#DOUBLE WIN ABBI SWEEP!!!

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Abbi Pulling, second race win at F1 Academy race in Miami

part two, win in race one, part one, double pole position

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Cal’s Offense Explodes In Blowout Wins

Bears Sweep Aggie Invite To Improve To 7-0

DAVIS – A week after rolling past #6 Fresno State and #8 Long Beach to retain the Cal Cup, the #3 Golden Bears maintained their perfect start to the season on Saturday at the Aggie Invite, earning a pair of double-digit wins to improve to 7-0. California claimed a 17-6 win in the morning over #17 San Jose State (4-1) and defeated #18 Pacific (6-1) 23-8 several hours later.

Abbi Magee led Cal with seven goals on the day. She was one of five Bears to record a hat trick on the day.

No. 3 California 17, No. 17 San Jose State 6 Feline Voordouw got the Bears out to a quick start, scoring just 24 seconds in off a pass by Rosalie Hassett. Elena Flynn, Kate Meyer and Miriam Bogachenko all added goals to give Cal a 4-0 lead through one.

Ruby Swadling made it 5-0 early in the second on a power play. She and Bogachenko both scored their second of the game later in the quarter to give the Bears an 8-3 advantage at the break.

Coming out of halftime, the Bears' defense continued to hold strong, keeping the Spartans to three goals the rest of the way. Bogachenko – who hadn't scored during her freshman season prior to the game – secured a hat trick alongside Magee prior to the end of the third quarter. Bogachenko also finished with four steals.

Voordouw ended the game with two goals and three earned exclusions. Goalkeeper Talia Fonseca tallied five saves, an assist and a steal. Cal 4 4 6 3 – 17 SJSU 0 3 1 2 – 6 Cal Goals: Magee 3, Bogachenko 3, Voordouw 2, Swadling 2, Flynn 2, Harris 2, Courtney, Meyer, Hassett SJSU Goals: Spark 3, Worn 2, Ruzic Cal Saves: Talia Fonseca 5, Elaia Hamilton 3 SJSU Saves: Grace Smith 2

No. 3 California 23, No. 18 Pacific 8 The Bears came out on fire against the Tigers, scoring their most goals in any quarter this season with 11 in the opening period. Magee, Eszter Varro and Rozanne Voorvelt all scored twice to give Cal a nine-goal lead after one.

Voorvelt's first-half hat trick powered Cal to a 17-3 lead by halftime, and Lindsey Harris struck on back-to-back plays early in the third to give the Bears their largest lead of the day at 19-3.

Voorvelt finished with a season-high four goals to go with an assist. Magee put in four goals, while Flynn and Varro each scored three times. Cal 11 6 4 2 – 23 UOP 2 1 3 2 – 8 Cal Goals: Voorvelt 4, Magee 4, Varro 3, Flynn 3, Voordouw 2, Harris 2, Snyder, Bonaguidi, Swadling, Tauscher, Hassett UOP Goals: Alaksza 6, Zlobinsky, Lurito Cal Saves: Talia Fonseca 3, Elaia Hamilton 1 UOP Saves: Maja Lizy Dulic 9

STAY POSTED For further coverage of Cal women's water polo, follow the Golden Bears on Twitter (@CalWWPolo), Instagram (@calwwpolo) and Facebook (CalWomensWaterPolo).

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Weekend Guide #7-8 - Circuit of the Americas 2021 - 22-24 October

W Series heads to Circuit of the Americas for the final race weekend of the season where the season-ending double-header will take place. COTA is a relatively new track, being opened in 2012, and only the two US-based drivers on the grid, Sabré Cook and Ayla Ågren, have expereince on the track. The second W Series Champion will be crowned this weekend with Alice Powell and Jamie Chadwick, both on 109 points, fighitng for th title. The fight for the top 8, who automatically receive a place on next year’s grid, will also be intense as only 22 points seperate 8th and last place. With one qualifying session for both races, the drivers’ best time will determine the starting grid for race one and their second-best time will determine the starting grid for race two. Abbi Pulling will occupy the normal reserve driver spot while Caitlin Wood replaces Irina Sidorkova who is unable to compete due to visa issues.

Track Info:

First GP: 2012

Length: 5.513KM (3.426 Miles)

Turns: 20

Race Length: 30 Min + 1 Lap

Schedule: (Local Time CDT/GMT-5):

22 October - Practice 1 10:20 - 10:50

22 October - Practice 2 16:25 - 16:55

23 October - Qualifying 11:10 - 11:40

23 October - Race 1 17:25 - 18:00

24 October - Race 2 11:05 - 11:40

Alice Powell said:

“I’ve only driven COTA on the simulator but it seems to be quite similar to the sweeping, flat-out sections at Silverstone in the first sector. That’s obviously a track I enjoy driving having won there earlier this season, so I’ll try to draw on that because nailing the first sector is going to be important. The other key is getting a good run on to the really long back straight. If you’re battling in the race, you don’t want the car behind you getting your tow, and that could have a big impact on qualifying too. Whatever happens, my journey won’t end at W Series. W Series exists to create opportunities for talented female racing drivers and it’s done that for me. I’d like to think that winning the title would propel me into a good career in motorsport which, after running out of funding a few years ago, I didn’t think I would have. I owe W Series a lot and to become the champion, on a huge weekend when we will support F1’s United States Grand Prix, would be very special.”

Jamie Chadwick said:

“My only experience of COTA has been on the simulator at Williams over the past few weeks. It’s intense, technical and the surface seems to be getting bumpier so it’s going to be tricky. But having two practice sessions this weekend gives us a good chance to get up to speed. It would mean everything to defend my W Series title, especially this year when I’ve been really hard-pushed for it. You can’t underestimate the opportunity we have with W Series, particularly this year being on the Formula 1 support bill and the Super Licence points on offer. So the stakes are much higher and I definitely need to do the business at COTA, but that’s a nice pressure to thrive on and a massive incentive for me to go out there and try to win.”

