Sunday, April 18
Birmingham, Ala. (Greystone GC)
All Day
Mississippi State
vs
SEC Championship (Match Play)
Bulldogs Come Up Short In SEC Championship Against No. 9 Auburn
April 18, 2021 | Women's Golf
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mississippi State women's golf's impressive run during the SEC Championship this week came to an end Sunday, as the Bulldogs fell short against No. 9 Auburn, 3-0, in the finals at Greystone Golf & Country Club.
"It was a really fun week," MSU head coach Charlie Ewing said. "We came into this week as the 12-seed. I learned how little that the seed we are in this conference coming into this tournament means to this team. It doesn't matter if you're the 1-seed or the 14-seed. This is a team that showed up this week and believed that we could get to the point that we are at today. We believe that we could have won this match today. Props to Auburn. They made the putts when it mattered and won the match, so congratulations to them."
Despite the loss, State's second-place finish in the event marked the best performance at the SEC Championship in program history. On Saturday, MSU bested No. 5 Ole Miss in the quarterfinals followed by a win against No. 4 LSU in the semifinals to earn a spot in Sunday's championship.
State started off strong for the day, with Clara Moyano and Blair Stockett maintaining leads throughout the front nine before going unfinished. Abbey Daniel also held an early lead, while Ashley Gilliam was tied throughout eight holes on the day, but both Bulldogs fell on Hole 18. Hannah Levi, who sank the birdie against LSU to send MSU to the finals, dropped her match 3&2, giving Auburn the victory.
"The belief of this team is very obvious and apparent," Ewing said. "I'm really proud of this group because toughness and resilience is something we've talked a lot about. It takes a ton of that to get to this point. We've had our moments this semester where we haven't shown that, but this week was filled with resilience and toughness. It never ended until the tournament was over."
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU women's golf on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateWG."
Finals:
No. 3 seed Auburn vs. No. 5 seed Mississippi State
K. Telfer (AU) def. Abbey Daniel [1UP]
M. Schofill (AU) def. Ashley Gilliam [1UP]
B. Sansom (AU) led Clara Moyano [1&1]
M. O'Berry (AU) led Blair Stockett [2&2]
E. Hualde (AU) def. Hannah Levi [3&2]
--HailState.com--
"It was a really fun week," MSU head coach Charlie Ewing said. "We came into this week as the 12-seed. I learned how little that the seed we are in this conference coming into this tournament means to this team. It doesn't matter if you're the 1-seed or the 14-seed. This is a team that showed up this week and believed that we could get to the point that we are at today. We believe that we could have won this match today. Props to Auburn. They made the putts when it mattered and won the match, so congratulations to them."
Despite the loss, State's second-place finish in the event marked the best performance at the SEC Championship in program history. On Saturday, MSU bested No. 5 Ole Miss in the quarterfinals followed by a win against No. 4 LSU in the semifinals to earn a spot in Sunday's championship.
State started off strong for the day, with Clara Moyano and Blair Stockett maintaining leads throughout the front nine before going unfinished. Abbey Daniel also held an early lead, while Ashley Gilliam was tied throughout eight holes on the day, but both Bulldogs fell on Hole 18. Hannah Levi, who sank the birdie against LSU to send MSU to the finals, dropped her match 3&2, giving Auburn the victory.
"The belief of this team is very obvious and apparent," Ewing said. "I'm really proud of this group because toughness and resilience is something we've talked a lot about. It takes a ton of that to get to this point. We've had our moments this semester where we haven't shown that, but this week was filled with resilience and toughness. It never ended until the tournament was over."
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU women's golf on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateWG."
Finals:
No. 3 seed Auburn vs. No. 5 seed Mississippi State
K. Telfer (AU) def. Abbey Daniel [1UP]
M. Schofill (AU) def. Ashley Gilliam [1UP]
B. Sansom (AU) led Clara Moyano [1&1]
M. O'Berry (AU) led Blair Stockett [2&2]
E. Hualde (AU) def. Hannah Levi [3&2]
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