LUFKIN, Texas – The Lamar University women's golf team wrapped up its regular season with a 4-1 win over host Stephen F. Austin in a dual match at the Crown Colony Country Club on Tuesday.
Tuesday's event featured five match-play contests, with
Wenny Chang,
Taylor Stockton.
Kura Poko and
Olivia Le Roux posting wins for the Cardinals.
"Colony Crown is a great course," LU coach
Jessica Steward said. "The greens are difficult and the layout is demanding. We really enjoyed ourselves today."
Chang, the reigning Southland Conference Golfer of the Year as well the conference's Golfer of the Month for March, was a 4-and-2 winner over SFA's Jessie White in a meeting of each team's No. 1 golfer.
Stockton was a 5-and-4 winner over Mackenzie Steiner of SFA at No. 2.
"Taylor and Wenny played very steadily, and didn't make many mistakes," Steward said. "IT was hard for their opponents to come back."
Poko was a 2-and-1 winner over Sydney Reed in the third match, while Le Roux posted a dramatic 2-and-1 decision over Ann Holcomb as she rallied from two down after eight holes.
Le Roux started her comeback by chipping in on the ninth hole before winning the 10
th hole.
"Olivia did a tremendous in coming back after being down by two," Steward said. That's hard to do in match play."
SFA's only win came at No. 5 singles, as Courtney Ford defeated
Felicia Sauceda 6-and-5.
The Cardinals return to action when they compete in the Southland Conference Championship, set for Monday through Wednesday in McKinney, Texas. LU is looking for its fourth straight conference title.
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