No. 2 Gamecocks Fall to No. 4 LSU, 3-2, in SEC Quarters

BELLEAIR, Fla. – No. 2 South Carolina fell to No. 4 LSU 3-2 in the No. 1 vs. No. 8 seed matchup in the SEC Quarterfinals on Monday at Pelican Golf Club. LSU put the first two points on the board with a 7&6 victory by All-American Ingrid Linblad and a 2&1 victory from Carla Tejedo Mulet.

Freshman Vairana Heck battled back from 4-holes down to tie her match thru 12 holes. She made birdies at hole eight to pull within one shot. The Tigers’ Taylor Riley won at hole 15 to go 1-up. Heck just missed a birdie putt at 16 to tie the match back up. Headed to 17 trailing by one, Heck missed her par putt to extend the match to 18.

The Gamecocks led in the remaining two matches.

Sophomore Mia Sandtorv Lussand won 2&1 over Latanna Stone. Rydqvist won 1-up over Aine Donegan.

The Gamecocks will now await their NCAA Regional destination with a likely No. 1 seed looming. The selection show will take place Wednesday, April 24 at 2 p.m. (ET) on Golf Channel.

Carolina has won five regional titles under head coach Kalen Anderson and will be seeking the team’s 12 appearance at the NCAA Championship in the last 14 seasons under Anderson.

SEC Match Play Quarterfinals – South Carolina vs. LSU  

Carla Tejedo Mulet def. Hannah Darling (SC), 2&1

Taylor Riley (LSU) def. Vairana Heck (SC), 2&1

Ingrid Linblad (LSU) def. Maylis Lamoure (SC), 7&6

Mia Sandotrv Lussand (SC) def. Latanna Stone (LSU), 2&1

Louise Rydqvist (SC) def. Aine Donegan (LSU), 1-up

No. 4 LSU def. South Carolina, 3-2, to advance to semifinals

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