Alabama
ANNIKA Intercollegiate
Alabama Closes Play at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate
9/14/2022 4:05:00 PM | Women's Golf
The Crimson Tide finished the three-day, 54-hole event in 11th overall
LAKE ELMO, Minn. – The Alabama women's golf team finished play at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate Wednesday afternoon, closing the three-day, 54-hole event in 11th place with a team total of 892 (303-293-296). The Crimson Tide entered the tournament ranked No. 17 in the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Preseason poll, one of 10 in the 12-team field ranked among the nation's top 20.
Benedetta Moresco paced the Crimson Tide throughout the event as she tied for 26th overall with a 4-over par 220 (74-74-72). It marked her 12th top-30 tournament finish over her last 13 tournaments competing for the Tide. Sarah Edwards tied for 35th overall and finished two strokes back of Moresco with a 6-over 222 (77-72-73)
No. 2 Wake Forest began the day six shots back Virginia for the team lead but carded a 3-under par 285 to come from behind and claim the team title with a team total of 6-under 858. No. 16 Texas finished runner-up (-2, 862) followed by No. 10 Virginia (-1, 863), No. 4 South Carolina (+1, 865) and No. 20 Duke (+1, 865) to round out the top five teams.
The Highlights
- Moresco's stretch of top-30 results began at the same event last year when she finished tied for 13th at the 2021 ANNIKA Intercollegiate
- The only tournament in which Moresco did not finish among the top 30 individuals a year ago was at the 2022 NCAA Championships
- Edwards' finish was the third-best result of her career with only The Ally (T20th) and the Moon Golf Invitational (T26th) bettering this week's efforts
- Freshmen Kynadie Adams and Taylor Kehoe each made their collegiate debut for the Tide.
- Adams tied for 47th after she carded a 10-over 226 (76-74-76) while Kehoe ended at 12-over par 228 (76-75-77)
- Isabella van der Biest finished in between the two freshmen in 49th position with a 54-hole total of 11-over par 227 (79-73-75)
From Head Coach Mic Potter
"I really had no idea what to expect because we are such a young team this season. We have two freshmen who are extremely talented and gifted but have played very little team golf. We have two others in our lineup in Sarah and Isabella who each have maybe a little over a half of a year of experience under their belts. So, Benedetta is the only real one on this trip with a full year of collegiate team golf experience. I know we are a lot better than what we played, and we are capable of getting to where we need to be. We played well at certain times throughout the tournament, but I think they started trying to hard when they got under par instead of sticking to what got them to that point. That's something we have to work out, and we will. We are going to get better from this experience."
Fun Facts
- Moresco and Edwards tied for the third-most pars with 37 across the 54 holes played
- Adams finished with a team-leading four birdies on the day, including three over the final five holes of her front nine to result in a 1-under 35 at the turn
- Her 10 birdies across the three rounds led the team and matched the sixth-most by individuals in the field
- Edwards finished with nine birdies and had the team's lone eagle (one of seven throughout tournament play) which came in her first hole (No. 10) of the second round
- Kehoe has averaged 3.08 strokes (+1) per par 3 hole on the week, which tied for the fourth-best average in the field
Up Next
- The Crimson Tide will compete in the Mason Rudolph Championship on the par 72, 6,475-yard Vanderbilt Legends Course
- The event, which is hosted by Vanderbilt and played in Franklin, Tenn., is slated to take place Friday through Sunday, Sept. 23-25
- Live stats throughout the event can be found on Golfstat.com
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