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Girls Tennis: Rochelle finishes second in Lady Hub Invitational

  ROCHELLE — The Rochelle Lady Hub varsity tennis team held its annual Lady Hub Invitational at Rochelle Township High School on Saturday. Seniors Bailey Jackson and Marisa Whaley finished first in the No. 2 doubles bracket to lead Rochelle to a second-place performance in the five-team tournament that included DeKalb, Freeport, Newman Central Catholic and Kaneland. The Lady Hubs (2-7, 0-4 Interstate 8) totaled 20 points across five top-3 finishes in the meet. Jackson and Whaley went 3-1 overall, defeating Freeport’s Caitlyn Simpson and Arazara Lassandro 6-3 before falling 3-6 against Kaneland’s Kaci Randall and Nola Noring. Jackson and Whaley closed out the tournament with an 8-1 victory over Newman’s Laurel Chavera and Kaitlyn Conderman as well as a 5-4 victory over DeKalb’s Eesha Faisal and Alissa Kocjan. Junior Elin Zheng took second in the No. 1 singles bracket with a 3-1 record. Zheng fell 7-2 against Kaneland’s Anelle Dominguez before bouncing back with a 6-3 win over DeKalb’s Amirah Shakir. Zheng won consecutive matches to close out the tournament, taking down Freeport’s Audra Luecke and Newman’s Emma Oswalt with back-to-back 5-4 scores. Senior Abby Tarvestad took second in the No. 2 singles bracket with a 3-1 record. Tarvestad edged Newman’s Maria Ardis 5-4 and fell 6-3 against Kaneland’s Lexi Maberry over her first two matches. Tarvestad finished strong to record her second-place position, cruising 8-1 over DeKalb’s Aubree Judkins and shutting out Freeport’s Ryleigh Bach with a clean 9-0 sweep. Senior Maleah Pointer and sophomore Riley Doyle took second in the No. 3 doubles bracket with a 3-1 record. Pointer and Doyle won three consecutive matches to begin the tournament, defeating Newman’s Elise Vanderbleek and Maddy Taylor-Steffens 6-3, Freeport’s Ashlyn Erickson and Hanna Rackow 8-1 as well as DeKalb’s Nina Christopherson and Reina McGee 6-3. Pointer and Doyle fell 6-3 to Kaneland’s Annika Salchert and Anna Bischoff in Round 5. Seniors Torrin Nantz and Francesca Williams finished third in the No. 1 doubles bracket with a 2-2 record. Nantz and Williams downed DeKalb’s Ilanie Castorena and Emma Kraft 6-3 before outlasting Freeport’s Nicole Ocon and Addie Lang 5-4 in their second match. Nantz and Williams lost their last two matches, conceding a 5-4 defeat against Newman’s Julia Rhodes and Emily Beattie and a 7-2 defeat to Kaneland’s Lauren Andrews and Abby Grams. Read the full article

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Muleriders carry nine-game win streak to Arkadelphia

Source: https://muleriderathletics.com/news/2022/3/31/softball-rv-muleriders-carry-nine-game-win-streak-to-arkadelphia.aspx

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The league-leading (RV) Southern Arkansas University softball team (21-11, 14-3 GAC) will continue with their eight-game road trip as they are set to take on Henderson State University (9-27, 6-11 GAC) in a three-game Great American Conference series in Arkadelphia. The series will get underway on Friday evening with a single game at 5:00 p.m., followed by a double header on Saturday afternoon that is set to start at 2:00 p.m. The Muleriders come into this weekend's series riding a nine-game win streak which includes three straight GAC series sweeps over Ouachita Baptist, East Central University and Southeastern Oklahoma State. Since starting GAC play back on February 27th, the Muleriders have outscored GAC opponents 100-33 and have scored 10 or more runs in five of those 17 games. After a slow start to their season, which includes 11 straight losses to open up the year, the Reddies have shown signs of improvement as they have won six games in GAC play. HSU was able to take a series from Southern Nazarene after picking up two wins top open GAC play, and they were also able to take a series from Southwestern Oklahoma State after taking them down twice at home last weekend. HSU's other two GAC wins came against Northwestern Oklahoma State and Arkansas-Monticello. SAU has four players with 20 or more hits on the season. Jade Miller leads the squad with 45 hits, which ranks 27th in NCAA DII and 3rd overall in the GAC. Alese Casper has collected 30 hits on the year, while Jaxynn Dyson (28) and Madison Miller (20) round SAU's top hitters. Tiare Lee is not far behind as she has 19 hits through 17 games played. J. Miller carries a team leading .388 batting average, while Casper continues to see her average rise as she is batting .309. J. Miller also leads the team in runs (31), homeruns (9), and RBI (22). Casper is second on the squad with 24 runs scored, while Dyson is second on the team with 21 RBI. Dyson and Sarah Evans have both hit six homeruns, while Lee and M. Miller have both hit four. Lee is third on the team in RBI with 19, while Evans has collected 18 followed by M. Miller with 17. Casper and Taylor Murphy lead the team with 12 walks apiece. The Muleriders continue to stay hot in the circle, as the pitching staff of Sydney Ward, Kiana Pogroszewski, Baylie Thornhill, and Macie Welch carry a 1.74 ERA, which ranks 14th best in NCAA DII and 1st in the GAC. Ward leads the team with a 10-3 record through 83.2 innings pitched to go along with a team high 78 strikeouts. She as allowed 27 runs (21 earned) on 65 hits. Pogroszewski leads the team and the GAC with her 1.18 ERA and it also comes in as the 24th best ERA among NCAA DII players. She currently holds an 8-3 record through 71.1 innings in the circle to go along with 71 strikeouts. KP has only allowed 20 runs (12 earned) on 53 hits. Macie Welch leads the Muleriders and is tied for 1st in the GAC with three saves, which is also 9th best in the country. Welch has tossed 37.0 innings in the circle and has two wins to go along with her three saves. She has struck out 38 batters and has allowed 13 runs (10 earned) on 34 hits. Baylie Thornhill carries a 2.21 ERA and has one win in 25.1 innings pitched. Thornhill has struck out 27 batters and has allowed 11 runs (eight earned) on 27 hits allowed. HSU has four players with 25 or more hits. The Reddies are led by Justine Burch (34), Abbie Moore (31), Brooke Johnson (27) and Madison Treutlein (26). Treutlein leads the team with a .356 batting average, while Burch carries a .374. Moore leads HSU with 19 RBI, 17 runs and seven homeruns. The Reddies hold a .260 team batting average and they have been outscored 226-116 on the season. Erika Bittinger leads HSU with a 4-4 record through 64.0 innings pitched. She has allowed 73 hits and 45 runs (38 earned) to go along with 27 strikeouts. Johnson and Savannah Carrigan have both pitched 63.1 innings and they both have two wins.

