Sunday, February 28
Kiawah Island, S.C.
Chattanooga
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Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic - Round 1
Sophomore Megan Woods and the Chattanooga Mocs look for a second straight win returning to Kiawah Island Sunday.
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Mocs Return to the Tee Sunday on Kiawah Island
2/26/2016 10:19:00 AM | Women's Golf
The Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team is fresh off a win on Tuesday. They're looking for another this week at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic Sunday through Tuesday.
NOTES | LIVE SCORING
CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team is coming off its second win of the season earlier this week at the USA Women's Invitational in Mobile. The ladies get their first crack at win No. 3 at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic.
The tourney is a three-day, 54-hole event played Sunday through Tuesday. The massive 41-team field plays at both Osprey Point and Oak Point Golf Courses on Kiawah Island, S.C.
The quintet of Emily McLennan (72.72), Megan Woods (74.06), Cris Perez (74.22), Isabella Loza (74.80) and Monica San Juan (76.11) are on quite a roll. They own two wins, two runner-ups and a third-place showing in the last five events.
The Mocs finished fourth in this tournament in the last two seasons. McLennan has two top 10s finishing tied for fourth at +6 in 2014, while her +3 a year ago tied teammate Agathe Sauzon for 10th.
Follow live scoring at the link above. The full tournament notes package is linked above as well. GoMocs.com has the story at the end of each day with the field playing both courses over the first two days. The top half of the field finishes on Osprey Point, while the lower half tackles Oak Point on Tuesday.
2016 Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic
Tournament Field (Ranking): Bethune-Cookman, Boston Coll., Boston U., Charleston Southern, (60) Chattanooga, The Citadel, Cleveland St., (81) Coastal Carolina, (91) Coll. of Charleston, Delaware, (97) ETSU, (92) Elon, Georgia Southern, Georgia St., (71) Iowa, Jacksonville, Jacksonville St., Lipscomb, Longwood, Loyola, Marshall, Mercer, Morehead St., (98) North Florida, (61) Old Dominion, Oral Roberts, Presbyterian, Radford, Richmond, Samford, SCAD, Southern Miss, St. John's, Stetson, Tennessee Tech, Towson, Troy, UNCG, USC Upstate, Western Kentucky and (95) William & Mary
Where: Osprey Point & Oak Point Golf Courses | Kiawah Island, S.C. | Par 72 (both) | 5,964 & 5,901 yards
When: Feb. 28-Mar. 1
Format: 54 holes – 18 per day
2015 Results: College of Charleston (886) won by five shots over North Florida. Stetson (897) and Chattanooga (899) finished third and fourth, respectively. Jacksonville's Jessica Welch was medalist at -3.
Best Team Finish: 4th, 2014 & 2015, 297-311-300=908 & 301-305-293=899
Team Records: 18: 293, 2015 | 36: 606, 205 | 54: 899, 2015
Best Individual Finish: T4, Emily McLennan, 222 (75-76-71)
Ind. Records: 18: 70, Agathe Sauzon, 2015 | 36: 146, McLennan, 2015 | 54: 219, Sauzon/McLennan, 2015
A Look Back & a Look Ahead
Last Time Out: The Mocs (883) won their second event of the season by seven shots at the USA Women's Spring Invite. The squad shot rounds of 292, 299 and 291 to top host South Alabama. Sophomores Cris Perez (2nd) and Megan Woods (T3) posted first career top 5s.
Next Up: The ladies return to action March 7-8 at the UNF Collegiate in Jacksonville, Fla.
Chip Shots
- This week's lineup: Emily McLennan, Isabella Loza, Cris Perez, Monica San Juan & Megan Woods.
