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No. 6 Women's Golf finishes as runner-up at March Mayhem
03.28.2018 | Women's Golf
Southern California wins the March Mayhem event for the fifth time in six years.
RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. – The No. 6 Texas women's golf team finished as the runner-up at the San Diego State University March Mayhem on Wednesday at The Farms Golf Club.
The Longhorns fell 5-0 to No. 7 Southern California in the championship round of match play. The Women of Troy claimed the event for the fifth time in its six-year history and for the third consecutive year.
It is the third top-two finish at an event this season for the Longhorns and their seventh top-five team finish in nine events this year.
Texas finished second overall in stroke play at March Mayhem with a nine-over-par 297. The Longhorns then advanced to the match-play championship with a 3.5-1.5 win against San Diego State and a 4.5-0.5 victory against Iowa State.
"It was a great week for us," Texas head coach Ryan Murphy said. "We played some nice golf and received some good match-play experience that will prepare us for May. All in all, I'm happy with everyone's efforts this week."
Freshman Kaitlyn Papp lost 2 and 1 to Southern Cal's Jennifer Chang, the nation's No. 23-ranked player. Sophomore Emilee Hoffman dropped a 2 and 1 decision to Allisen Corpuz, the No. 68 player in the nation.
Sophomore Greta Isabella Voelker fell 2 and 1 to Southern Cal's Alyaa Abdulghany, the nation's No. 54 player. Freshman Agathe Laisne and junior Maddie Luitwieler each dropped 1-up decisions to Gabi Ruffels and Amelia Garvey, respectively.
Texas returns to action April 8-10, when it travels to Napa, Calif., to participate in the Silverado Showdown, which will mark the final regular-season event for the Longhorns.
MARCH MAYHEM (MARCH 28, 2018)
The Farms Golf Club | Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
ROUND 4 – MATCH PLAY
Southern California def. Texas, 5-0
Jennifer Chang (Southern California) def. Kaitlyn Papp (Texas), 2 and 1
Allisen Corpuz (Southern California) def. Emilee Hoffman (Texas), 2 and 1
Alyaa Abdulghany (Southern California) def. Greta Isabella Voelker (Texas), 2 and 1
Gabi Ruffels (Southern California) def. Agathe Laisne (Texas), 1 up
Amelia Garvey (Southern California) def. Maddie Luitwieler (Texas), 1 up
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