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Fassi’s 71 pushes Razorbacks to fourth on first day at SEC Championship

Maria Fassi fired a one-under 71 leading Arkansas to fourth-place after round one action at the 2019 SEC Championship in Birmingham, Alabama, on Wednesday.

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BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Maria Fassi fired a one-under 71 leading Arkansas to fourth-place after round one action at the 2019 SEC Championship in Birmingham, Alabama, on Wednesday.

Fassi’s 71 was part of a 3-over 291 for Arkansas and has the defending champions just seven shots back of the lead with two rounds of stroke play remaining.

The stroke play portion of the event determines the individual champion as well as the seeding for match play. Match play will decide the team title.

The Arkansas All-American had an eventful day on the Legends Course at Greystone Golf and Country Club. She birdied Nos. 6 and 7 and turned 2-under.

Fassi bogeyed No. 10 and doubled No. 12 moving to 1-over with six holes remaining. She rallied to birdie No. 14 and the closing hole at No. 18 getting up and down from the bunker for her 71.

She is three shots out of the lead.

Senior Kaylee Benton, who won her 18th hole to clinch the title match last year, is currently T14 overall with an even par 72. Senior Dylan Kim is tied for 19th, shooting 73, and freshman Ximena Gonzalez is tied for 36th with a 75.

Redshirt freshman Brooke Matthews rounds out the Razorback scores and is tied for 54th with a first-day 77.

Twelfth-ranked Florida and No. 14 Auburn are tied for the lead with 4-under 284’s. No. 11 South Carolina is third with 287 followed by Arkansas at 291. Georgia rounds out the top five with a 5-over 293.

Razorback lineup

T6 Maria Fassi (1) 71 -1
T14 Kaylee Benton (2) 72 E
T19 Dylan Kim (3) 73 +1
T36 Ximena Gonzalez (5) 75 +3
T54 Brooke Matthews (4) 77 +5

 

The field

T1 No. 12 Florida 284 -4
T1 No. 14 Auburn 284 -4
3 No. 11 South Carolina 287 -1
4 No. 6 Arkansas 291 +3
5 No. 40 Georgia 293 +5
T6 No 41 Tennessee 294 +6
T6 No. 47 Mississippi St. 294 +6
8 No. 4 Vanderbilt 296 +8
9 No. 35 Ole Miss 298 +10
T10 Missouri 299 +11
T10 LSU 299 +11
12 Texas A&M 300 +12
13 No. 36 Alabama 301 +13
14 Kentucky 304 +16
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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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