- USA Women's Invite History: Year: Team Finish & Scores | Top Individual:
2008: 11th, 320-314-303=937 | 6, Emma de Groot, 76-73-73=222 (+6)
2012: 10th, 309-302-310=921 | T31, Maria Juliana Loza, 77-73-78=228 (+12)
2014: 4th, 297-311-300=908 | T4, Emily McLennan, 75-76-71=222 (+6)
2015: 4th, 301-305-293=899 | T10, Agathe Sauzon/Emily McLennan, 219 (+3)
- The win at the USA Women's Spring Invite is the 19th in school history. It's sixth time in nine years the squad won multiple events in a campaign.
- The team set new scoring records for 36 holes (564) and 54 (852) in winning the Fall Invitational. The 564 bested the previous low (577, 2014 Web.com Intercollegiate) by 13, while the final number of 852 was seven below the 5-under 859 in winning the 2011 JMU Eagle Landing Invite.
- The team has six par or better rounds on the season. There were a total of nine in the prior eight.
- 207 birdies through the first six events. The 2014-15 topped 200 in the final event of the season (SoCon Championships).
- Four straight rounds with double-digit birdies with 12 for the year. Second streak of four or more this season. Individual and team round-by-round scoring is on pages seven and eight.
- Five Mocs posted top 10s thus far with for top 5s. See complete scoring breakdown on page 2.
- 293.50 stroke average is nearly eight shots better than the school record of 301.43 set a year ago.
- McLennan's win at the Fall Invite was her second. She joins Emma de Groot (6) and former teammate Agathe Sauzon (2) as the only multiple winners in school history. It was the 14th medalist honor for a Moc.
- McLennan has 25 career par or better rounds. That's second all-time at Chattanooga behind Emma de Groot's (2008-11) 32. Her eight on the year match her season high from 2014-15.
- Perez exceeded her birdie total (25) from last year in just 10 rounds. She has 45 so far.
- McLennan is 18 birdies from 300 and three pars short of 1,300 for her career.
- Woods is five birdies (40) shy of her total from last season (45). She is 24 pars away from 500.
- McLennan's 72.72 scoring average is a record pace ahead of de Groot's 73.81 in 2009-10. Woods' 74.06 is third, Perez (74.22) fifth and Loza (74.80) tied for ninth.
- McLennan's 15 top 10's rank third all-time at UTC behind de Groot (24) and Christine Wolf (16).
- Perez needs 11 pars to exceed 500 for her career.
- Par or Better Cards (Team 6): McLennan 8, Perez 6, Loza 5, Woods 5, San Juan 3
- Team season bests: 18: 280, Fall Inv. | 36: 564, Fall Inv. | 54: 852, Fall Inv. (36 & 54 holes are school records)
- Indiv. season bests: 18: 68, McLennan, Fall Inv. | 36: 136, McLennan, Fall Inv. | 54: 205, McLennan, Fall Inv. (36 & 54-hole totals are school records)
- Scoring Avg (Leaders) by Hole Type: Par 3: 3.13 (Loza, 3.02) | Par 4: 4.12 (McLennan, 4.12) | Par 5: 4.94 (Woods, 4.88)
- Scoring Bests (Indiv.) by Hole Type: Par 3: -7, Fall Invite (McLennan -4, Fall Invite) | Par 4: -1, Fall Invite (McLennan -4, Fall Invite) | Par 5: -19, Pinehurst Challenge (McLennan -6, Pinehurst)
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ABOUT CHATTANOOGA GOLF
The Chattanooga Mocs golf program has won five Southern Conference Championships (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) since restarting the program in 2007-08.
- 1 NCAA Championships Appearances: 2009.
- 7 NCAA Regional Appearances: 2008 (Emma de Groot), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.
- 14 WGCA All-America Scholars.
- 1 COSIDA Academic All-District (Maria Juliana Loza, 2012).
- 4 SoCon Champions: Emma de Groot (2011), Jordan Britt (2012), Agathe Sauzon (2013) and Emily McLennan (2014).
- 2 SoCon Golfers of the Year: de Groot (2011) and Britt (2014).
