Quick Recap: The Chattanooga Mocs finished sixth at the Liz Murphey Collegiate in Athens, Ga. The Mocs ended the 54 holes with 307 over the final 18 at UGA Golf Course Tuesday.
 
Giulia Foresta paced the effort with a 3-over 75. Violeta Fernandez-Tagle and Kera Healey added 76s to the team tally with Makenzie Cooper and Chloe Stevenazzi matching each other with 80s.
 
Georgia Southern ran away with the win by 14 strokes over host Georgia. Missouri was third followed by Alabama and Oklahoma just ahead of the Mocs. The Sooners Audrey Rischer was medalist with level-par 216.
 
First Thought: "We have a short turnaround. There are just a few days to try to tidy up some things before making our way to conference." – Coach Colette Murray on pivoting to the postseason
 
Tournament 9: Liz Murphey Collegiate
Dates: April 8-9 | Format: 36/18
Course: UGA Course – Par 72; 6,217 yards
Location: Athens, Ga. | Host: Georgia
Field: Chattanooga, (48) Alabama, UAB, Colorado State, Georgia, (35) Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Missouri, (34) Oklahoma, Queens, San Diego State
Live Scoring: Clippd
 
Resources: Results | About Chattanooga Golf
 
Results
Team
1) Georgia Southern: 298-283-295=876
2) Georgia: 295-289-306=890
3) Missouri: 296-299-297=892
4) Alabama: 298-297-299=894
5) Oklahoma: 304-296-295=895
6) Chattanooga: 309-295-307=911
7) San Diego State: 312-294-306=912
8) Colorado State: 312-304-301=917
9) Queens: 308-298-313=919
10) Georgia State: 309-297-321=927
11) UAB: 326-302-317=945
 
Mocs
T16) Violeta Fernandez-Tagle: 74-76-76=226 (+10)
T25) Kera Healey: 79-73-76=228 (+12)
T36) Makenzie Cooper: 77-73-80=230 (+14)
T43) Giulia Foresta: 79-78-75=232 (+16)
51) Chloe Stevenazzi: 82-73-80=235 (+19)
T56) Nieves Martin (Ind): 84-76-82=242 (+26)
 
Notes

• UGA Golf Course played particularly hard all week with a 77.24 stroke average for the field. The Mocs were above average with a 75.92 on the counting cards.
• The Mocs had a struggle on the par 3s shooting an uncharacteristic 3.38 (+18) on those four holes for the tournament with a final round average of 3.56 (+9). Entered the event with a 3.21 mark on par 3 scoring through the first eight events.
• 3 under on the par 5 ties for the second-best score of the season on the long holes (Evie Odom Invite). The season's best is 5 under at the Westbrook Invitational in February.
• The Mocs transition to postseason play with the Southern Conference Championships starting Monday in Columbia, S.C. Chattanooga is a 5-time winner of the event (2010-14) and boasts seven medalists:
  2011: Emma de Groot
  2012: Jordan Britt
  2013: Agathe Sauzon
  2014: Emily McLennan
  2016: Megan Woods
  2019: Monica San Juan
  2022: Dorota Zalewska

 
History at Liz Murphey Collegiate
2011 Best Ball Format: 23rd of 23 | 310-304-302=916
Traditional Team Scoring: 20th of 23 | 315-313-313=941
Top Indiv. T47) Emma de Groot: 77-76-76=229
 
Next Up
April 14-16 – SoCon Championships – West Columbia, S.C. (Solina G.C.)
 
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