Day 3 Results
Site: Ninety Six, SC
Course: The Patriot Golf Course at Grand Harbor
Tournament: Big South Championships
HPU Team Standing: 4th of 11 teams (299, 297, 312, 908, +44)
Top HPU Individual: Danielle Suh T2nd, +4 (73,71,75)
NINETY SIX, S.C. – The High Point women's golf team's season came to a close at the Big South championships on Friday (April 15) in a head to head playoff battle against UNC Asheville. The two teams were tied for the fourth and final spot to advance to Saturday's four-team match play. Danielle Suh finished the tournament tied for second place overall.
Head Coach Alexis Bennett: "It's hard to put today into words. We obviously didn't come in as sharp as the two previous rounds which did us in, but the playoff experience we shared as a team was honestly one of the most memorable days of my career. No one expected us to be much of a factor in the conversation this week, yet we proved through all of the adversity of this season that we never, ever give up. I couldn't be more proud to be the leader of this group. Incredibly special week to share with all three of our seniors. We are obviously thrilled to be having Sarah join us again next year but I can't thank Olivia and Sophie enough for choosing HPU and their dedication to this team, especially their efforts this week. Olivia has always been a steady contributor across the board for us her entire career but the way Sophie stepped up and carried herself as this teams biggest supporter as our substitute, spoke volumes of the culture and values this program stands for and I couldn't be more proud of how she carried herself. This program is in great hands because of leadership like what we've gotten from Sarah, Olivia, and Sophie."
Panther Placement After Three
T2 Danielle Suh +4 (73, 71, 74)
T14 Sarah Kahn +12 (74, 73, 81)
T14 Ana-Elena Kusters +12 (76, 75, 77)
T33 Olivia John +23 (83, 78, 78)
T39 Vynie Chen +25 (76, 83, 82)
Final Round
Suh continued to lead the way for the Panthers through the final day of play today as she finished the day with a score of +4. Ana-Elena Kusters also had a strong performance on the day shooting a +6 with two birdies.
The Panthers found themselves tied with UNC Asheville for the fourth and final spot to advance to match play on Saturday (April 16). The two teams had a playoff in which all five golfers from both teams competed in as they battled against each other to determine a winner. After one hole the teams still remained tied, after a second hole was played, UNC Asheville claimed the last spot in match play.
All Conference Awards
Sarah Kahn: All Academic Team
Ana-Elena Kusters: All Freshman Team
Danielle Suh: All Conference Second Team/Second Team Big South Championship Team
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