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The start of Western Illinois’ NCAA tournament run in Year 20, continued

We pick up with the Leathernecks facing No. 5 Minnesota in the first round of the NCAA tournament in our College Hoops 2K8 sim.

Welcome back to our simulated dynasty with the Western Illinois Leathernecks in College Hoops 2K8. You can find a full explanation of this project + spoiler-free links to previous seasons here. Check out the introduction to this series from early April for full context. As a reminder, I simulate every game in this series (even the ones we watch on Twitch) and only handle the recruiting and coaching strategies.

We pick up with Western Illinois in the first round of the 2027 NCAA tournament. Here’s a recap of everything that has happened so far this season:

Western Illinois entered the season seeking redemption after losing to Cal in the first round of the NCAA tournament last year. We began the new season rated as a 96 overall with three new starters. We went 3-6 against a difficult non-conference schedule before sweeping the Summit League and again capturing the conference tournament championship.

We enter the tournament as a No. 12 seed. Our opponent in the first round is No. 5 seed Minnesota.

We recruited for one scholarship and are in position to land five-star JUCO shooting guard Edwin Wolfe in the spring.

READ: Western Illinois, Year 20, 2026-2027

Here’s a look at our roster heading into the 2027 NCAA tournament:

Not going to lie, there’s some real pressure heading into this tournament run in my 20th season as head coach at Western Illinois. We saw our season end in the Elite Eight in Year 16, Year 17, and Year 18. We lost in the first round last season. While I already have a strong case as the greatest mid-major coach in college basketball history, we all know this is a “what have you done for me lately” culture. It will be so hard to face the fanbase if we bow out early again.

Unfortunately, our shaky non-conference slate means we got a raw deal by the selection committee. It’s going to be a tough road through the bracket for us as a No. 12 seed, and it starts against a talented Minnesota team. Both teams enter the game rated as a 98 overall.

Minnesota is real good — you can check out the Golden Gophers’ roster here. Their senior shooting guard Carlos Klatsky is rated as a 95 overall — only four players are rated higher entering the tournament — and he’s matched up against our redshirt freshman Mathew Alloway. Their front court is stacked. Their five best players are either juniors or seniors. I am expecting this to be tough as hell.

The one thing giving me confidence is how we performed in the regular season against No. 1 Louisville in a game we watched together on Twitch. We gave the Cards all they could handle in a true road game before losing in the end. I love our inside-outside combination with senior small forward Wilky Henry and junior power forward Allan Cunningham. I trust our guards more than I did last year. While we have struggled in quick sim games, the pieces on this squad fit together better when we watch full games together on Twitch, I think. We need to take care of the ball, dominate the glass, and hopefully get a stellar performance from Henry as our go-to option on the perimeter.

We streamed this game on Twitch on Sunday night. As always, I’m not controlling Western Illinois; we’re watching a simulated game played by the computer. I’m not playing any of the games in this series, I only do the recruiting and set the coaching strategies. We did do something new this year, though: for the first time, I’m allowing myself to make in-game substitutions. Why not? There’s too much pressure to let poor rotation choices cost us.

The game should begin when you press play. Let’s go!

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Win, 89-72! We’re onto the round of 32 where we will face No. 4 seed Ole Miss.

“SECOND HALF TEAM” has become a rallying cry for our Leathernecks during the Twitch chat, and it paid off once again. Thank the heavens, because that first half was tense. Our defense looked good, but Minnesota was still matching baskets with us the entire way. We couldn’t get anything going from three-point range early. I was wondering who was going to step up to be the hero, but instead the whole team pretty much raised its level of play in the second half.

A few shout-outs:

Wilky Henry was outstanding — he was up to 24 points on the night when we pulled the starters with about five minutes remaining. Henry didn’t do anything in our first round tournament loss to Cal last year (7 points in 33 minutes), so it was great to see him splashing threes and using his size (6’8, 240+ pounds) to bully people at the rim. That is exactly the type of performance we need out of him to keep winning.

Allan Cunningham is simply an all-time Stream Team performer. Dude is so big (6’11, 290 pounds) but still so graceful, and has three-point touch to match. For all the praise we give Ham — read our beat writer Matthew Morrow on Cunningham coming into the season — we often overlook his passing ability. Not anymore: Ham was dropping dimes like a vintage Chris Webber in this one, beating constant double-teams in the second half by kicking out to open shooters. Beautiful stuff.

Our center Pat Giddens has been generally maligned by the fanbase for being too short (6’9) and too overweight (close to 300 pounds), but he’s also the highest rated junior in the NCAA tournament. I was waiting for his production to match his ratings, and it finally happened. Giddens looks formidable offensively and held his own protecting the rim. Good stuff — we need more of that is we want to keep winning.

Reader Abby blessed us with clips from the win. My favorites: this three-pointer from Silky Wilky:

Manual subs! Featuring a Cunningham steal and finish:

Nice block by backup center Kevin Brazzle + a knockdown jumper from freshman guard Mathew Alloway:

Bring on Ole Miss.

No. 12 Western Illinois vs. No. 4 Ole Miss, round of 32, 2027 NCAA tournament

Another tough matchup for our Leathernecks. Ole Miss enters the game as a 99 overall, which is one point higher than us. They have five players rated in the 90s, though most of their talent is in the backcourt and on the wing rather than in the front court. Here’s a look at the roster:

We need Cunningham and Giddens to eat inside. Waiting for us in the Sweet 16 would be a matchup with top-seeded Dayton, who are led by junior big man Matt Boswell, the player we created for the first-ever winner of our bracket contest. That would be such a fun game.

We also streamed this game on Twitch on Sunday night. Again: we’re watching a simulated game, I’m not controlling the teams. The game should start when you press play.

LET’S GO!

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Win, 116-85! We’re going to the Sweet 16! Here are the tempo-free team stats from @akulawolf:

@SBN_Ricky not sure it's possible to be much better than this offensively pic.twitter.com/zRvek6XJfz

— Steven (@akulawolf) August 17, 2020

We just witnessed the best NCAA tournament performance in program history. Wilky Henry, have yourself a day!

