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SDSU March Mayhem at The Farms
Bruins Finish Third at SDSU Match Play
March 23, 2016 | Women's Golf
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RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. - The third-ranked Bruins defeated Pac-12 foe and #9 Stanford on Wednesday in the third-place match at the SDSU March Mayhem at The Farms, beating the Cardinal, 4-1.
Freshman Bethany Wu was done just after the turn, winning nine of the first 10 holes to quickly dispatch of Quirine Eijkenboom, 9 and 8. The only halved hole was on the fifth, as Wu birdied the first, saw Eijkenboom bogey holes #2, #3, #4, #6 and #7, and then the Bruin freshman birdied the eighth, ninth and 10th to close out the match.
Senior Louise Ridderström was the next Bruin to clinch a point, defeating Shannon Aubert, 5 and 4. She never trailed in the match, winning the first and third holes. Aubert claimed the fourth and sixth, but Ridderström countered that with victories on holes #5 and #7 to remain 2-up. The Bruin senior won the first hole on the back nine, followed by birdies at the 12th and 13th, eventually clinching the match on the 14th with a halve.
Freshman Lilia Vu clinched the overall match for the Bruins with a win over Lauren Kim. The match was all-square at the turn, as Vu won the first and fifth holes, while Kim took the third and seventh. Vu then won four of the next six holes, #11, #12, #14 and #16, to win the match, 4 and 2.
Junior Bronte Law knocked off Mariah Stackhouse, 2-up. After three halves, Stackhouse won the fourth, but Law came back with a victory on the seventh. Law took the lead for good with a birdie on the ninth, also winning holes #12 and #13 to go 3-up. She dropped the 14th, but halved the 15th, as the match ended after Vu clinched the overall contest.
Junior Hadas Libman fell by a score of 4 and 2 to Casey Danielson. After dropping the first hole, Libman won the second, but then lost holes #4, #5, #9 and #10. Libman came back with wins at the 12th and 14th, but lost #13 and #16 to drop the match.
More bracket play is on tap for the Bruins at their next tournament, which takes them to Athens, Ga. for the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic. The first round on April 1 will be stroke play to determine the match-play bracket, as two rounds will be contested on April 2 and the final round on April 3.
