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Matthews has career-best 68 on Thursday at ‘Liz Murphey’ on Thursday

Arkansas freshman Brooke Matthews fired a career-best 68 to finish tied for first at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic at the UGA Golf Course on Thursday.

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ATHENS, Ga. — Arkansas freshman Brooke Matthews fired a career-best 68 to finish tied for first at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic at the UGA Golf Course on Thursday.

It is the first collegiate victory for the redshirt from Rogers, Arkansas, as she led the No. 6 Razorbacks to a fourth-place tie in the only round of stroke play for the three-day event.

Teams move on into a match-play bracket for Friday and Saturday.

Matthews could not have been more steady in her round. Her 4-under 68 began on the 10th hole and included her first birdie of the day on No. 17 to turn 1-under.

Matthews’ strong finish saw her birdie her final three holes making her one of just five players to score under par on Thursday.

Freshman Ximena Gonzalez was one stroke off of her career-best with a 2-over 74 to finish tied for15th overall. Senior Cara Gorlei shot 77 and was tied for 39th and senior Dylan Kim finished tied for 45 with a 78. Sophomore Maria Hoyos rounded out the Razorback scores with an 81 to tie for 52 overall.

Arkansas takes on Louisville in the first-round match Friday beginning at 7 a.m. central. The winner of that match moves on to face the winner of Augusta/Florida tomorrow afternoon.

Razorback Lineup

T4 Arkansas 297 +9
T1 Brooke Matthews (5) 68 -4
T15 Ximena Gonzalez (3) 74 +2
T39 Cara Gorlei (2) 77 +5
T45 Dylan Kim (1) 78 +6
T52 Maria Hoyos (4) 81 +9

 

NCAA Championships

The University of Arkansas and Blessings Golf Club are the proud hosts of the 2019 NCAA Women’s and Men’s National Championships.

The women’s event begins May 17 and is immediately followed by the men’s championship beginning May 24.

For more information or to volunteer for the event, log on to www.NCAAGolf19.com.

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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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