Here’s what I wrote about Henry at the start of the season: “Henry needs to be a superstar this year for this team to play up to its potential.” It happened in an epic way, and we’re going to the Sweet 16 because of it. Henry was absolutely unconscious, pouring in 46 points on 10-of-16 shooting from three-point range. He shattered the program’s previous tournament scoring record of 34 points set by Kim Kone in Year 17.

Honestly, it felt like he could have scored 60 easily. We pulled the starters with 9:35 seconds left as we were up 22 points. I tried to manually sub Henry back in to get 50, but the game took him out right away. LOL. Still an unreal performance either way.

Seriously, man: 46 points on 27 shots in 26 minutes. We might never see a performance like that again in Leathernecks history. Let’s go the clips from reader Abby, starting with a three and then a dunk from Wilky:

More Wilky:

Nice pass from Wilky to point guard Tron Whaley:

Silky Wilky forever. We’re going to need him to keep going, because we’re moving onto the Sweet 16 to face No. 1 seed Dayton.

No. 12 Western Illinois vs. No. 1 Dayton, Sweet 16, 2027 NCAA tournament

Dayton enters the game as a 97 overall — we’re a 98 overall. This is how the two teams matchup:

Here’s a look at Dayton’s roster led by one-time bracket contest winner, studio host, and created baller Matt Boswell. This is going to be an all-out battle. And we’re going to watch the simulated game together on Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 8:30 p.m. ET on Twitch. Please join us.

Here’s how to watch Western Illinois vs. Dayton in the Sweet 16:

Game: No. 12 seed Western Illinois vs. No. 1 seed Dayton, Sweet 16, 2027 NCAA tournament

How to watch: My Twitch channel

Date: Tuesday, Aug. 18

Tip-off time: 8:30 p.m. ET // 7:30 p.m. CT. The stream will start a little earlier.

If we win: Elite Eight game against the winner of No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 6 Pitt will follow immediately after.

Put Lakers vs. Blazers on one screen and the Leathernecks on the other. This is going to be a blast. A few links before I get out of here:

Join the Leathernecks Reddit for continued discussion on the team. We also have a fan-started Twitter account (with spoilers of Twitch streams before the recap goes out) and Instagram page you can follow.

Reader Evan’s Leathernecks recruiting database now includes size progression over time. He wrote about it on Reddit, but it’s wild seeing some of these changes. For example: Wilky Henry has gained three inches and 43 pounds since he committed. I hope no one gives him a PED test before the Sweet 16.

We had 130 entries in the bracket contest this year. Hell yeah. Check out Sean’s Blog Team app for the current standings, which works on desktop and mobile.

Reader Thanh Nguyen wrote a fan-fiction e-book on the first eight seasons of Ricky Charisma at Western Illinois.

WESTERN ILLINOIS VS. DAYTON

SWEET 16

TUESDAY NIGHT ON TWITCH

I’LL SEE YOU THERE

GO ‘NECKS.

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The Rundown - Week 12

The battles for playoff spots and seedings within Canada West are already being contested, and this week's slate of games would only further the narratives being written for each of the eight Canada West teams. If you're wondering why this is a Tuesday edition of The Rundown, the Mount Royal Cougars and Calgary Dinos met tonight in the Crowchild Classic, and those results needed to be added in! As it stands, Manitoba and Alberta are locked in a battle for home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs. UBC and Saskatchewan are battling for third- and fourth-place while trying to track down Alberta and Manitoba. Mount Royal and Regina are jockeying for fifth- and sixth-place while trying to hold off Lethbridge's late surge this season. Calgary isn't mathematically out of the race, but they've embraced the spoiler role. Those stories continue this week as we check the action and results on The Rundown!

FRIDAY: The first-place Manitoba Bisons headed west to southern Alberta as they met the Lethbridge Pronghorns for a two-game set. The Bisons held a slim one-point lead over Alberta for first-place in the conference while the Pronghorns trailed Mount Royal by four points for the final playoff spot. Manitoba would send Lauren Taraschuk to the crease and the Pronghorns gave Alicia Anderson the assignment on Friday. After the dismissal of Lethbridge head coach Michelle Janus earlier in the week, there was some concern that the Pronghorns may come out flat. They put those concerns to rest right away as the Pronghorns were far more aggressive compared to how they've played in the past. This benefited them greatly as they seemed to keep Manitoba on their heels for the majority of the opening frame while getting a number of chances on Taraschuk. However, the big Manitoba goalie was equal to the task, and the two teams would head to the second period still 0-0. The second period belonged to Anderson as she stymied the Bisons power-play units early on after they had chances. A Manitoba power-play saw the Pronghorns fail to find room to get to Taraschuk as the Bisons penalty-killing units were on their games. It wasn't until late in the period that Manitoba would finally be able to put it all together. After Anderson stopped a two-on-one, Mekaela Fisher would find the back of the net when she beat Anderson at 17:28 to Manitoba up 1-0. Before the ink had dried on the scoresheet, the Bisons doubled their lead just ten seconds later when the Bisons won the face-off, fired a puck in on Anderson, and Karissa Kirkup poked home the puck in the scramble as Anderson couldn't cover the puck for the 2-0 lead! Manitoba would take that two-goal lead on the strength of a 24-12 advantage in shots into the third period. Whatever was said in the room during the intermission seemed to light a fire under the Pronghorns as they weren't content to simply fold their tents. The aggressiveness of the Horns would pay off midway through the period on the power-play.

W🏒| 🚨HORNS SCORE!🚨 Kyra Grieg scores to cut the deficit in half! #gohorns pic.twitter.com/Ge8wuUekvF

