Sunday, April 23
Lexington, S.C.
Chattanooga
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Southern Conference Championships - Round 1
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Mocs Prepared to Start Play at SoCon Women’s Golf Championships
4/21/2017 9:14:00 AM | Women's Golf
The Chattanooga Mocs celebrate Megan Woods’ 2016 Southern Conference individual title. They head to South Carolina for this year’s SoCon Championships played Sunday through Tuesday.
TOURNEY NOTES | LIVE SCORING | PAIRINGS
CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team heads to Lexington, S.C., for the Southern Conference Championships this weekend. Play starts Sunday morning with 54 holes on tap with 18 holes per day through the final round on Tuesday.
This is the 10th SoCon Championships for the program. The Mocs have finished first or second eight times in the previous nine. Five wins – 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 – are bookended by runner-up endings in 2009, 2015 and 2016.
Sophomore Monica San Juan leads the squad in scoring. Her 74.76 per 18 average is currently the seventh-best in school history. It's the best by a sophomore just ahead of the standard set a year ago by Megan Woods (74.86).
She's joined this week by Cristina Perez, Holly Morgan, Woods and Maria Pineiro. Woods won the 2016 event in a five-hole playoff over Furman's Alice Chen. Woods was the fifth Moc in the previous six championships to win the individual title – Emma de Groot (2011), Jordan Britt (2012), Agathe Sauzon (2013) & Emily McLennan (2014).
Four of the nine league schools are ranked in the Golfstat top 100 led by No. 10 Furman. ETSU (77), UTC (82) and Mercer (90) are next on the list. The Paladins (4) and Mocs (5) have won the last nine SoCon titles.
Click the links above for live scoring and pairings when available.
Tourney View
2017 Southern Conference Championships
Field: Chattanooga, The Citadel, ETSU, Furman, Mercer, UNCG, Samford, Western Carolina & Wofford
Lineup (SoCon App.): Monica San Juan (2nd), Cristina Perez (3rd), Holly Morgan (1st), Megan Woods (3rd) & Maria Pineiro (1st)
Dates: Sunday-Tuesday – April 23-25
Format: 54 Holes (18 per day)
Quotable
"We want to get back to controlling what we can control and staying in the moment…one shot at a time. That's the message heading into this tournament." – Colette Murray.
"We always want to win the SoCon. There are really good teams with Furman, ETSU and Mercer too. We'll need to play our best golf. We've been preparing all year for this." – Sophomore Monica San Juan.
Venue
The championships shift to the Country Club of Lexington for the first year.
5 Notes to Know
Here are five notes to know in advance of the championships. Click the tourney notes link above for the complete package.
Statistical Leaders
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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.
- 8 NCAA Regional Appearances: 2008 (Emma de Groot), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 (Emily McLennan).
- 1 Olympian (Christine Wolf-2016 Austria).
- 15 WGCA All-American Scholars.
- 1 COSIDA Academic All-District (Maria Juliana Loza, 2012).
- 5 SoCon Champions: Emma de Groot (2011), Jordan Britt (2012), Agathe Sauzon (2013), Emily McLennan (2014) and Megan Woods (2016).
- 3 SoCon Golfers of the Year: de Groot (2011), Britt (2014) and McLennan (2016).
- 3 SoCon Freshman of the Years: de Groot (2008), Maria Salinas (2009) and McLennan (2013).
- 2 Ladies European Tour Pros: Wolf (2014, 2015, 2016) and Agathe Sauzon (2016).
CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team heads to Lexington, S.C., for the Southern Conference Championships this weekend. Play starts Sunday morning with 54 holes on tap with 18 holes per day through the final round on Tuesday.
This is the 10th SoCon Championships for the program. The Mocs have finished first or second eight times in the previous nine. Five wins – 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 – are bookended by runner-up endings in 2009, 2015 and 2016.
Sophomore Monica San Juan leads the squad in scoring. Her 74.76 per 18 average is currently the seventh-best in school history. It's the best by a sophomore just ahead of the standard set a year ago by Megan Woods (74.86).
She's joined this week by Cristina Perez, Holly Morgan, Woods and Maria Pineiro. Woods won the 2016 event in a five-hole playoff over Furman's Alice Chen. Woods was the fifth Moc in the previous six championships to win the individual title – Emma de Groot (2011), Jordan Britt (2012), Agathe Sauzon (2013) & Emily McLennan (2014).
