
Angelica Moresco, Alabama d. Dylan Kim, Arkansas, 1-and-3
Semifinal Match Results
Arkansas (3) d. Alabama (2), 3-1-1
South Carolina (1) d. Georgia (4), 4-1
Alabama Quarterfinal Results
Alabama (2) d. Vanderbilt (7), 3-2
Kristen Gillman, Alabama d. Virginia Green, Vanderbilt, 6-and-4
Louise Yu, Vanderbilt d. Cheyenne Knight, Alabama, 1 up
Lauren Stephenson, Alabama d. Courtney Zeng, Vanderbilt, 5-and-3
Morgan Baxendale, Vanderbilt d. Lakareber Abe, Alabama, 1-and-2
Angelica Moresco, Alabama d. Abbey Carlson, Vanderbilt, 3-and-2
Quarterfinal Match Results
Alabama (2) d. Vanderbilt (7), 3-2
Arkansas (3) d. Florida (6), 3-2
South Carolina (1) d. Missouri (8), 3-0-2
Georgia (4) d. Auburn (5), 3-2
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