— Pronghorn Athletics (@UofLPronghorns) January 26, 2019

Kyra Greig's power-play tally - one that I'd assume Taraschuk wants back - made it a 2-1 game at 8:03 of the third period, and this game suddenly took on a new feeling as the momentum began to swell behind the Pronghorns. Manitoba looked to pop that balloon of momentum, and they would strike back just two minutes later when Fisher did all of the work coming off the half-boards and wiring a shot that Anderson stopped, but Courtlyn Oswald would deposit the rebound behind Anderson at 10:19 to make it a 3-1 contest! Again, the Pronghorns just refused to die this weekend when it came to their play, and they would pull Anderson late for the extra attacker. After calling a time-out, the Pronghorns came out of the pause with some fire in their skates again, and Alli Borrow would make this a one-goal game when her shot found twine behind Taraschuk at 18:23 to make it 3-2! However, 35 seconds later saw Nastasha Kostenko hit the empty net with a goal, and that would do it for the scoring on this night as the Bisons skated to the 4-2 victory! Lauren Taraschuk earned her 14th win of the season with a 15-save performance while Alicia Anderson suffered loss despite making 30 stops. SATURDAY: There was a new bench boss behind the Lethbridge Pronghorns on Saturday as they introduced Parry Shockey as the man who will guide the team through the remainder of the season. Lethbridge needed points against Manitoba of any type to try and close the gap between them and both Cougars teams, so they went back to Alicia Anderson as their netminder. Manitoba loooked to add more points to their total this season, so they came back with Lauren Taraschuk in her 21st appearance this season. While Manitoba looked to control the pace of this game, it would be the Pronghorns who took control on the shot counter as they looked to pepper Taraschuk with shots from everywhere on the ice. While the Pronghorns would end the period with a 16-8 edge in shots, the two netminders were content to keep this game tied at 0-0 through the first 20 minutes. The two teams would trade power-play chances early in the second period with no successes seen, but a power-play midway through the period would warrant our first goal. Alexandra Anderson's blast got through traffic and past Alicia Anderson at the 10:00 mark, and the Bisons went up 1-0 with the power-play marker. That seemed to give the Bisons life for the second half of the period as they took control away from the Pronghorns. However, no other goals would be seen as Manitoba went into the third period up 1-0 but trailing 26-24 in shots. Manitoba looked to close out the one-goal game by starting the period playing uptempo hockey. Anderson was equal to the task, though, as she turned away a number of chances. The Pronghorns would see a few chances in the Manitoba zone, but it seemed that they simply couldn't match Manitoba's firepower. Once again, Lethbridge pulled Anderson for the extra attacker late in the game, and this move would prove fortuitous!

W🏒| 🚨HORNS GOOOOOAL🚨 Alli Borrow with her SECOND key marker in two nights TIES THE GAME! We're off to OOOOOOOVERTIIIIME! #gohorns SCORE: Bisons 1 - 1 Horns SOG: Bisons 39 - 34 Horns pic.twitter.com/3HV3oN28LK

— Pronghorn Athletics (@UofLPronghorns) January 26, 2019

Alli Borrow would find room through Taraschuk for the second game in a row, and this goal with 24 seconds remaining helped push the game into overtime tied 1-1! Free hockey for all! The four-on-four overtime period was played as wide-open as any I've seen in my time watching this game. Chances and shots were had at both ends of the ice, but neither Taraschuk nor Anderson would allow a puck to pass them. The three-on-three overtime period was just as crazy as Manitoba was awarded a power-play, but Anderson was once again stellar in keeping the Bisons from victory. After ten minutes of overtime in which Manitoba outshot Lethbridge 18-7, we'd need a shootout to determine a winner! Alli Borrow would shoot first after being the late-game heroine, but she was stopped by Taraschuk. Jordy Zacharias stepped up for Manitoba with their first shot, and she was automatic as she beat Anderson to put Manitoba ahead. Both Mikaela Reay and Alanna Sharman were stopped in Round Two which left Kyra Greig one chance to keep this game going.

LT, clutch yet again. Taraschuk is perfect in the shootout, as the Bisons win 2-1! #gobisons pic.twitter.com/1wsOqM8s1c

— UM Bison Women's Hockey (@umbisonsWHKY) January 26, 2019

Taraschuk outwaits Greig to force her to miss the net, and the Manitoba Bisons claim victory in the shootout by a 2-1 score! Lauren Taraschuk stopped 40 shots for her conference-leading 15th win of the season while Alicia Anderson deserved a better fate on this night after stopping 55 shots in the loss.

FRIDAY: Alberta began the weekend one point back of Manitoba in the race for first-place, and seven points up on UBC. Regina was one point up on Mount Royal and five points up on Lethbridge, so they needed points to maintain their hold on fifth-place despite going into a place where the visiting club rarely wins in Clare Drake Arena. Alberta started Kirsten Chamberlin while Regina started Morgan Baker. This recap doesn't need a lot of words because there wasn't a lot happening for one of the two teams. Alberta saw Kelsey Tangjerd redirect a shot past Baker at 9:30, and Abby benning teed up a shot low blocker-side on Baker at 14:36 to make it 2-0 for Alberta through one period of play. The second period was more of the same as Autumn MacDougall ripped a backhander over Baker's shoulder at 10:36, Kennedy Ganser lasered a wrist shot past Baker on the power-play at 13:31, and Ganser added another at 16:18 to end Baker's night as Jane Kish came in to stop the bleeding. The good news? Kish didn't allow any additional goals. The bad news? Regina couldn't solve Chamberlin on a night where Alberta dominated from puck-drop to the final horn. Alberta wins easily in a 5-0 victory. Kirsten Chamberlin made 17 stops for her eighth win and fifth shutout of the season while Morgan Baker suffered the loss, making 19 saves in 36:18 of work. For the record, Kish stopped all 12 shots she faced in the 23:42 she played. Highlights are below!

SATURDAY: After a rather listless Friday night, there was hope the Regina Cougars were saving themselves for a big Saturday. Alberta was looking for a sweep as they continued their hunt for a top-two finish and a first-round bye. Halle Oswald got the call for the Pandas while Jane Kish was given the start for the Cougars after closing out Friday's game strong. The only problem for Kish? She didn't get much help. The Pandas came out and dominated the game in the opening frame once again, but Regina did their best to skate with the Pandas. However, penalties would haunt the Cougars in the first period, and the Pandas would eventually strike with the extra player on the ice. Alex Poznikoff opened the scoring at 12:54 on the power-play after Autumn MacDougall's shot was redirected to her, but that would be the only goal of the frame as the Pandas took a 1-0 lead and a 7-5 advantage in shots to the dressing rooms. The second period saw the two teams clean up their physical play, but that gave Alberta the edge with their speed and skill. Kish was outstanding in turning away the Pandas time and again, but an offensive zone draw that saw MacDougall win the draw directly to Poznikoff who wired a shot past Kish made it 2-0 for the Pandas at 6:43! It would be the only goal of the middle stanza, but Alberta controlled the play as they outshot the Cougars 12-3 in the period and 19-8 overall. Regina's penalty-killing units would be called upon twice in the third period, but they'd escaped unscathed only once as the Pandas struck on the first opportunity. Regan Wright would convert on the power-play at 6:24 to make it 3-0 for the Pandas. Regina would use a power-play of their own to finally break the shutout streak that Alberta held over them - a total of 234:39 this season - when Nikki Watters-Mathes' blast got past Oswald at 14:39 to make it 3-1. However, Alex Poznikoff would cash in the hat trick goal when she hit the empty net at 19:18 as Alberta swept the season series with the 4-1 win on Saturday. Halle Oswald made 13 saves for her seventh win of the season while Jane Kish was on the losing end of a 26-save effort. Highlights are below!