- 3 SoCon Freshman of the Years: de Groot (2008), Maria Salinas (2009) and McLennan (2013).
- 1 Ladies European Tour Pro: Christine Wolf (2014).
CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team is coming off its second win of the season earlier this week at the USA Women's Invitational in Mobile. The ladies get their first crack at win No. 3 at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic.
The tourney is a three-day, 54-hole event played Sunday through Tuesday. The massive 41-team field plays at both Osprey Point and Oak Point Golf Courses on Kiawah Island, S.C.
The quintet of Emily McLennan (72.72), Megan Woods (74.06), Cris Perez (74.22), Isabella Loza (74.80) and Monica San Juan (76.11) are on quite a roll. They own two wins, two runner-ups and a third-place showing in the last five events.
The Mocs finished fourth in this tournament in the last two seasons. McLennan has two top 10s finishing tied for fourth at +6 in 2014, while her +3 a year ago tied teammate Agathe Sauzon for 10th.
Follow live scoring at the link above. The full tournament notes package is linked above as well. GoMocs.com has the story at the end of each day with the field playing both courses over the first two days. The top half of the field finishes on Osprey Point, while the lower half tackles Oak Point on Tuesday.
2016 Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic
Tournament Field (Ranking): Bethune-Cookman, Boston Coll., Boston U., Charleston Southern, (60) Chattanooga, The Citadel, Cleveland St., (81) Coastal Carolina, (91) Coll. of Charleston, Delaware, (97) ETSU, (92) Elon, Georgia Southern, Georgia St., (71) Iowa, Jacksonville, Jacksonville St., Lipscomb, Longwood, Loyola, Marshall, Mercer, Morehead St., (98) North Florida, (61) Old Dominion, Oral Roberts, Presbyterian, Radford, Richmond, Samford, SCAD, Southern Miss, St. John's, Stetson, Tennessee Tech, Towson, Troy, UNCG, USC Upstate, Western Kentucky and (95) William & Mary
Where: Osprey Point & Oak Point Golf Courses | Kiawah Island, S.C. | Par 72 (both) | 5,964 & 5,901 yards
When: Feb. 28-Mar. 1
Format: 54 holes – 18 per day
2015 Results: College of Charleston (886) won by five shots over North Florida. Stetson (897) and Chattanooga (899) finished third and fourth, respectively. Jacksonville's Jessica Welch was medalist at -3.
Best Team Finish: 4th, 2014 & 2015, 297-311-300=908 & 301-305-293=899
Team Records: 18: 293, 2015 | 36: 606, 205 | 54: 899, 2015
Best Individual Finish: T4, Emily McLennan, 222 (75-76-71)
Ind. Records: 18: 70, Agathe Sauzon, 2015 | 36: 146, McLennan, 2015 | 54: 219, Sauzon/McLennan, 2015
A Look Back & a Look Ahead
Last Time Out: The Mocs (883) won their second event of the season by seven shots at the USA Women's Spring Invite. The squad shot rounds of 292, 299 and 291 to top host South Alabama. Sophomores Cris Perez (2nd) and Megan Woods (T3) posted first career top 5s.
Next Up: The ladies return to action March 7-8 at the UNF Collegiate in Jacksonville, Fla.
Chip Shots
- This week's lineup: Emily McLennan, Isabella Loza, Cris Perez, Monica San Juan & Megan Woods.
- USA Women's Invite History: Year: Team Finish & Scores | Top Individual:
2008: 11th, 320-314-303=937 | 6, Emma de Groot, 76-73-73=222 (+6)
2012: 10th, 309-302-310=921 | T31, Maria Juliana Loza, 77-73-78=228 (+12)
2014: 4th, 297-311-300=908 | T4, Emily McLennan, 75-76-71=222 (+6)
2015: 4th, 301-305-293=899 | T10, Agathe Sauzon/Emily McLennan, 219 (+3)
- The win at the USA Women's Spring Invite is the 19th in school history. It's sixth time in nine years the squad won multiple events in a campaign.
