Nov. 3, 2006

Orlando, Fla. – Play was suspended due to darkness in the consolation bracket at the NGCA Match Play Championship with South Carolina in the driver’s seat against Southeastern Conference foe Florida. The Gators lead the Gamecocks, 2-1 going into the suspension, but Carolina’s Blythe Worley owns a one-up lead on Florida’s Ornella Jouven with one hole to play, with teammate Whitney Simons one-up on Florida’s Mallory Blackwelder with two holes to play. Play resumes tomorrow at 8:30 a.m.

Carolina freshman Bénédicte Toumpsin claimed a four-and-three win over Florida’s Tiffany Chudy, with teammates Taylor Barrett (four-and-two loss to Whitney Myers) and Laura Raffo (five-and-three loss to Sandra Gal) finishing their respective matches before the darkness set in.

The Gamecocks lost their opening round matchup to Duke, dropping a 5-0 decision to the Blue Devils earlier in the day. The NGCA Match Play Championship is a double-elimination event, with the loser of the South Carolina vs. Florida match going home, as the Gators fell to in-state rival Florida State in the first round earlier in the day. The winner of the Florida-South Carolina match faces Alabama tomorrow.

Results
Duke 5, South Carolina 0
Jennifer Pandolfi (Duke) 4 and 3 over Blythe Worley (South Carolina)
Amanda Blumenhurst (Duke) 3 and 2 over Laura Raffo (South Carolina)
Anna Grzebian (Duke) 6 and 4 over Taylor Barrett (South Carolina)
Jennie Lee (Duke) 1 up over Whitney Simons (South Carolina)
Alison Whitaker (Duke) 5 and 4 over Bénédicte Toumpsin (South Carolina)

Florida vs. South Carolina (darkness…Florida led 2-1)
Blythe Worley (South Carolina) 1 up over Ornella Jouven (Florida) through 17 holes
Sandra Gal (Florida) 5 and 3 over Laura Raffo (South Carolina) – Final
Whitney Myers (Florida) 4 and 2 over Taylor Barrett (South Carolina) – Final
Whitney Simons (South Carolina) 1 up over Mallory Blackwelder (Florida) through 16 holes
Bénédicte Toumpsin (South Carolina) 4 and 3 over Tiffany Chudy (Florida) – Final