FRIDAY: In what might be the most compelling match-up of the weekend, the third-place UBC Thunderbirds played host to the fourth-place Saskatchewan Huskies with one point separating the two teams. Both teams were looking to claim a stranglehold on that third-place standing while trying to track down one or both of Manitoba and Alberta. Tory Micklash was sent out to the crease for UBC while Jessica Vance got the nod for the Huskies. To say this game was physical would be an understatement. There were penalties called all over the place by the officials as they appeared to want zero contact between players on this night. Nevertheless, a game was to be played as the skirmishes between the teams only served to highlight the importance of the points between these two teams. Neither team would find the back of the net in the first despite the power-play opportunities, so we'd head to the second period with UBC leading 7-3 on the shot counter and Saskatchewan down head coach Steve Kook as he was ejected at 15:24 of the first period! Saskatchewan didn't put up much of a fight in the second period as UBC came out buzzing, peppering Vance with shots throughout the period. Vance was sharp, though, as she turned aside all shots in the period to keep this game knotted up at 0-0 despite both teams having chances on the power-play yet again. With UBC up 20-9 in shots, we'd move to the third period still tied with goose eggs. It would be on a power-play against UBC early in the third period that saw the game's first goal recorded, but it would be the penalized team who capitalized!

🏒 WHKY | 🚨🚨 GOAL!! 🚨🚨 Ashley McFadden breaks the deadlock getting @UBCWHKY on the board with a shorthanded beauty! 'Birds lead @HuskieAthletics 1-0 #GoBirdsGo pic.twitter.com/SQmONNs7J4

— UBC Thunderbirds / @UBCTBirds (@ubctbirds) January 26, 2019

Ashley McFadden takes the pass from Shay-Lee McConnell as she attracts all the defenders, and McFadden goes high on the glove side past Vance on the shorthanded breakaway to put UBC up 1-0 at 5:18! Penalties throughout the remainder of the period really stifled any comeback that the Huskies tried to mount, and a check-to-the-head penalty late after Vance had gone to the bench for the extra attacker killed any hope of the Huskies tying the game. The UBC Thunderbirds earned the 1-0 victory! Tory Micklash set a new UBC record with her tenth win of the season while posting her fifth shutout of the campaign after stopping all 16 shots she faced while Vance made 26 shots but fell one goal short on this night. SATURDAY: If Friday was a spirited game between the T-Birds and Huskies, the rematch on Saturday looked like it was going to be another game with all the makings of playoff hockey between these two rivals. Micklash and Vance would stare one another down from 200-feet away as these two teams geared up for another battle! These two teams started the game by trading chances on each other's netminder before the physicality ramped up. Saskatchewan was whistled for three penalties in the period to UBC's single infraction, but neither team would capitalize on the advantages. At the end of one period, UBC led 11-8 in shots, but the game was deadlocked at 0-0. The second period was more of the same as the two teams again traded chances with the goaltenders standing tall. Despite trading power-plays in the period, neither team would find a lead by the time the second intermission began. The game was still 0-0 despite UBC holding a 23-13 margin in shots on goal. The first goal of the game would come off the stick of Ireland Perrott as she picked up the loose puck along the boards, skated to the high slot area, and fired a shot high through traffic and past a screened Vance at 7:37 to put the Thunderbirds up 1-0! One minute later, Danielle Nogier would be whistled for a double-minor for throwing a check to the head, and the Huskies had to kill an extended power-play. The Thunderbirds, however, would find a goal on this opportunity when Hannah Koroll danced around a Saskatchewna defender to find a passing lane into the slot where she went tape to tape with Kenzie Robinson who one-timed the feed past Vance at 10:40 to put the T-Birds up 2-0! From there, the UBC Thunderbirds protected the lead as they swept the series on the strength of a 2-0 win! Tory Micklash made 15 saves for her 11th win and sixth shutout of the season while Jessica Vance made 27 saves in the loss.

FRIDAY: The Mount Royal Cougars could legitimately control their own fate with a couple of wins against the Calgary Dinos this weekend as the six points would vault them ahead of Regina and put some distance between themselves and Lethbridge. Calgary, meanwhile, wasn't mathematically out of the race yet, but they could spoil the Cougars' plans in moving up the standings. Zoe De Beauville was sent to the nets for the Cougars while the Dinos opted for Kelsey Roberts to defend their net as the Crowchild Classic series was set to go. Both teams came out cautiously as neither side seemed to want to give up scoring chances, but things began to open up as the two teams pressed for offence. Despite exchanging power-plays late in the period, neither team would dent twine as Mount Royal led in shots through one period at 11-7, but the teams were still tied at 0-0. Mount Royal was the more aggressive team in the second, pressuring the Dinos early on to go along with a power-play chance on which they failed to convert. That being said, defence builds momentum, and the Dinos turned the weathering of the storm into a positive midway through the period.

DINOS GOALS!!! Priya Sidhu puts it home on the one-timer! Dinos lead 1-0! #GoDinos #CrowchildClassic pic.twitter.com/iupY7ZeEIH

— UCalgary Dinos Women's Hockey 🏒 (@DinosWHKY) January 26, 2019

Holly Reuther fed Priya Sidhu with a pass as she turned out of the corner, and the wide-open Sidhu one-timed the feed past De Beauville to put the Dinos up 1-0 at 11:30! Despite the Cougars turning up the pressure once again, Kelsey Roberts was in the zone as she denied all chances through 40 minutes. Through two periods, Calgary led 1-0 despite being down 24-9 in shots! The Cougars just kept coming in the third period, but Roberts was incredible as she kept the one-goal lead intact. However, the waves of Cougars attacks finally paid off late when Mackenzie Butz loaded up a clap-bomb that got through traffic and past Roberts with 56 seconds to play to send this game to overtime! In the four-on-four overtime, we'd get out game-winner.

