April 8, 2017
ATHENS, Ga. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Auburn women's golf earned a tie with Arkansas and a win over Daytona State in match play Saturday at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic.
The Tigers, ranked No. 39 by Golfweek and No. 40 by Golfstat, tied No. 14/16 Arkansas 2.5-2.5, but the Razorbacks advanced to the semifinals on a tiebreaker. Auburn then faced top-ranked junior college program Daytona State in a consolation match, earning a 3-2 victory in the afternoon.
Freshman Kayley Marschke won both of her matches on the day with holes to spare. She defeated Arkansas' Summar Roachell, 3 and 1, in the morning match, then came back in the afternoon to earn a 3 and 1 win over DSC's Kendall Johnson.
Junior Michaela Owen and sophomore Mai Dechathipat both picked up a win and a halve. Owen defeated Arkansas' Cara Gorlei, 2 and 1, then halved her match with DSC's Claire Becker when her opponent made a birdie at the final hole to erase a 1-up lead.
Dechathipat fought back from two holes down to Arkansas' Alana Uriell with three to play to earn a halve in the morning, then pulled away early in the afternoon to defeat DSC's Kaye Kwon, 7 and 5. Freshman Elena Hualde dropped her first match of the day, but rallied from being two down with two to play against DSC's Jiwon Jeon, the top-ranked junior college player in the nation, and won the last two holes to earn a halve.
Auburn will face No. 2/10 Southern California in the fifth-place match, which begins at 7 a.m. CT Sunday on the No. 1 tee. Live scoring is available at birdiefire.com.
Arkansas 2.5, Auburn 2.5 (Arkansas wins tiebreaker)
Maria Fassi (ARK) def. Kelli Murphy (AU), 3 and 2
Michaela Owen (AU) def. Cara Gorlei (ARK), 2 and 1
Mai Dechathipat (AU) vs. Alana Uriell (ARK), halved
Kayley Marschke (AU) def. Summar Roachell (ARK), 3 and 1
Kaylee Benton (ARK) def. Elena Hualde (AU), 3 and 2
Auburn 3, Daytona State 2
Kayley Marschke (AU) def. Kendall Johnson (DSC), 3 and 1
Elena Hualde (AU) vs. Jiwon Jeon (DSC), halved
Mai Dechathipat (AU) def. Kaye Kwon (DSC), 7 and 5
Grace St-Germain (DSC) def. Kelli Murphy (AU), 3 and 2
Michaela Owen (AU) vs. Claire Becker (DSC), halved