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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Thursday, April 11
Athens, Ga.
Ole Miss
vs
Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
Women’s Golf Upsets Florida, Finishes Fifth at Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
4/13/2019 | Women's Golf
Rebels Wrap Up Match Play in Georgia
ATHENS, Ga. – It took all 18 holes on Saturday as No. 36 Ole Miss hung on to upset No. 9 Florida in the fifth-place match at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in Athens, Georgia.
Junior transfer Kennedy Swann eventually sealed the victory for the Rebels on her final hole, defeating Florida's Lauren Waidner 1-up on after draining an eight-foot par putt on the 18th green.
"I feel like I started out today's match very strong, and then just stayed steady throughout the day," Swann said. "It came down to 18 and a seven to eight-foot putt. My heart was beating out of my chest because I haven't been under that amount of pressure in a while, but I trusted the process and Coach Zack's read and let go of the result. I'm glad I helped out my team and get the win."
The Rebels took the lead early in three of the five matches. At the turn, the Rebels held a 3-2 advantage heading into the back-nine holes that held on until the end to complete the upset of the Gators.
"We worked well as a team today and were able to pull off a great win against Florida," head coach Kory Henkes said. "Florida is an extremely solid team so this win will be a confidence booster as we head into SEC's this week. We look forward to a great week in Birmingham to battle it out against the best in the SEC."
Julia Johnson went 3-0 on the weekend in match play, defeating all of her opponents from South Carolina, Kennesaw State and Florida. Johnson took down South Carolina's Lois Kaye Go, who is ranked 26 spots ahead of her in the Golfstat individual rankings.
Ellen Hutchinson-Kay in her Rebel match play debut won two of her three matchups, the lone loss coming to Emily Price, the No. 1 player for the Gamecocks who is ranked No. 11 in the Golfstat individual rankings.
The Rebels return to the course Wednesday, April 17, for the SEC Championship in Birmingham, Alabama.
Ole Miss 3
Florida 2
Julia Johnson def. Clara Manzalini, 2-up
Ellen Hutchinson-Kay def. Addie Baggarly, 2-and-1
Jenny Kim def. Conner Beth Ball, 4-and-3
Carlotta Ricolfi def. Macy Somoskey, 4-and-3
Kennedy Swann def. Lauren Waidner, 1-up
Junior transfer Kennedy Swann eventually sealed the victory for the Rebels on her final hole, defeating Florida's Lauren Waidner 1-up on after draining an eight-foot par putt on the 18th green.
"I feel like I started out today's match very strong, and then just stayed steady throughout the day," Swann said. "It came down to 18 and a seven to eight-foot putt. My heart was beating out of my chest because I haven't been under that amount of pressure in a while, but I trusted the process and Coach Zack's read and let go of the result. I'm glad I helped out my team and get the win."
The Rebels took the lead early in three of the five matches. At the turn, the Rebels held a 3-2 advantage heading into the back-nine holes that held on until the end to complete the upset of the Gators.
"We worked well as a team today and were able to pull off a great win against Florida," head coach Kory Henkes said. "Florida is an extremely solid team so this win will be a confidence booster as we head into SEC's this week. We look forward to a great week in Birmingham to battle it out against the best in the SEC."
Julia Johnson went 3-0 on the weekend in match play, defeating all of her opponents from South Carolina, Kennesaw State and Florida. Johnson took down South Carolina's Lois Kaye Go, who is ranked 26 spots ahead of her in the Golfstat individual rankings.
Ellen Hutchinson-Kay in her Rebel match play debut won two of her three matchups, the lone loss coming to Emily Price, the No. 1 player for the Gamecocks who is ranked No. 11 in the Golfstat individual rankings.
The Rebels return to the course Wednesday, April 17, for the SEC Championship in Birmingham, Alabama.
fifth place match
Ole Miss 3
Florida 2
Julia Johnson def. Clara Manzalini, 2-up
Ellen Hutchinson-Kay def. Addie Baggarly, 2-and-1
Jenny Kim def. Conner Beth Ball, 4-and-3
Carlotta Ricolfi def. Macy Somoskey, 4-and-3
Kennedy Swann def. Lauren Waidner, 1-up
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