SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--The SEC champion Texas A&M women's golf team advanced to the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship semifinals for the second straight season on Tuesday as the Aggies ended rival Texas' season, 3-1, at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale.
With A&M up 2-1, Adela Cernousek broke open a tie match on No. 15 and carried the one-hole lead all the way onto the 18th tee box. Cernousek simply needed to halve the hole to clinch the victory, and her careful two-putt finish pushed Texas A&M over the top.
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The match was a tightly contested one throughout, as the teams each held two points at the turn with one match halved.Â
Zoe Slaughter struck first for A&M. Up a hole after 12, she would birdie 13 to take a two-hole advantage and would extend it to three after a par on 15. Slaughter halved the 16th to end her match, 3 and 2.
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Zoe Slaughter struck first for A&M. Up a hole after 12, she would birdie 13 to take a two-hole advantage and would extend it to three after a par on 15. Slaughter halved the 16th to end her match, 3 and 2.
After Jennie Park fell 2 and 1 to tie the score, the Aggies' clutch play late would prove the difference. Stepping up to the 18th tee tied, Blanca Fernandez Garcia-Poggio would win the hole and put A&M one point away from advancing.
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Hailee Cooper had a one-hole lead on the 18th fairway as the team match came to a close.
A&M will tee off against No. 3 seed Wake Forest at 2:45 p.m. (CT). Live scoring is available here and live coverage will begin on the Golf Channel at 4 p.m. (CT).
The winner of the A&M/Wake Forest match will face the Stanford/USC winner for the national championship on Wednesday afternoon.
