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Fassi, Razorbacks take NCAA Regional titles in Austin

Third-ranked Arkansas put together a dominating performance winning the program’s first NCAA Regional title and advancing to the NCAA Championship.

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AUSTIN, Texas — Third-ranked Arkansas put together a dominating performance winning the program’s first NCAA Regional title and advancing to the NCAA Championship.

Junior Maria Fassi flirted with the lead in the first two rounds and rallied with three consecutive birdies taking the lead on the 16th hole of the final round to win the individual title.

The Razorbacks posted their best round in a regional in program history on Tuesday with a 17-under 271 and finished the event shooting 26-under par 838.

Fassi won with three rounds under par shooting 69–70–69 — 208 to claim the first individual regional title in program history.

Junior Dylan Kim finished third and Alana Uriell and Kaylee Benton tied for fourth overall Cara Gorlei improved in the final round and finished tied for 38th overall.

The win is:

• The first NCAA Regional title for the women’s golf team
• The first NCAA Individual Regional title for the program
• A school-record seventh single-season tournament victory
• The second consecutive win following the program’s first SEC Championship two weeks ago

Low numbers were hard to come by in the final round with just three teams finishing the day under par.

Notes

• Arkansas has won a school record seven tournaments this season (previous best was three in a season)
• Coach Shauna Taylor has coached the Razorbacks to at least one tournament win in six consecutive seasons
• Coach Shauna Taylor has coached Arkansas to six top-5 NCAA Regional finishes including the program’s first title this year
• Arkansas has played to 10 top-4 finishes in 10 tournaments (7 wins, 2 runners-up and 1 fourth-place finish)

Regional Notes

• This is the first NCAA Regional title for the Razorback women’s golf team and the first individual title at a Regional
• Round two’s 17-under 271 is Arkansas’ best single round in a Regional in program history
• Arkansas has had six top-5 NCAA Regional finishes
• Alana Uriell’s 7-under 65 in round two in the best individual Razorback round in a Regional
• Arkansas was one of just two teams with four players under par for the tournament

The Lineup

PLACE PLAYER SCORES TO PAR
1 Maria Fassi 69–70–69—208 -8
3 Dylan Kim 79–68–73—211 -5
T4. Kaylee Benton 72–68–69—212 -4
T4. Alana Uriell 78–65–69—212 -4
T38. Cara Gorlei 73–75–74—222 +6


The Field

PLACE TEAM SCORES TO PAR
1 No. 3 Arkansas 284–271–283—838 -26
2 No. 8 Texas 281–285–285—849 -15
T3. No. 19 Auburn 292–291–286—869 +5
T3. No. 14 Florida 291–287–291—869 +5
T3. No. 35 Baylor 288–293–288—869 +5
6 No. 21 Oklahoma 299–282–289—870 +6
7 No. 38 Texas A&M 295–286–297—878 +14
8 No. 11 Michigan State 285–302–295—882 +18
9 No. 41 Brigham Young 291–296–298—885 +21
10 Virginia Tech 288–293–307—888 +24
11 No. 25 Houston 300–297–293—890 +26
12 UTSA 298–295–299—892 +28
13 No. 49 Texas Tech 300–299–300—899 +35
14 Houston Baptist 301–299–310—910 +46
15 No. 30 Miami 298–306–310—914 +50
16 Georgetown 302–304–311—917 +53
17 Missouri State 319–319–308—946 +82
18 No. 48 East Carolina 299–152–DNF +29
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2024 High School Rankings

Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll:
OVERALLRecordPtsPrv
1.Bryant (18)8-02521
2.Conway (6)8-02302
3.Greenwood (2)8-02103
4.Little Rock Parkview7-11714
5.Bentonville5-31416
6.Benton7-11265
7.Fayetteville6-21008
8.Pulaski Academy6-2757
9.Rogers5-3459
10.Shiloh Christian6-24010
Others receiving votes: Marion 13, Valley View 9, Joe T Robinson 8, Mountain Home 4, Cabot 3, Elkins 3.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (20)8-01241
2.Conway (6)8-01052
3.Bentonville5-3753
4.Fayetteville6-2455
5.Pulaski Academy6-2354
Others receiving votes: Rogers 5.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (26)8-01301
2.Benton7-11022
3.Shiloh Christian6-2713
4.Marion7-1524
5.Mountain Home7-131
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 4.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (23)7-11271
2.Joe T Robinson7-1902
3.Valley View (3)8-0803
4.Hot Springs Lakeside7-1484
5.Farmington7-130
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 4, Maumelle 4, Morrilton 3, Greenbrier 2, Harding Academy 1.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (19)8-01161
2.Arkadelphia (5)6-2792
3.Little Rock Mills (1)8-0703
4.Warren6-2404
5.Malvern (1)8-0315
Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 22, Southside Batesville 11, Mena 8, Bauxite 7, DeWitt 4, Highland 2.
CLASS 3A
4.Bismarck (15)8-01054
5.Fordyce (4)8-0765
Prescott (3)7-1531t
1.Osceola (2)6-149
3.Mayflower (1)8-036
Others receiving votes: Booneville (1) 31, Rivercrest 19, Mansfield 14, Charleston 4, Rison 3.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (21)8-01211
2.Conway Christian (4)8-01042
3.Des Arc7-1663
4.Bigelow (1)6-2455
5.Murfreesboro6-230
Others receiving votes: Marked Tree 10, Mineral Springs 6, Junction City 5, Cross County 1, Mount Ida 1, Poyen 1
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)5-0761
2.Midland (1)7-0502
3.Cedar Ridge7-1253
Others receiving votes: Rector 5.

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