Alabama Women's Golf Finishes
NCAA Championships Tied For 14th
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| Alabama Women's Golfer Cheyenne Knight Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
SUGAR GROVE, Illinois – The University of Alabama Crimson Tide women's golf team closed out the 2017 season as the only team to shoot an under par round on Monday, but it wasn't enough for the victory at the NCAA Women's Golf Championships. The UA ladies came in with a tie for 14th-place at the par-72, 6,343-yard Rich Harvest Farms course in Sugar Grove, Illinois.
Alabama shot a one-under par 287 on Monday, the only round below par by any team in the tournament, to finish the championships at 64-over par (328-313-287/928) and tie California for the 14th position. Northwestern (301-298-298/897) finished first at 33-over par. Stanford (311-298-296/905) was second at 41-over par. Arizona State (311-309-289) finished third at 45-over par. Ohio State (311-299-303/913) was fourth at 49-over par. Florida (320-302-292/914) and USC (315-303-296/914) tied for fifth at 50-over par.
It will be those six teams along with seventh-place Baylor (311-300-306/917) and eighth-place Kent State (303-304-312/919) that will advance to today's match-play quarterfinals with the national champion being determined in Wednesday's championship match.
Alabama women's golf head coach Mic Potter said, "The conditions were softer, not as windy early and the set-up was a lot better today so you could get a wedge in your hand instead of a hybrid going into some of these greens. I don't know if we hit the ball differently but we managed it better. The takeaway from this season has to be that at the end of the year we're going to have to play a golf course like this so we have to prepare for that. We've got to be able to stand out there and hit it exactly where we want to when we want to. Our goal is to win a championship and we didn't give ourselves a chance to do that."
Crimson Tide sophomore Cheyenne Knight (78-76-69/223) tied for 10th at seven-over par to finish as the Bama's low scorer at the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year. She shot a final round 69, giving her a team-leading 11th of the season. Freshman Kristen Gillman (78-78-70/226) tied for 17th place with a 10-over par after a two-under par final round. Knight and Gillman's finishes also marks the 10th consecutive year Alabama has had at least one golfer finish in the top-25 at the NCAA Championships.
Bama sophomore Lauren Stephenson (85-75-76/236) tied for 74th at 20-over par. Further back in the pack was senior Mia Landegren (89-84-72/245) tied for 113th at 29-over par and junior Lakareber Abe (87-84-76/247) tied for 119th place at 31-over par.
Alabama Final Results
10t. Cheyenne Knight- 78-76-69/223 (+7)
17t. Kristen Gillman- 78-78-70/226 (+10)
74t. Lauren Stephenson- 85-75-76/236 (+20)
113t. Mia Landegren- 89-84-72/245 (+29)
119t. Lakareber Abe- 87-84-76/247 (+31)
Final Team Stoke-Play Standings
1. Northwestern- 301-298-298/897 (+33)
2. Stanford- 311-298-296/905 (+41)
3. Arizona State- 311-309-289/909 (+45)
4. Ohio State- 311-299-303/913 (+49)
5t. USC- 315-303-296/914 (+50)
5t. Florida- 320-302-292/914 (+50)
14t. Alabama- 328-313-287/928 (+64)
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
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Alabama Crimson Tide Is Ready
For NCAA Softball Super Regional Play
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
Game two in this best-of-three series is scheduled for a 7 p.m. CT start on Friday, May 26th. That game can be seen on ESPN2. Should a third game be needed, it will be played on Saturday, May 27th with a 4 p.m. CT start time and will be aired on ESPN. Eric Collins and Amanda Scarborough will be calling the action from Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
This marks the 13th consecutive Super Regional appearance for the Crimson Tide, the most of any college softball team. Alabama earned its place in the round of 16 after going 3-0 last weekend in Tuscaloosa with a win over Albany and two shutouts against No. 1-seed Minnesota.
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Alabama Track & Field
Pre-Regional Rankings Released
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
The national team rankings are compiled by a mathematical formula based on national descending order lists and data taken from previous seasons. The purpose and methodology of the rankings is to create an index that showcases the teams that have the best potential of achieving the top spots in the national team race. Ranking points do not equate with NCAA Championships team points.
Alabama's next meet will be the NCAA East Regional, which will be held May 25-27 at the University of Kentucky.
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Alabama Baseball's Chandler Taylor
Named To All-SEC Second Team
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| Alabama baseball's Chandler Taylor All-Southeastern Conference Second Team Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
Taylor finished the 2017 season as the team leader in seven offensive categories, including home runs (16), RBIs (34), runs (39), walks (32), stolen bases (7-11), slugging percentage (.601) and total bases (113). His 16 home runs were the most by a member of the Alabama baseball team since Clay Jones knocked a total of 17 for UA in 2010. Taylor's numbers also placed him among SEC leaders for the season, ranking third in home runs, fifth in slugging and ninth overall in total bases.
In Southeastern Conference action, Taylor contributed a team-leading 10 home runs, 15 RBIs, 19 runs scored, 71 total bases and 16 walks. His .634 slugging and .382 on-base percentage also led the Crimson Tide, while his eight doubles and three stolen bases each tied for the team-high, Against SEC opponents, Taylor ranked fourth in home runs, fifth in slugging percentage and seventh in total bases.
The 2017 SEC Baseball Tournament will be played Tuesday through Sunday at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.