Four of the nine league schools are ranked in the Golfstat top 100 led by No. 10 Furman. ETSU (77), UTC (82) and Mercer (90) are next on the list. The Paladins (4) and Mocs (5) have won the last nine SoCon titles.
Click the links above for live scoring and pairings when available.
Tourney View
2017 Southern Conference Championships
Field: Chattanooga, The Citadel, ETSU, Furman, Mercer, UNCG, Samford, Western Carolina & Wofford
Lineup (SoCon App.): Monica San Juan (2nd), Cristina Perez (3rd), Holly Morgan (1st), Megan Woods (3rd) & Maria Pineiro (1st)
Dates: Sunday-Tuesday – April 23-25
Format: 54 Holes (18 per day)
Quotable
"We want to get back to controlling what we can control and staying in the moment…one shot at a time. That's the message heading into this tournament." – Colette Murray.
"We always want to win the SoCon. There are really good teams with Furman, ETSU and Mercer too. We'll need to play our best golf. We've been preparing all year for this." – Sophomore Monica San Juan.
Venue
The championships shift to the Country Club of Lexington for the first year.
- Par 72 layout playing at 6,153 yards for the championships.
- Built in 1964 by Ed Riccoboni and Denis Griffiths.
- 13th time in the event's 24-year history that it's been held in South Carolina.
5 Notes to Know
Here are five notes to know in advance of the championships. Click the tourney notes link above for the complete package.
- The Mocs own five SoCon Championships as a team winning in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014. Chattanooga claims five of the past six medalists including returning champion Megan Woods (Emma de Groot, 2011; Jordan Britt, 2012; Agathe Sauzon, 2013; Emily McLennan, 2014).
- In the Mocs nine SoCon Championship appearances, they hold a three-stroke advantage over Furman, 8,183-8,186. UNCG is third with 8,461 strokes over the 1,944 holes.
- Morgan leads the squad with seven par or better cards which is tied for 10th all-time with Emma de Groot (2010-11) and Emily McLennan (2013-14). de Groot holds the freshman mark with nine in 2007-08.
- It's a tight race for the team's birdie lead. San Juan (61) is one ahead of Perez (58) with Morgan (56) and Pineiro (51) close behind. Freshman Maddy McDanel, who is out with an injury, paces the squad in birdies per round (2.21).
- Woods' three eagles this year rank second for a season in school history behind Jordan Britt (2011-14) who had five during the 2013-14 campaign.
Statistical Leaders
- Par or Better Cards (Team 0): Morgan 7, Perez 6, San Juan 6, Woods 3, McDanel 2, Pineiro 2
- Rounds in the 60s: Perez 1, Pineiro 1
- Team season bests: 18: 289, M-B Coll. & Cougar Cl. | 36: 584, M-B Coll. | 54: 874, M-B Coll. & Cougar Cl.
- Indiv. season bests: 18: 69, Pineiro, M-B Coll./Perez, Cougar Cl. | 36: 142, Woods, M-B Coll./Perez, Cougar Cl. | 54: 216, Perez, Cougar Cl.
- Scoring Avg (Leaders) by Hole Type: Par 3: 3.17 (Perez, 3.13) | Par 4: 4.25 (San Juan, 4.24) | Par 5: 4.99 (San Juan, 4.95)
- 54-Hole Scoring Bests (Indiv.) by Hole Type: Par 3: -1, Palmetto Int. (-3, San Juan, Palmetto Int.) | Par 4: +15, Cougar Cl. (E, Morgan, Mason R.) | Par 5: -14, Cougar Cl. (Woods -5, Mason R.)
GoMocs.com is the official website of the Chattanooga Mocs. Buy officially licensed gear in our online store. 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.
- 8 NCAA Regional Appearances: 2008 (Emma de Groot), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 (Emily McLennan).
- 1 Olympian (Christine Wolf-2016 Austria).
- 15 WGCA All-American Scholars.
- 1 COSIDA Academic All-District (Maria Juliana Loza, 2012).
- 5 SoCon Champions: Emma de Groot (2011), Jordan Britt (2012), Agathe Sauzon (2013), Emily McLennan (2014) and Megan Woods (2016).
- 3 SoCon Golfers of the Year: de Groot (2011), Britt (2014) and McLennan (2016).
- 3 SoCon Freshman of the Years: de Groot (2008), Maria Salinas (2009) and McLennan (2013).
- 2 Ladies European Tour Pros: Wolf (2014, 2015, 2016) and Agathe Sauzon (2016).
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