- The team set new scoring records for 36 holes (564) and 54 (852) in winning the Fall Invitational. The 564 bested the previous low (577, 2014 Web.com Intercollegiate) by 13, while the final number of 852 was seven below the 5-under 859 in winning the 2011 JMU Eagle Landing Invite.
- The team has six par or better rounds on the season. There were a total of nine in the prior eight.
- 207 birdies through the first six events. The 2014-15 topped 200 in the final event of the season (SoCon Championships).
- Four straight rounds with double-digit birdies with 12 for the year. Second streak of four or more this season. Individual and team round-by-round scoring is on pages seven and eight.
- Five Mocs posted top 10s thus far with for top 5s. See complete scoring breakdown on page 2.
- 293.50 stroke average is nearly eight shots better than the school record of 301.43 set a year ago.
- McLennan's win at the Fall Invite was her second. She joins Emma de Groot (6) and former teammate Agathe Sauzon (2) as the only multiple winners in school history. It was the 14th medalist honor for a Moc.
- McLennan has 25 career par or better rounds. That's second all-time at Chattanooga behind Emma de Groot's (2008-11) 32. Her eight on the year match her season high from 2014-15.
- Perez exceeded her birdie total (25) from last year in just 10 rounds. She has 45 so far.
- McLennan is 18 birdies from 300 and three pars short of 1,300 for her career.
- Woods is five birdies (40) shy of her total from last season (45). She is 24 pars away from 500.
- McLennan's 72.72 scoring average is a record pace ahead of de Groot's 73.81 in 2009-10. Woods' 74.06 is third, Perez (74.22) fifth and Loza (74.80) tied for ninth.
- McLennan's 15 top 10's rank third all-time at UTC behind de Groot (24) and Christine Wolf (16).
- Perez needs 11 pars to exceed 500 for her career.
- Par or Better Cards (Team 6): McLennan 8, Perez 6, Loza 5, Woods 5, San Juan 3
- Team season bests: 18: 280, Fall Inv. | 36: 564, Fall Inv. | 54: 852, Fall Inv. (36 & 54 holes are school records)
- Indiv. season bests: 18: 68, McLennan, Fall Inv. | 36: 136, McLennan, Fall Inv. | 54: 205, McLennan, Fall Inv. (36 & 54-hole totals are school records)
- Scoring Avg (Leaders) by Hole Type: Par 3: 3.13 (Loza, 3.02) | Par 4: 4.12 (McLennan, 4.12) | Par 5: 4.94 (Woods, 4.88)
- Scoring Bests (Indiv.) by Hole Type: Par 3: -7, Fall Invite (McLennan -4, Fall Invite) | Par 4: -1, Fall Invite (McLennan -4, Fall Invite) | Par 5: -19, Pinehurst Challenge (McLennan -6, Pinehurst)
GoMocs.com is the official website of the Chattanooga Mocs. The Mocs can also be followed on their official Facebook page or on Twitter. Find out how to join the UTC Mocs Club and support more than 300 student-athletes by clicking here.
ABOUT CHATTANOOGA GOLF
The Chattanooga Mocs golf program has won five Southern Conference Championships (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) since restarting the program in 2007-08.
- 1 NCAA Championships Appearances: 2009.
- 7 NCAA Regional Appearances: 2008 (Emma de Groot), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.
- 14 WGCA All-America Scholars.
- 1 COSIDA Academic All-District (Maria Juliana Loza, 2012).
- 4 SoCon Champions: Emma de Groot (2011), Jordan Britt (2012), Agathe Sauzon (2013) and Emily McLennan (2014).
- 2 SoCon Golfers of the Year: de Groot (2011) and Britt (2014).
- 3 SoCon Freshman of the Years: de Groot (2008), Maria Salinas (2009) and McLennan (2013).
- 1 Ladies European Tour Pro: Christine Wolf (2014).
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