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Matthews wins, but Razorbacks fall in match play at SEC

Arkansas redshirt freshman Brooke Matthews played to a 3-up win but is wasn’t enough to lift the Razorbacks as they fell 3-1-1 to Auburn in the first round of match play at the SEC Championship.

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Arkansas redshirt freshman Brooke Matthews played to a 3-up win but is wasn’t enough to lift the Razorbacks as they fell 3-1-1 to Auburn in the first round of match play at the SEC Championship in Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday.

Matthews has won four consecutive matches picking up three match wins and co-medalist honors at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in Athens, Georgia, last week.

In Saturday’s match, Matthews went into the 12th hole of the match all square. She won that hole and picked up two more holes as the match closed.

SEC Individual champion Maria Fassi played extra golf needing some heroics on the 18th hole to continue play. An errant tee shot had Fassi in the woods.

She battled out of the trees leaving herself a long putt nearly the width of the green to stay in the game. Her roll was on the mark just sliding by the top of the hole and it looked like she would drop the match.

Her Tiger opponent, however, missed her putt allowing the scoring to remain all square. The duo moved on to extra holes, but the game was suspended as Auburn won in the other positions.

The loss eliminates Arkansas from the SEC Tournament as the Razorbacks finish T5 overall.

Razorback Lineup
Auburn def. Arkansas, 3-1-1
Maria Fassi (Ark) vs. Kaleigh Telfer (AU), AS through 19
Elena Hualde (AU) def. Kaylee Benton (Ark), 1-up
Brooke Matthews (Ark) def. Brooke Sansom (AU), 3-up
Julie McCarthy (AU) def. Ximena Gonzalez (Ark), 3-up
Mychael O’Berry (AU) def. Dylan Kim (Ark), 3-up

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The NCAA Selection Show airs Wednesday, April 24 at 4:30 p.m. on the Golf Channel.

Each regional features 18 teams and six individuals with the low six teams and low three individuals not on an advancing team moving on to the NCA Championship in Fayetteville.

Regionals will be conducted May 6-8. Possible regional sites include:

• Saugahatchee Country Club | Opelika, Alabama | Auburn University, host
• Tumble Creek Golf Club | Cle Elum, Washington | University of Washington, host
• Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club | Norman, Oklahoma | University of Oklahoma, host
• Forest Akers West Golf Course | East Lansing, Michigan | Michigan State University, host

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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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