Gamecocks Enter Match Play as No. 3 Seed in Athens

ATHENS, Ga. – No. 10 South Carolina women’s golf finished the stroke-play portion of The Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in third place with a score of 295 (+7), qualifying the Gamecocks for the “red” bracket in match play that begins on Friday morning at the University of Georgia Golf Course.
 
Carolina will be the No. 3 seed, and will take on No. 6 seed Ole Miss in the first round of the match play portion of the three-day event.

Augusta and Kennesaw State each finished at 290 (+2), with Augusta earning the No. 1 seed via having a lower drop score. Kennesaw State’s Chloe Thornton carded two eagles during her round to finish as the individual co-leader. Following the Gamecocks’ third-place standing were Louisville (297, +9) and Arkansas (297, +9), with Arkansas earning the No. 4 seed over Louisville due to having a higher Golfstat ranking (drop scores were identical). The rest of the “red” bracket consists of Georgia (299, +11), Ole Miss (299, +11) and Florida (302, +14). Ole Miss earned the No. 6 seed over Georgia by virtue of a better Golfstat ranking (drop scores were identical).
 
South Carolina freshman Emily Price continued to put on a display for the Gamecocks, carding three birdies to finish in a tie for seventh with a 1-over 73. Along with Price in a tie for seventh is junior Ana Pelaez. Using four birdies, including two in the final three holes, Pelaez was able to finish with a 1-under 35 on the back nine on her way to her 73.
 
Carolina’s lone senior, Marion Veysseyre, connected on three birdies in a five-hole stretch right around the turn to help her finish in a tie for 15th during the stroke play round. In a tie for 23rd are Lois Kaye Go and Anita Uwadia. Both of the juniors carded a 3-over 75, with Uwadia finishing with a pair of birdies while Go sank three.
 
The Gamecocks will be the fourth match on Friday morning, teeing off at 8:42 a.m. from the par-4 10th. For a full schedule of match play, click here.
 
Carolina will play a second match on Friday in the afternoon. The team will start on the par-4 1st if they remain on the championship side, or on the par-4 10th if they were to fall in the opening round of the “red” bracket.
 
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GAMECOCK LEADERBOARD – Stroke Play Scores
T7. Emily Price – 73 (+1)
T7. Ana Pelaez – 73 (+1)
T15. Marion Veysseyre – 74 (+2)
T23. Lois Kaye Go – 75 (+3)
T23. Anita Uwadia – 75 (+3)
 
TEAM STANDINGS (SEEDING FOR MATCH PLAY)
T1 (1). Augusta – 290 (+2)
T1 (2). Kennesaw State – 290 (+2)
3 (3). South Carolina – 295 (+7)
T4 (4). Arkansas – 297 (+9)
T4 (5). Louisville – 297 (+9)
T6 (6). Ole Miss – 299 (+11)
T6 (7). Georgia – 299 (+11)
8 (8). Florida – 302 (+14)
T9 (9). Denver – 305 (+17)
T9 (10). Daytona State College – 305 (+17)
11 (11). Alabama – 306 (+18)
12 (12). Iowa – 308 (+20)

Matchup: South Carolina (3) vs. Ole Miss (6): 
Emily Price (SC) vs. Ellen Hutchinson-Kay (MISS)
Marion Veysseyre (SC) vs. Conner Beth Ball (MISS)
Lois Kaye Go (SC) vs. Julia Johnson (MISS)
Ana Pelaez (SC) vs. Kennedy Swann (MISS)
Anita Uwadia (SC) vs. Macy Somoskey (MISS)