MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - The Wofford women's golf team completed its spring opener on Tuesday, capping off play in the Oyster Shuck Match Play tournament by winning the consolation bracket.
Lina Settelmayer, who went 3-0, was named to the all-tournament team for her efforts.
The Terriers fell in Monday's opening match to Radford, having three matches go extra holes to be edged out 3.5-1.5 by the Highlanders. Wofford bounced back in a big way in match two, defeating Coastal Georgia 4-0. On Tuesday, the Terriers topped North Carolina A&T 4.5-0.5 to claim the consolation bracket.
"We had a tough first match loss to Radford," said Wofford head coach
Angie Ridgeway. "Having three matches go into extra holes and not getting a win could have taken the wind out of our sails, but everyone bounced back and gave a good effort in the next two matches to give us a bracket win. I'm very proud of our team's effort."
Settlemayer won all three of her matches in close fashion, taking her first match in overtime, before 5-4 and 3-2 wins in the second and third rounds, respectively.
Kristine Torralba and
Emma King were both victorious in rounds two and three after falling in the opener. Torralba picked up a 5-4 in in round two before capping off her collegiate opener with a 7-5 victory on Tuesday. After defeating Coastal Georgia's Lauren Bird, King earned a 5-4 victory over North Carolina A&T.
Grace Massengill picked up a 4-3 victory in round two while
Becca Earl pulled out a 5-3 win against North Carolina A&T on Tuesday.
Wofford returns to action in just six days, beginning play in the Battle at Boulder Creek (Nevada) on Monday, March 4.
