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[su_spacer size=”40″] The Bulldogs topped South Carolina, 3-2, in the morning with Sammi Lee, Sanchez Lobato and Harang Lee all winning on 2-and-1 decisions. Georgia then bested Northwestern on a tiebreaker in a wire-to-wire match that finished tied at 2.5-2.5.
[su_spacer size=”40″] “A great day, especially in our sport,” head coach Josh Brewer said. “We don’t get to play head-to-head, but once or twice a year. So it’s two wins. We beat South Carolina, maybe the best team in the SEC, and beat Northwestern, a top-10 team program who’s a favorite to win a national title, so two great wins. My thing is just seeing their faces. They’re excited. They’re happy and they deserve it. They’ve worked so hard. They deserve a chance to celebrate some victories and “Ring The Bell” as we’re going to say in Athens.”
[su_spacer size=”40″] It was senior Rocio Sanchez Lobato’s decisive 4-and-3 win over Kaitlin Park that broke the tiebreaker in the afternoon match versus Northwestern.
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[su_spacer size=”40″] Sanchez Lobato was the first Bulldog to win her match in Saturday afternoon’s competition creating an hour gap between her finish and sophomore Sammi Lee, the last golfer to finish.
[su_spacer size=”40″] “It’s been a hard hour,” Sanchez Lobato said. “I haven’t been that nervous in a long time. I just went around and watched everybody. I tried to cheer them on and tell them that I won so that gives them confidence.”
[su_spacer size=”40″] Lee was the last match on the course Saturday afternoon winning No. 18 to halve her match versus Suchaya Tangkamolprasert. That left the Bulldogs and Wildcats tied at 2.5-2.5; however, Sanchez Lobato’s win tipped the decision to Georgia’s favor.
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[su_spacer size=”40″] On Sunday, the Bulldogs will meet the No. 1 Southern Cal in the final round at 9:20 a.m.
[su_spacer size=”40″] “(They just need to) stay the same,” Brewer said. “That’s all we can do. You have some momentum right now so you try to ride it. Like today, we just have to play well. When you’re playing a team that’s No. 3 or No. 4 in the country you just have to go out and play as well as you can. You have to fight, too, because every hole and every shot matters. You’re always looking for some change in momentum out there to get it in your favor.”
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[su_spacer size=”40″] On Sunday, Duke and Northwestern will face off to determine a third place winner. Baylor and South Carolina will compete for the fifth place spot and the winner between UCLA and Arkansas will determine seventh place.
[su_spacer size=”40″] The final round will begin on Sunday at 9:00 a.m. at the University of Georgia Golf Course. No admission will be charged. Live scoring will be available at www.birdiefire.com.