Mississippi State, Texas A&M advance to the finale

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- After two rounds of match play on Saturday, the Mississippi State and Texas A&M girls’s golf groups have superior to the SEC Match Play Championship spherical.

The Bulldogs will go head-to-head in opposition to the Aggies, with tee occasions set for 7:30 a.m. CT. The match shall be broadcast stay on SEC Community.

Texas A&M received an prompt traditional when it defeated No. 4 South Carolina, 3-2, to ship the Aggies to the SEC title match after Blanca Fernández García-Poggio received the clinching level in 23 holes on the par-72, 6,331-yard Greystone Golf & Nation Membership – Legacy Course on Saturday.

“That was an unbelievable match, and I’m so happy with my group for his or her struggle,” Texas A&M coach Gerrod Chadwell mentioned. “We have now carried out plenty of firsts in two years. We’re excited for the chance to carry a title again to Aggieland. The center that Blanca and Adela confirmed was unimaginable. Hailee took down among the finest gamers on the earth and Jennie and Zoe performed with nice coronary heart. We play our greatest when issues are robust, and I can not look forward to tomorrow morning.”

Fernández García-Poggio and Adela Cernousek each performed 5 and 4 playoff holes, respectively, to attempt to clinch the semifinal match versus South Carolina. The duo went toe-to-toe with their opponents, matching every gap outcome. Fernández García-Poggio in the end, received her match on gap No. 10 after a South Carolina bogie.

The Bulldogs began issues on Saturday within the SEC Match Play Championship quarterfinals in opposition to Vanderbilt. The Bulldogs received two matches with ease.

Surapa Janthamunee (SJ) and Hannah Levi dominated their Saturday matches. The 2 Bulldogs made fast work, concluding their rounds earlier than the 18th gap, as SJ received 5&4 whereas Levi received 4&3.

With the groups tied at two, the whole lot got here right down to Abbey Daniel. The senior wanted to play sudden dying golf to win, however acquired it carried out on the twenty first gap to clinch the match for State.

Mississippi State superior to tackle LSU within the semifinals later within the day after the Tigers defeated Ole Miss. Just like the primary spherical of the day, the trio of SJ, Daniel and Levi introduced it dwelling for the Bulldogs.

Levi continued her sturdy play from the quarterfinals with one other elite efficiency, profitable 5&4. SJ received by a rating of 2UP (which means she received by two strokes, however they nonetheless performed the 18th gap), whereas Daniel received by a rating of 1UP (which means she received by a single stroke).

The Bulldogs shall be making their second all-time look within the SEC Match Play Championship, each below the course of head coach Charlie Ewing. Ewing guided the group to the championship spherical again in 2021 earlier than falling to Auburn 3-0. The Bulldogs have by no means received the SEC Workforce Championship.

“It was a extremely lengthy day, however it additionally does not really feel that manner as a result of within the morning you do not know whether or not or not you will play within the afternoon, you must earn that afternoon tee time,” Mississippi coach Charlie Ewing mentioned. “You actually have to only focus shot-by-shot and I believed our group did a extremely good job of that and staying affected person and staying assured and by no means viewing themselves as an underdog.

“The competitors was actually stiff, LSU and Vanderbilt are improbable groups. Simply nice credit score to our group. It was undoubtedly difficult, however it was nice seeing the preparation that we’ve been placing in, particularly for moments like this, paid off as we speak and we’re wanting ahead to hopefully doing the identical factor (Sunday).”