DELANEY DELANEY DELANEY!!! @DelaneyFrey wins the game in overtime! 2-1 the final score!#GoDinos#CrowchildClassic pic.twitter.com/5hwPmMxHk8

— UCalgary Dinos Women's Hockey 🏒 (@DinosWHKY) January 26, 2019

Delaney Frey uses the defenders and Chelsea Court as screens as she cuts to the middle and let a wrist shot go that eludes the glove of De Beauville as the Clagary Dinos take this game in overtime by a 2-1 score! Kelsey Roberts made 35 stops for her fourth win of the season while Zoe De Beauville took the loss on an eleven-save night.

TUESDAY: This game is the reason for The Rundown being delayed as the second game in the series as part of the Crowchild Classic went tonight at Flames Community Arena. With points of any kind tonight, Mount Royal could move into fifth-place in Canada West. Calgary, who virtually needs to win every one of their remaining five games, was looking to make things interesting once again as they looked to spoil Mount Royal's party. Zoe De Beauville and Kelsey Roberts would square off once again in the nets. Just as they did on Friday, Mount Royal came out and looked like the more aggressive team. Roberts made an outstanding save in the first minute off Tianna Ko, and that may have foreshadowed the remainder of the game because Roberts was on fire again this night. Neither team would find twine in the opening period, though, and we'd move to the second period tied 0-0 and with MRU leading 10-5 in shots. The Dinos decided to shift momentum in the second period by taking the game to the Cougars, and it seemed like they would take the lead when Rachel Paul was hauled down on a breakaway, sending her to center ice for a penalty shot! Paul broke and went high on De Beauville, but it also went over the bar and off the glass, leaving this game tied 0-0. Paul, however, would have her revenge minutes later.

DINOS GOAL!!! Rachel Paul opens the scoring in the second! 1-0 Dinos. #GoDinos #CrowchildClassic pic.twitter.com/QtdXmh0CUd

— UCalgary Dinos Women's Hockey 🏒 (@DinosWHKY) January 30, 2019

Paul ripped a wrist shot high on De Beauville, and this one would dent twine as the Dinos jumped ahead 1-0 at 15:37! The period would come to a close with that one-goal lead holding for Calgary despite trailing in shots by a 17-10 margin. Mount Royal would tie the game before the water had frozen on the ice for the third period. Off an offensive face-off zone win by Nicolette Seper, Anna Purschke wired a shot through traffic and past Kelsey Roberts just 28 seconds into the third period to tie the game at 1-1! Calgary wouldn't waste any time in restoring that lead, though, as they came roaring back two minutes later.

DINOS GOAL!! Taylor Beck gets credit for her first as a Dino! Calgary back up 2-1! #GoDinos #CrowchildClassic pic.twitter.com/5fbsL1NyLF

— UCalgary Dinos Women's Hockey 🏒 (@DinosWHKY) January 30, 2019

Rachel Paul's initial shot off the face-off draw back went wide, but the bounce off the end boards allowed Taylor Beck to chip the puck up and over the pad of De Beauville to put the Dinos back out in front 2-1 at 2:22! From there, Kelsey Roberts went back to work in denying all chances by the Cougars including a couple of odd-man rushes and some excellent chances from in front. When the final horn sounded at the Saddledome, the Dinos had wrestled three points away from the Cougars with the 2-1 win! Kelsey Roberts was exceptional again tonight as she made 26 stops for her fifth win of the season while Zoe De Beauville made 13 stops in the loss.

CWUAA WOMEN'S HOCKEY School Record Points GF GA Streak Next Alberta

15-5-4-0

53 61 21

W3

@ LET Manitoba

15-4-3-2

53 73 36

W6

vs UBC British Columbia

12-5-3-4

46 49 29

W3

@ MAN Saskatchewan

9-8-5-2

39 38 31

L2

@ MRU Mount Royal

8-13-1-2

28 34 56

L3

vs SAS Regina

7-12-2-3

28 40 65

L4

vs CAL Lethbridge

6-13-1-4

24 29 54

L4

vs ALB Calgary

4-16-1-3

17 29 61

W2

@ REG

NOTE: Teams in yellow and italicized have clinched a playoff spot.

The Last Word

Four playoff spots have been claimed as UBC used two big wins over Saskatchewan to solidify their hold on third-place while Saskatchewan backed into a playoff spot thanks to Manitoba defeating Lethbridge. With 12 points remaining this season over the next two weeks of games, let's take a look at the scenarios that present themselves this weekend. First off, both Manitoba and Alberta can claim the top-two spots in the conference if Manitoba wins one of the two games in regulation against UBC or both Alberta and Manitoba claim a total of three of six points in their respective series this weekend. Regardless of the tie-breakers, UBC would not be able to catch either team in the standings. Calgary, to make the playoffs, has to win out. The only team they hold the tie-breaker over is Mount Royal after this past weekend's games where they claimed five of six points against the Cougars. The series against Regina would make things very interesting if the Dinos sweep this series, but the fact still remains: the Dinos have to win out and get a little help if they hope to make the playoffs this season. If Mount Royal and/or Regina can collect three of six points this weekend AND Lethbridge loses both games in regulation, both teams will clinch playoff spots while Lethbridge's playoff push would end. This week is literally do or die for teams looking to make a final push as we near the playoffs. Will we see a shake-up in the standings? We'll find out on Sunday when the dust settles! Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice! from Sports News http://hockey-blog-in-canada.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-rundown-week-12.html

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A double bogey on the 17th hole threw Julia Johnson off her game at the Magnolia Invitational – but not for long. Photo by Petre Thomas/Ole Miss Athletics

It was on a golf cart ride heading back to the 18th tee box to start a playoff when Julia Johnson first felt it.

Moments earlier, she was a nervous wreck, but suddenly, a feeling of calm came over the freshman from St. Gabriel, Louisiana.

One hour earlier, the Ole Miss Rebel drained a birdie putt on the 15th hole to take a three-stroke lead with three holes left to play in the inaugural Magnolia Invitational. It looked like Johnson was home free, ready to wrap up a two-championship sweep for her team at its co-hosted tournament. But paired with her closest competitor–Memphis sophomore Abby Herrmann–Johnson was in for a wild finish.

