Saturday, March 20
Raleigh, N.C./Lonnie Poole Golf Club
All Day
Wake Forest University
vs
Big Four
Deacs Reign Supreme in Big Four Challenge
3/20/2021 8:37:00 PM | Women's Golf
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Wake Forest women's golf team took home the hardware at the Big Four Challenge, defeating North Carolina and reigning NCAA Champions Duke in match play. Junior Vanessa Knecht also took home the medal for the stroke play portion of the day.
The Deacs started the morning hot, winning all five of their matches against the Tar Heels. Senior Siyun Liu and freshman Mimi Rhodes each won their match up six with five holes left and got to call the first round early. Sophomore Lauren Walsh won up four holes with three remaining.
Senior Emilia Migliaccio clinched her match on the 17th, going two up with one hole left. Sophomore Rachel Kuehn was the only Deac to play all 18 holes in the first round and clinched, winning the 18th and going two up.
Wake Forest was paired with Duke in the afternoon championship match. The last time these two teams met in a match play event was the 2019 NCAA Championships and the Demon Deacons earned their bragging rights back today, winning three of the five matches.
Walsh and Liu both dropped their matches, 3&1 and 2&1 respectively. Rhodes won her match by the largest margin, going up three on the 16th to win. Kuhn clinched her match on the 18th hole to win one up. With the match tied 2-2, senior Emilia Migliaccio won her match and sealed the win for the Deacs on the 17th hole, going up two.
Knecht and redshirt freshman Julia McLaughlin took part in the stroke play portion of the day with Knecht winning the eight-person round with a scorecard of 76. McLaughling came in just four strokes behind her in third, carding a single-round score of 80 in her first event wearing the black and gold.
Coach's Comments
"What a great day for the Deacs! The team came out and competed well and wanted to win. So that's what happened. I am very proud of this team for how they came off the event last week and continued to work hard to prepare for this. It's always special when you can bring home a win against the other Big Four teams." - head coach Kim Lewellen
Up Next
The Deacs are back in action April 6-7 in Charlottesville, Virginia for the Cavalier Match Play event.
Siyun Liu, Emilia Migliaccio, and Rachel Kuehn will all head to Augusta National Golf Club on March 30 for the second Augusta National Women's Amatuer, which will take place March 31-April 3.
The Deacs started the morning hot, winning all five of their matches against the Tar Heels. Senior Siyun Liu and freshman Mimi Rhodes each won their match up six with five holes left and got to call the first round early. Sophomore Lauren Walsh won up four holes with three remaining.
Senior Emilia Migliaccio clinched her match on the 17th, going two up with one hole left. Sophomore Rachel Kuehn was the only Deac to play all 18 holes in the first round and clinched, winning the 18th and going two up.
Wake Forest was paired with Duke in the afternoon championship match. The last time these two teams met in a match play event was the 2019 NCAA Championships and the Demon Deacons earned their bragging rights back today, winning three of the five matches.
Walsh and Liu both dropped their matches, 3&1 and 2&1 respectively. Rhodes won her match by the largest margin, going up three on the 16th to win. Kuhn clinched her match on the 18th hole to win one up. With the match tied 2-2, senior Emilia Migliaccio won her match and sealed the win for the Deacs on the 17th hole, going up two.
Knecht and redshirt freshman Julia McLaughlin took part in the stroke play portion of the day with Knecht winning the eight-person round with a scorecard of 76. McLaughling came in just four strokes behind her in third, carding a single-round score of 80 in her first event wearing the black and gold.
Coach's Comments
"What a great day for the Deacs! The team came out and competed well and wanted to win. So that's what happened. I am very proud of this team for how they came off the event last week and continued to work hard to prepare for this. It's always special when you can bring home a win against the other Big Four teams." - head coach Kim Lewellen
Up Next
The Deacs are back in action April 6-7 in Charlottesville, Virginia for the Cavalier Match Play event.
Siyun Liu, Emilia Migliaccio, and Rachel Kuehn will all head to Augusta National Golf Club on March 30 for the second Augusta National Women's Amatuer, which will take place March 31-April 3.
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