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Blue Hose Match Play
Bulldogs to Compete in Blue Hose Match Play Tournament
10.14.2018 | Women's Golf
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville women's golf team returns to action on Monday, Oct. 15, as it travels to Ninety Six, S.C. to compete in the two-day 2018 Blue Hose Match Play tournament.
The outing is hosted at the same location as the 2019 Big South Conference Championship - The Patriot Golf Course.
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Taylor Hinson paced the Bulldogs at the two-day tournament in Clarksville, Tenn. The sophomore finished tied for eighth, which marked the second time this year she has placed in the top-10. She opened the tournament with a 5-over 77 and concluded the opening day with a 4-over 76. She capped off the outing with a 2-over 74.
Adelyn Deery had the second-best finish for UNC Asheville, as she finished 32nd. In her final two outings, she carded back-to-back 5-over 77s.
Kellen Alsip was right behind her teammate, as the junior placed tied for 36th.
Linna Brooks rounded out the top-50 finishes for Asheville at tied for 49th.
As a team, UNC Asheville placed eighth. The Bulldogs finished the two-day tournament with their best round score - 25-over 313.
About the Blue Hose Match Play
The Blue Hose Match Play is hosted by Big South rival Presbyterian. The outing will be held at the Patriot Golf Club - home of the 2019 Big South Championship.
The Patriot Golf Club is a par-72, 6,175-yard course.
The two-day outing is a match play format, which the Bulldogs have excelled at the past two seasons. Last year the Bulldogs played in the Mid-American Match Play Challenge, and they defeated two teams - Eastern Michigan and host school Bowling Green - in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. In their inaugural season, the Bulldogs won the Oyster Shuck Match Play by sweeping the competition in Mount Pleasant, S.C.
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