On the 16th green, Herrmann sank a tough birdie putt to make it just a two-stroke lead with two to go. Then, the nerves came.

The final two holes at Old Waverly Golf Club are picturesque as they are perilous, wrapping around Lake Waverly into the shadow of the clubhouse. The 17th is a 170-yard par-3 with a small green that juts out into the lake, which lines the left side of the hole. Johnson landed her tee shot on the beach, leading to a double-bogey. Lead: gone.

“I’m one for the dramatics, aren’t I?” Johnson said after the match. “The 17th hole was bad. That’s when you look at the scorecard and go, `That’s a freshman, she’s nervous. She has two holes to play and is too far up.'”

Johnson approached the 18th tee box still kicking herself over her only double-bogey of the entire tournament. With just her ninth over-par hole of the tournament still in the back of her mind, Johnson’s tee shot took a hard left and splashed into Lake Waverly.

“The tee shot on 18, I let 17 get in my head,” she said. “That is on me. That was mental.”

But seconds later, the Memphis Tiger who recorded only seven bogeys all tournament found the very same water. As if cleansed by trips to the water hazard, the two calmly took their drops and hit their third strokes to within five feet of one another at the back of the green. There, they faced one of the toughest putts on the course–a sharp drop off of the shelf that cuts down the middle of the 18th green. Johnson and Herrmann both rose to the challenge, dropping it within a five feet of the cup before confidently finishing with matching bogeys.

Julia Johnson with Ole Miss Women’s Golf Team head coach Kory Henkes at the Magnolia Invitational at Old Waverley Golf Club in West Point, MS. Photo by Petre Thomas/Ole Miss Athletics

Then came the hard part–waiting for what felt like an eternity for the field to finish and the playoff to begin. Fortunately, Johnson had everything she needed to make it through.

Exactly one year prior to the Rebels’ trip to Old Waverly for the Magnolia, Johnson was on her official visit to Ole Miss. Johnson, Conner Beth Ball and Macy Holliday toured the Rebel facilities together as recruits, envisioning their future and the future of Rebel Golf. The three eventually signed and officially became Rebels.

“I knew 100 percent that I was going to be a better golfer after I stepped foot on the Ole Miss campus,” Johnson said. “I know the quality of coaching I have. Our facilities are great. We have everything available to us to make us better golfers.”

They’ve been on campus less than three months, but those three months have brought countless intensive practices, not to mention early morning kickboxing and weightlifting sessions. It’s been tough work, but already the Rebels are seeing the fruits of their labors.

“I’ve worked harder than I ever thought I could,” Johnson said. “Coach Kory and Coach Drew have pushed us this year harder than I’ve ever been pushed, and I can tell the caliber of our game and the quality of our team has improved so much.”

The hard work led to Johnson being in contention for the first individual title by a freshman in a 54-hole event in school history. But when she got there, she needed some assistance.

About six holes through the second round, Johnson used a lifeline and called up a professional caddie: her head coach, Kory Henkes. Henkes has caddied professionally on the LPGA Tour for her college teammate at South Carolina, Kristy McPherson, and on the Web.com Tour for her brother, Kyle Thompson. And she’s now walked the course with two individual champions at the collegiate level.

“I need Coach Kory. She’s caddied on tour, so essentially she’s a professional caddie. She’s just so good at what she does,” Johnson said. “She keeps me calm. She keeps me in the moment. To have a coach you feel that comfortable around and to have a coach who is that strong is amazing.”

With Henkes’ guidance, Johnson filled the final 12 holes of her second round with two birdies, 10 pars and zero bogeys to take the lead heading into Round 3. The morning of the final 18 holes, Johnson came to her coach, wanting her to be with her every step of the way as she fought for her first collegiate championship. Henkes simply said, “I’m here.”

“Julia is such a fighter,” Henkes said. “It’s fun to walk with her. When she gets it in her mind that she’s going to do something, she does it. She’s extremely confident out there. That’s the key to playing good golf, and it’s a great quality that she has.”

Henkes helped Johnson fight her way into the tournament lead, but after pulling back-to-back tee shots to the left, and looking at another trip up the water-lined 18th hole, Johnson wasn’t feeling so confident.

Everyone let the freshman have some alone time in the tense moments between the end of her round and the beginning of the playoff. 

Assistant coach Drew Belt found Johnson sitting next to her golf cart, waiting for the signal to head back to the 18th tee. He didn’t give a famous rousing Coach Drew Speech. That wouldn’t work with this freshman–she needed some strategy. Belt explained mechanically why Johnson’s tee shots were going left, which helped clear the young golfer’s head.

“When I get off the course and I’m feeling something mechanically wrong with my swing, I pull Coach Drew over and within five minutes, I have it fixed,” Johnson said. “Coach Kory and Drew both have such huge strengths, and honestly that’s why I’m here today. I wouldn’t have won this tournament without the two of them. They’re both awesome, and I appreciate them both so much.”

After the talk with Belt, and with Henkes still at her side, Johnson headed back down the cart path to the 18th tee for the first playoff hole. At that moment, Johnson knew that she would win the Magnolia.

“When the playoff started and we were driving back to the 18th tee, I felt this weird sense of calm come over me,” Johnson recalled. “I just knew that the outcome was going to be what I wanted it to be.”

Johnson and Herrmann played to gutsy pars in the first playoff hole and headed back down the cart path again–and before long, Johnson’s feelings became reality. The Louisianan planted her second shot safely on the green, while Herrmann left hers in the rough short and to the left of the putting surface. The Memphis sophomore struggled to make it out of the rough, and with a win just two putts away, the Rebel stepped onto the green with a familiar pep in her step, ponytail bobbing, and no nervousness in sight. Johnson closed the door with a definitive par putt to secure the 21st individual title in program history and its eighth sweep of both the individual and team honors.

It was a crazy ride to arrive at that conclusion, but with a foundation laid, Johnson was up for the challenge.

“I knew where my game was. I knew that I’d be in good shape if I could roll a few putts in this week,” Johnson said. “I love Old Waverly. To be on a course that I’m familiar with, to be with great coaches, to feel good about my swing–it was all a perfect storm this week. It was awesome.”

Story courtesy of OleMissSports.com.

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