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The Match Play at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club
Cowgirls Notch Victory Over Tulane, Finish Seventh in Norman
April 09, 2024 | Cowgirl Golf
NORMAN, Okla. – Oklahoma State women's golf split its pair of matches on Tuesday, falling to No. 5 Kansas State, 3-2-0, and defeating No. 6 Tulane, 3-0-2, to round out The Match Play at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in seventh place.
The Cowgirls finished 1-2 overall at the par-72, 6,512-yard layout with all five players notching a match-play win. Fifth-year golfers Ashton Begley and Jenna Solheim also concluded action competing individually at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, with Begley notching a top-10 finish and both setting career lows.
Oklahoma State earned a pair of wins against the Wildcats as Ellie Bushnell and Angelica Pfefferkorn managed their matches. Bushnell stacked a four-hole lead through six holes and held on for a 4UP victory, while Angelica Pfefferkorn took an edge after four holes and never lost the lead – defeating Noa van Beek, 2&1.
The Cowgirls faltered a trio of matches in morning play, with Thitaporn Saithip falling 4&3 to Julia Ballester Barrio and Marta Silchenko and Sammie Miller dropping matches 6UP to Carla Bernat and Haley Vargas, respectively.
Bernat joined Cowgirl senior Maddison Hinson-Tolchard in ANWA's 72-player field last week, reaching the final cut and finishing top-20 in the prestigious event.
After lightning struck within an eight-mile radius of the course, the eight-team field endured a one-hour delay before final-round action commenced between the Cowgirls and No. 6 Tulane.
Saithip struck the board first for OSU, downing Miriam Emmert, 2UP, after trailing after the front nine. Shortly after, Miller earned her first match-play win as a Cowgirl, downing Matilde Innocenti, 3&1.
Bushnell and Pfefferkorn starred to close the final round as with both trailing one hole, they carded birdies on hole No. 13 to knot their respective matches in ties against Daozeng Liu and Ruhee Pandit.
In the final match of the day, Marta Silchenko notched the Cowgirls' closing point in a nail biting 1UP finish. Silchenko never trailed in her match, but Julia Sanchez Morales didn't make the win easy as the freshman's lead peaked at two holes.
In their final regular-season tournament, Begley and Solheim saved their best for last in Oklahoma City.
Begley earned her second-career top-10 finish, ending the three-round tournament tied for 8th with rounds of 74-76-74 – 224, while Solheim closed Tuesday with a career-low 84 round to finish tied for 46th at 92-96-84 – 272.
The day marked career-low 54-hole scores for the pair in addition to Solheim's best placement as a Cowgirl.
Next up, the Cowgirls head to Hockley, Texas, for the Big 12 Championship from April 18-20 at The Club at Houston Oaks.
The Match Play at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club
Match Play vs. Kansas State
Carla Bernat (KSU) def. Marta Silchenko (OSU), 6UP
Ellie Bushnell (OSU) def. Alenka Navarro (KSU), 4UP
Angelica Pfefferkorn (OSU) def. Noa van Beek (KSU), 2&1
Julia Ballester Barrio (KSU) def. Thitaporn Saithip (OSU), 4&3
Haley Vargas (KSU) def. Sammie Miller (OSU), 6UP
Match Play vs. Tulane
Thitaporn Saithip (OSU) def. Miriam Emmert (TU), 2UP
Angelica Pfefferkorn (OSU), Ruhee Pandit (TU), TIE
Ellie Bushnell (OSU), Daozeng Liu (TU) TIE
Sammie Miller (OSU) def. Matilde Innocenti (TU), 3&1
Marta Silchenko (OSU) def. Julia Sanchez Morales (TU), 1UP
Susie Maxwell Berning Classic
Individual Leaderboard:
T8. Ashton Begley (+8) 74-76-74 – 224
T46. Jenna Solheim (+56) 92-96-84 – 272
The Cowgirls finished 1-2 overall at the par-72, 6,512-yard layout with all five players notching a match-play win. Fifth-year golfers Ashton Begley and Jenna Solheim also concluded action competing individually at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, with Begley notching a top-10 finish and both setting career lows.
Oklahoma State earned a pair of wins against the Wildcats as Ellie Bushnell and Angelica Pfefferkorn managed their matches. Bushnell stacked a four-hole lead through six holes and held on for a 4UP victory, while Angelica Pfefferkorn took an edge after four holes and never lost the lead – defeating Noa van Beek, 2&1.
The Cowgirls faltered a trio of matches in morning play, with Thitaporn Saithip falling 4&3 to Julia Ballester Barrio and Marta Silchenko and Sammie Miller dropping matches 6UP to Carla Bernat and Haley Vargas, respectively.
Bernat joined Cowgirl senior Maddison Hinson-Tolchard in ANWA's 72-player field last week, reaching the final cut and finishing top-20 in the prestigious event.
After lightning struck within an eight-mile radius of the course, the eight-team field endured a one-hour delay before final-round action commenced between the Cowgirls and No. 6 Tulane.
Saithip struck the board first for OSU, downing Miriam Emmert, 2UP, after trailing after the front nine. Shortly after, Miller earned her first match-play win as a Cowgirl, downing Matilde Innocenti, 3&1.
Bushnell and Pfefferkorn starred to close the final round as with both trailing one hole, they carded birdies on hole No. 13 to knot their respective matches in ties against Daozeng Liu and Ruhee Pandit.
In the final match of the day, Marta Silchenko notched the Cowgirls' closing point in a nail biting 1UP finish. Silchenko never trailed in her match, but Julia Sanchez Morales didn't make the win easy as the freshman's lead peaked at two holes.
In their final regular-season tournament, Begley and Solheim saved their best for last in Oklahoma City.
Begley earned her second-career top-10 finish, ending the three-round tournament tied for 8th with rounds of 74-76-74 – 224, while Solheim closed Tuesday with a career-low 84 round to finish tied for 46th at 92-96-84 – 272.
The day marked career-low 54-hole scores for the pair in addition to Solheim's best placement as a Cowgirl.
Next up, the Cowgirls head to Hockley, Texas, for the Big 12 Championship from April 18-20 at The Club at Houston Oaks.
The Match Play at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club
Match Play vs. Kansas State
Carla Bernat (KSU) def. Marta Silchenko (OSU), 6UP
Ellie Bushnell (OSU) def. Alenka Navarro (KSU), 4UP
Angelica Pfefferkorn (OSU) def. Noa van Beek (KSU), 2&1
Julia Ballester Barrio (KSU) def. Thitaporn Saithip (OSU), 4&3
Haley Vargas (KSU) def. Sammie Miller (OSU), 6UP
Match Play vs. Tulane
Thitaporn Saithip (OSU) def. Miriam Emmert (TU), 2UP
Angelica Pfefferkorn (OSU), Ruhee Pandit (TU), TIE
Ellie Bushnell (OSU), Daozeng Liu (TU) TIE
Sammie Miller (OSU) def. Matilde Innocenti (TU), 3&1
Marta Silchenko (OSU) def. Julia Sanchez Morales (TU), 1UP
Susie Maxwell Berning Classic
Individual Leaderboard:
T8. Ashton Begley (+8) 74-76-74 – 224
T46. Jenna Solheim (+56) 92-96-84 – 272
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