GLEN ROSE – After shooting the best round in school history to qualify for medal match play at the Lone Star Conference Championships, the Texas A&M University-Commerce women's golf tied West Texas A&M in the semifinals on Friday afternoon, but the Lady Buffs advanced via a tiebreaker on the Squaw Valley Golf Course.
 
The Lions shot 14-under par in the third round of stroke play to finish third and drew the No. 2 seed, Lady Buffs. Both teams tied 2-2-1 in match play, and it came down to tiebreakers to determine who advanced to the championship match. The Lady Buffs' five golfers outshot the Lions' five golfers by three strokes during the match, which ended up being the difference.
 
A&M-Commerce now awaits the selection announcement for the NCAA West Regional on Monday afternoon. The Lions were ranked No. 7 in the latest regional rankings.
 
"I couldn't be prouder of the ladies and the way they played today," said coach Lise Malherbe. "The things they accomplished today both as a program and individually is incredible."  
 
"Heart breaking loss this afternoon, but still so many positives to take away and hopefully take to regionals!"
 
West Texas A&M's Alyssa Campbell trailed Sarah Wongsinth (Udon Thani, Thailand) throughout the match until an eagle by her on the 17^th hole and a birdie on the 18^th hole, put her over Wongsinth in the first match by three strokes. Inma Ortiz Prieto (Huelva, Spain) won by four strokes over Antonella Periotti Omisolo to level the match at one.
 
The Lady Buffs took the 2-1 advantage by taking the third match by four strokes. Antonella Periotti Omisolo defeated Michelle Becker (San Antonio – Raegan). Sophie-Charlott Hempel (Pirmasens, Germany) tied the match at four by edging out Gam Songprasert by one stroke. The match was tied going into hole No. 17, which was birdied by Hempel. 
 
It all came down to match five with the overall score tied at two. The Lions' Karlee Nichols (San Antonio – Smithson Valley) had a one-stroke lead going into the 18^th hole against Rylie Cook. Nichols bogeyed the final hole, and it came down to tiebreakers to determine the overall winner.
 
In the morning, Hempel carded a round of 67 to finish the stroke play portion of the LSC Championships with a score of 215 (71-77-67) and placed in a tie for 11^th on the leaderboard. Wongsinth tied for 10^th place with a round of 68 on Friday and totaled a score of 214 (77-69-68). Becker also tied for 11^th place, shooting a 68 on Friday and had rounds of 75 and 72 on Thursday.
 
Ortiz Prieto placed in a tied for 21^st place with a score of 218 (74-73-71) and Nichols tied for 31^st place with a round of 224 (74-78-72). The Lions totaled a team score of 274 in the third round to climb three spots and punch a ticket to the medal match play round. The 14-under par mark on Friday surpasses the previous program best of 5-under.
 
DBU's Jordan Karrh won the individual championship by one stroke, totaling a score of 208 (65-73-70). The Patriots and the Lady Buffs will compete for the LSC team championship on Saturday.
 
MEDAL MATCH PLAY
SEMIFINALS
No. 1 DBU over No. 4 Texas A&M International, 5-0
No. 2 West Texas A&M over No. 3 A&M-Commerce, 2-2-1 (via tiebreaker)
 
FINALS
No. 1 DBU vs. No. 2 West Texas A&M, Saturday at 8 a.m.
 
STROKE PLAY

Pos	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1	DBU	273	278	283	834
2	West Texas A&M	281	283	291	855
3	A&M–COMMERCE	294	291	274	859
4	Texas A&M International	287	292	285	864
5	Oklahoma Christian	290	288	302	880
T6	UT Tyler	290	298	293	881
T6	St. Mary's	276	301	304	881
8	UAFS	292	301	292	885
9	Midwestern State	298	302	290	890
10	Cameron	289	306	297	892
11	Angelo State	296	308	303	907
T12	Lubbock Christian	312	311	316	939
T12	UT Permian Basin	315	307	317	939
14	Western New Mexico	310	320	318	948
15	Texas A&M-Kingsville	319	320	311	950

 

3	A&M-COMMERCE	294	291	274	859
10	Sarah Wongsinth	77	69	68	214
T11	Sophie-Charlott Hempel	71	77	67	215
T11	Michelle Becker	75	72	68	215
T21	Inma Ortiz Prieto	74	73	71	218
T31	Karlee Nichols	74	78	72	224