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No. 2 Women's Golf falls in NCAA Match Play Quarterfinals
05.21.2019 | Women's Golf
The Longhorns concluded one of the finest seasons in program history.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – One of the finest seasons in Texas women's golf history came to a close on Tuesday, as the No. 2 Longhorns dropped a 3-2 decision to No. 13 Auburn in the NCAA Championship Match Play Quarterfinals at Blessings Golf Club.
The Longhorns tied for fifth at the 2019 NCAA Championship, which marks the program's best finish since placing third in 2003. It was the eighth top-five NCAA finish for the Longhorns all-time.
Texas advanced to match play for the first time since it was implemented in the 2015 season. It was an historic campaign in which Texas earned six wins to tie the school record, set in 1987-88. The Longhorns were ranked as high as No. 1 and spent the majority of the season in the top-two nationally. Texas won its third consecutive Big 12 Conference Championship and won its first NCAA Regional in school history.
The Longhorns finished as the top seed after the stroke-play portion of the NCAA Championship. Texas turned in a three-round total of 883 [302-294-287].
Freshman Hailee Cooper finished fourth individually with a three-round total of 218 [80-69-69] to become the fourth player in program history to earn a top-five finish at the NCAA Championship and first since 1997. She joined Emilee Hoffman, Agathe Laisne and Kaitlyn Papp as the four Longhorns to finish among the individual top-10. It marked the first time in school history Texas has placed four golfers among the top-10 individually in the NCAA Championship.
In the match play portion, Cooper defeated Auburn's Kaleigh Telfer (1-Up) and Papp beat Elena Hualde (2-Up) to give the Longhorns a 2-0 advantage.
Auburn's Julie McCarthy defeated Laisne, 3&1. On the 18th, Hoffman extended her match, but fell on the 20th hole to Brooke Sansom. Freshman Sara Kouskova dropped a 1-Up decision to Mychael O'Berry on the 18th green.
MATCH PLAY QUARTERFINALS
No. 13 Auburn 3, No. 2 Texas 2
Hailee Cooper (Texas) def. Kaleigh Telfer (Auburn), 1-Up
Kaitlyn Papp (Texas) def. Elena Hualde (Auburn), 2-Up
Brooke Sansom (Auburn) def. Emilee Hoffman (Texas), 20 Holes
Julie McCarthy (Auburn) def. Agathe Laisne (Texas), 3&1
Mychael O'Berry (Auburn) def. Sara Kouskova (Texas), 1-Up
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