Campbell Wins 2023 Big South Women's Golf Championship
GREENWOOD, S.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – One day after finishing first in the stroke play portion of the Big South Women's Golf Championship, Campbell won the conference’s match play title Saturday in thrilling fashion with a 3-2 victory over High Point to earn the league's automatic berth in the NCAA Regionals. The Camels claimed their seventh consecutive Big South title and will compete in the NCAA Regionals for the 11th consecutive time.
After taking a 1-0 lead behind Isabella Hahne's 2&1 victory over Danielle Suh, the Panthers moved ahead, 2-1, with match wins from Sarah Kahn (3&1) and Ella Perna (3&2). Patricia Garre Munoz evened the match with a 4&2 triumph in the fifth match, which set up the dramatic finish between Campbell's Tomita Arejola and High Point's Freja Ekman.
The Arejola-Ekman pairing was the third match, and went down to the wire on the final hole. Arejola was 2UP after nine holes, but Ekman countered the next two holes to tie the match on hole 11. It remained all square until Arejola birdied the 15th hole, and she maintained her 1UP lead through the final putt.
In the morning Semifinals, Campbell defeated No. 4 seed Charleston Southern, 3-2, as Munoz’s 3&1 victory over Elsie Verhoeven in the fifth match sealed the victory and berth in the Championship final. The Camels claimed the first two points before the Buccaneers evened the match at 2-2 behind victories in match three (Caroline Engelbredt, 2&1) and match four (Laerke Jensen, 2UP over Arejola).
High Point reached its first Big South Match Play final after defeating No. 3 seed Gardner-Webb, 3-2. The Panthers won matches two and four to pull even with the Runnin' Bulldogs each time, and Perna scored a 1UP win in the fifth match for the clincher.
Match Play Results - Semifinals
#1 Campbell def. #4 Charleston Southern 3-2
Order of finish:
M1: Sanna Lundmark (CAM) def. Katie Stephens (CSU), 7&6 (CAM leads 1-0)
M3: Isabella Hahne (CAM) def. Madison Freeman (CSU), 3&2 (CAM leads 2-0)
M4: Caroline Engelbredt (CSU) def. Taylah Ellems (CAM), 2&1 (CAM leads 2-1)
M2: Laerke Jensen (CSU) def. Tomita Arejola (CAM), 2UP (match tied 2-2)
M5: Patricia Garre Munoz (CAM) def. Elsie Verhoeven (CSU), 3&1 (CAM wins 3-2)
#2 High Point def. #3 Gardner-Webb 3-2
Order of finish:
M1: Linnea Hofgren (GWU) def. Ana-Elena Kusters (HPU), 6&5 (GWU leads 1-0)
M3: Sarah Kahn (HPU) def. Georgia Barr (GWU), 5&4 (match tied 1-1)
M2: Neza Siftar (GWU) def. Danielle Suh (HPU), 3&2 (GWU leads 2-1)
M4: Freja Ekman (HPU) def. Katelyn Griggs (GWU), 2&1 (match tied 2-2)
M5: Ella Perne (HPU) def. Kayla Dowell (GWU), 1UP (HPU wins 3-2)
Match Play Results - Finals
#1 Campbell defeats #2 High Point, 3-2
Order of finish:
M1: Isabella Hahne (CAM) def. Danielle Suh (HPU), 2&1 (CAM leads 1-0)
M2: Sarah Kahn (HPU) def. Sanna Lundmark (CAM), 3&1 (match tied 1-1)
M4: Ella Perna (HPU) def. Taylah Ellems (CAM), 3&2 (HPU leads 2-1)
M5: Patricia Garre Munoz (CAM) def. Vynie Chen (HPU), 4&2 (match tied 2-2)
M3: Tomita Arejola (CAM) def. Freja Ekman (HPU), 1UP (CAM wins 3-2)