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CHATTANOOGA---The drive for six starts Sunday for the Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team. The ladies tee off Moss Creek Golf Course tackling a 9-team field and the south tract at the Southern Conference Championships.
 
It's a youthful group taking center stage. Just sophomore Kera Healey (3 rounds) and junior Nieves Martin (1) have conference championship experience. Coach Colette Murray spoke about that and other topics at her press conference Thursday in advance of the tourney.
 

 
Six Mocs climbed into the van Friday morning for the journey readying for Saturday's practice round. Regular starters Violeta Fernandez-Tagle (Fr.), Makenzie Cooper (So.), Giulia Foresta (Fr.), Healey and Martin are joined by junior Alexis Daniel. The format is five compete with four scores counting with the opportunity to sub out an alternate sixth player on the trip.
 
It is the 10th year Moss Creek hosts the event. The Mocs have five team wins, three runners-up and five medalists over the prior nine trips to Hilton Head.
 
The tournament begins Sunday with 18 holes per day until the final round is complete on Tuesday. Live scoring and tee times, when available, are linked above.
 
SoCon Championships
Apr. 14-16 (S-T) | Hilton Head, S.C. | Format: 54 holes (18 per day)
Moss Creek G.C. (South) | Par 72 | 6,036 yards
 
Notes to follow…

• 16th SoCon Championships
  5-time Champion: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
  6-time Runner-Up: 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• Ranked No. 79 in the NCAA Ratings. One of three teams in the league in the top 100 joined by (62) Furman & (84) Mercer.
• With a win, Cooper would become the first Moc to win three times in a season. Cooper has two wins so far - Evie Odom & Chris Banister Invites. 5th time with multiple medalist honors in a season: 2007-08 (2-Emma de Groot), 2008-09 (2-de Groot), 2015-16 (2-McLennan), 2021-22 (2-Dorota Zalewska) & 2023-24 (2-Cooper).
• Four par or better team rounds is second all-time to nine by the 2015-16 squad.
• 35 par or better cards with Fernandez-Tagle leading with 12. 22 under par w/eight in the 60s (Cooper 5).
• Four top 10s (6 straight top 15s) for Fernandez-Tagle. She's averaging 72.20 strokes per 18 in the spring (15 cards) and is 9 over during that span.
• Three Mocs with multiple top 10s: Fernandez-Tagle (4), Cooper (3) & Martin (2). Foresta & Healey have one top 10 each. First time since 2020-21 with five different student-athletes recording top 10s. Fifth time overall (2008-09, 2010-11, 2015-16, 2020-21 & 2023-24) with a high of six in 2008-09 and 2010-11. How about four or more student-athletes with multiple top 10s? 2008-09 (5) & 2020-21 (4).

 
Lineup
Student-Athlete (Scoring Avg.)
Violeta Fernandez-Tagle (72.56)
Makenzie Cooper (72.85)
Giulia Foresta (74.37)
Kera Healey (75.19)
Nieves Martin (75.57)
Alternate: Alexis Daniel (75.83)
 
Field (Top 100 ranking)
(79) Chattanooga, The Citadel, ETSU, (62) Furman, (84) Mercer, UNC Greensboro, Samford, Western Carolina & Wofford
 
History
Top 3 Team Finishes (15 appearances)
1st (5): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2nd (6): 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
3rd (0): N/A
 
Medalists (7)
2011: Emma de Groot
2012: Jordan Britt
2013: Agathe Sauzon
2014: Emily McLennan
2016: Megan Woods
2019: Monica San Juan
2022: Dorota Zalewska
 
Top 5s (22 total)
4x (1): Emily McLennan
3x (3): Jordan Britt, Emma de Groot, Maria Juliana Loza
2x (3): Monica San Juan, Agathe Sauzon, Dorota Zalewska
 
Year-by-Year at Moss Creek

Year	Course	Finish	Team Scores	Top Individual	Scores
2009	Moss Creek North	2nd	319-313-306=938	T3) Maria Salinas	76-75-79=230 (+14)
2010	Moss Creek North	1st	306-297-299=902	2) Emma de Groot	76-72-72=220 (+4)
2011	Moss Creek North	1st	303-305-292=900	1) Emma de Groot	74-71-74=219 (+3)
2012	Moss Creek North	1st	317-303-301=921	1) Jordan Britt	77-71-74=222 (+6)
2013	Moss Creek North	1st	297-300-298=895	1) Agathe Sauzon	75-71-72=218 (+2)
2014	Moss Creek North	1st	312-295-308=915	1) Emily McLennan	73-75-74=222 (+6)
2018	Moss Creek South	T2nd	308-317-306=931	7) Monica San Juan	77-80-74=231 (+15)
2019	Moss Creek South	T2nd	301-300-304=905	1) Monica San Juan	71-70-74=215 (-1)
2023	Moss Creek South	7th	318-324-309=951	T14) Dorota Zalewska	77-78-79=234 (+18)

 
 
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