Charleston, S.C. – Western Carolina women's golf advanced to an all Purple & Gold final at the 2023 Oyster Shuck Match Play tournament by claiming a pair of matches on Monday to open the spring portion of its 2022-23 schedule. The Catamounts edged archrival Appalachian State by a score of 3.5-to-1.5 to open the event before cruising past Southern Conference foe UNCG 4.5-to-0.5 to move into Tuesday's final for a second-consecutive season.
WCU faces chromatic foe James Madison in Tuesday's championship match at the par-72, 5,810 Charleston Municipal Golf Course. The Dukes disposed of a pair of Bulldogs in Monday's action, defeating event host The Citadel 5-0 and Samford 4.5-to-0.5 to advance to the final top pairing.
Each of WCU's scoring five tallied at least one match-play victory on Monday. Redshirt senior
Madison Isaacson and senior
Victoria Ladd claimed both of their head-to-head matchups. Isaacson won 7&5 and 4&3, while Ladd won 7&6 and 1UP. Both sophomore
Elizabeth Lohbauer and freshman
Brie Mapanao won one match and halved another, while redshirt freshman
Kayleigh Baker claimed a victory in the semifinals match against UNCG.
Complete results of the 2023 Oyster Shuck Match Play will be made available upon completion of Tuesday's final rounds.
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Championship Match (Tuesday, Feb. 14)
James Madison vs. Western Carolina
Third Place (Tuesday, Feb. 14)
Samford vs UNCG
Fifth Place (Tuesday, Feb. 14)
Delaware State vs. App State
Seventh Place (Tuesday, Feb. 14)
The Citadel vs. Radford
Opening Round Match:
Western Carolina (3.5) def. App State (1.5)
Madison Isaacson (WCU) def Meghan Mitchell (APP), 7&5
Brie Mapanao (WCU) halve Braelyn Pippin (APP), AS
Elizabeth Lohbauer (WCU) def Layla Meric (APP), 4&3
Victoria Ladd (WCU) def Jacquelyn Taylor (APP), 7&6
Hannah Wang (APP) def
Kayleigh Baker (WCU), 5&3
Winner's Bracket – Semifinal Match:
Western Carolina (4.5) def UNCG (0.5)
Madison Isaacson (WCU) def Anna Bowman (UNCG), 4&3
Kayleigh Baker (WCU) def Victoria Cook (UNCG), 3&2
Elizabeth Lohbauer (WCU halve Ava Romfo (UNCG), AS
Brie Mapanao (WCU) def Grace Holcomb (UNCG), 2UP
Victoria Ladd (WCU) def Julia Baeumken (UNCG), 1UP
