Crimson Tide Women’s Golf Concludes Fall Campaign at The Ally

WEST POINT, Miss. – The No. 14 University of Alabama women's golf team has produced a trio of top-five finishes to begin the fall season and it will have a chance to continue that streak as it competes at The Ally at Old Waverly Golf Club (par 72, 6,353 yards) in West Point, Miss., Oct. 25-27.

The tournament, which is the last of four for the Crimson Tide this fall, features 11 teams, including five teams ranked in Golfstat's top 25. The field consists of No. 14 Alabama, No. 3 Arkansas, Auburn, No. 7 Florida, host Mississippi State, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, No. 12 TCU, Tennessee, No. 16 Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.

Tee times will begin Monday and Tuesday at 9 a.m. CT, while Wednesday will feature a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. CT.

FROM HEAD COACH MIC POTTER

"It is the last tournament of fall, but it is just a continuation of the 10 tournaments we'll compete in this entire season and we want to continue to improve every time we play. We came away from the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational last week and felt like we needed to hit our wedges closer and putt better, so we worked on those things this past week and we want to see improvement in those areas at The Ally. We came out here to close, to finish and to win, and we hope to make some birdies at the most opportune times. We keep getting better and we're looking for a strong finish."

THE LINEUP

Alabama's lineup at the The Ally includes Polly Mack, Benedetta Moresco, Angelica Moresco, Emilie Øverås and Sarah Edwards, the same lineup as its previous three fall tournaments.
- Mack is coming off four rounds at the LPGA Qualifying Tournament in Venice, Fla., Oct. 21-24, where she put together rounds of 72-69-70 through the first three rounds.
The Crimson Tide is coming off its third top-five finish of the season at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational in mid-October, posting a 2-under-par 862.
- The program has turned in an under-par tournament total at all three outings this season.
- B. Moresco and Mack each landed in the top 10 on the individual leaderboard, as Moresco finished tied for third (-6) and Mack finished tied for eighth (-5).
- Øverås finished with a share of 43rd (+4), while Edwards finished with a share of 64th (+9).
- A. Moresco rallied a 7-over-par 151 through two rounds of action.
Mack leads the lineup in rounds counted this season, contributing all nine of her rounds to the team total.
- All five players on the Crimson Tide's lineup have contributed at least 50 percent of their rounds to the team score, including Angelica and Benedetta Moresco (eight), Øverås (six) and Edwards (five).
Mack and B. Moresco lead the team in stroke average, boasting an impressive 70.67 shots per round.
- A. Moresco and Øverås are averaging rounds of one-over, while Edwards is averaging rounds of two-over.

TOURNAMENT PREVIEW

The Ally is formerly known as the Magnolia Invitational (2017-19), hosted by Mississippi State.
The Crimson Tide competed in The Ally last season for the first time, posting a 10-over-par 874 to finish in eighth place.
- Mack, A. Moresco and Øverås competed in the outing just a year ago, while Øverås led the lineup on an even-par 216.
Alabama has met six of the 10 teams competing in The Ally field already this season, including Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt.
- The Tide shared the top five with Florida, Kentucky and Auburn at the Mason Rudolph Championship, while it shared the top five with Kentucky at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational.
- The Tide is 9-0 against the teams in the tournament field it has faced thus far this season.
The teams will compete in a 54-hole, stroke-play format on the par-72, 6,353-yard course.

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