State Ties with No. 18 Florida State at Old Barnwell Derby Match Play

Tuesday, March 26

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State Ties with No. 18 Florida State at Old Barnwell Derby Match Play

March 26, 2024 | Women's Golf

By: William Simmons, Student Assistant

AIKEN, S.C. – The Mississippi State women's golf team earned a tie with No. 18 Florida State in the final round of the Old Barnwell Derby Match Play on Tuesday. The contest saw numerous lead changes, but eventually concluded with the two squads locked at two individual points apiece.

Avery Weed earned the first individual point of the match for the Dawgs. Weed sat in a tie with Florida State's Charolotte Heath entering the final three holes of the matchup. Weed earned the victory on the pairings' sixteenth hole of the day and held that lead throughout the finale of the matchup.

Julia Lopez Ramirez won the second point for the Dawgs. After falling behind early to Florida State's Lottie Woad on the first hole of the day, Lopez Ramirez immediately regained the tie, as she won the next hole. She would never trail the rest of the day, as she secured the eventual winning hole on the duo's sixteenth hole.

Chiara Horder kept the Seminoles from taking the contest. Horder was matched up with Florida State's Alice Hodge, and the two fought back and forth throughout the duration of the match. The contest saw Hodge lead six of the 18 holes, while Horder lead five. On the seventeenth hole of the contest, Horder gained a hole victory to set the pair in a tie.

The Bulldogs will be back in action when the team travels to Belleair, Florida for the SEC Championship. The tournament will begin on Friday, April 12.

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