PAGE 1 CRIMSON TIDE 2012 NCAA Champions» 3 SEC s» 1 NCAA Medalist» 22 First Team All-America Selections ALABAMA at Schooner Fall Classic SEPT. 23-25, 2017 / NORMAN, OKLA. BELMAR GOLF CLUB THIS WEEK: SCHOONER FALL CLASSIC The Alabama women s golf team returns to action this weekend at the University of Oklahoma s Schooner Fall Classic, Sept. 23-25 at the par-71, 6,046-yard Belmar Golf Club in Norman, Okla. Live Scoring: https://www.birdiefire.com/tournament/41031/ Tournament Notes: Alabama finishedsecondinitsfirstappearanceintheschoonerfallclassiclast season, shooting an 11-under par 841 (275-282-284). Cheyenne Knight (66-69-72/207) fi nished sixth at 6-under par. Kristen Gillman (67-73-70/210) tied for eighth at 3-under par and Lakareber Abe (69-70- 73/212) and Lauren Stephenson (73-70-69/212) tied for 12th at 1-under par. Tournament Field: Teams competing in this year s Schooner Fall Classic include: Alabama, Baylor, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Miami (Fla.), Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas State, Tulsa, UCF and Washington. National Rankings: Alabama boasts four of the nation s top 50-ranked golfers heading into this weekend s action. Lauren Stephenson (third), Lakareber Abe (40th), Cheyenne Knight (41st) and Kristen Gillman (42nd) are all ranked in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, released Sept. 17. As a team, Alabama is ranked third nationally by Golfweek/Sagarin this week. Arkansas is the nation s No. 1 team with a 69.33 rating, followed by Duke (69.59), Alabama (69.83), USC (70.43) and Illinois (70.46). Last Outing: The Crimson Tide fi nished second at the season-opening Mason Rudolph at the Vanderbilt Legends Club North Course in Franklin, Tenn. The Tide (284-272-273/829) shot 35-under par, the second-lowest score and score vs. par in school history. Junior Lauren Stephenson (68-68- 64/200) shared individual medalist honors with a school record 16-under par performance. CRIMSON TIDE LINE-UP Rank* Name Class Events Rounds Avg. Low Round Avg. vs. Par 3 Lauren Stephenson Jr. 1 3 66.67 64-5.33 41 Cheyenne Knight Jr. 1 3 70.00 68-2.00 42 Kristen Gillman So. 1 3 70.00 69-2.00 40 Lakareber Abe Sr. 1 3 70.00 67-2.00 Angelica Moresco Fr. 1 3 72.33 70 0.33 Statistics are 2017-18 season *- Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY Location Tuscaloosa, Ala. Founded April 12, 1831 Enrollment 37,665 Conference Southeastern Colors Crimson and White Nickname Crimson Tide President Dr. Stuart Bell Athletic Director Greg Byrne Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. James King COACHING STAFF Head Coach Mic Potter Alma Mater Cortland State, 1977 Assistant Coach Susan Rosenstiel Alma Mater Florida, 1996 TEAM INFORMATION 2016-17 Stroke Play Record 164-25-3 (.862) 2016-17 SEC Finish 2nd 2016-17 NCAA Regional Finish 1st 2016-17 NCAA s Finish t14th Letterwinners Returning/Lost 5/3 Newcomers 1 Home Course Ol Colony PROGRAM HISTORY First Season 1974-75 SEC s 3 (2010, 13, 16) NCAA Regional s 3 (2011, 13, 17) NCAA Appearances 13 (1987, 2006, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) NCAA s 1 (2012)) ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Women s Golf Contact Todd Bell Office 205-348-6084 Cell 972-825-6686 E-mail tbell@ia.ua.edu Fax 205-348-8841 Website www.rolltide.com Mailing Address 1201 Coliseum Drive Room 170 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @AlabamaWGolf Follow ALABAMA on the social media sites listed for up-to-date news, exclusive content and more. Like us on Facebook at AlabamaWGolf
PAGE 2 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / 2017-18 ALABAMA WOMEN'S GOLF ROSTER Name Class Exp. Ht. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Pronunciation Lakareber Abe Sr. 3L 5-5 Angleton, Texas (Texas Connections Academy) Lah-CARE-ah-bee AH-bay Kristen Gillman So. 1L 5-6 Austin, Texas (Lake Travis) Cheyenne Knight Jr. 2L 5-6 Aledo, Texas (Aledo) Nicole Morales Sr. 3L 5-6 Salem, N.Y. (Jon Jay) Angelica Moresco Fr. HS 5-5 Caldogno, Italy (Vicenza) Lauren Stephenson Jr. 1L 5-3 Lexington, S.C. (Lexington/Clemson) 2017-18 ALABAMA SCHEDULE AND RESULTS FALL 2017 Team Date Tournament Course Site Finish Score Individual Sept. 15-17 Mason Rudolph Vanderbilt Legends Club Franklin, Tenn. 2nd 829 t1st- Stephenson (-16*, 200*) Sept. 23-25 Schooner Fall Classic Belmar Golf Club Norman, Okla. Oct. 13-15 Ruth s Chris Tar Heel Invitational Finley Golf Club Chapel Hill, N.C. Oct. 27-28 The Landfall Tradition Country Club of Landfall Wilmington, N.C. SPRING 2017 Team Date Tournament Course Site Finish Score Individual Feb. 11-13 Northrop Grumman Reg. Challenge Palos Verdes Golf Club Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. March 2-4 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Long Cove Club Hilton Head Island, S.C. March 18-20 Evans Derby Experience Auburn University Club Auburn, Ala. April 13-15 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic University of Georgia GC Athens, Ga. April 18-22 SEC Greystone Golf and CC Birmingham, Ala. May 7-9 NCAA Regional s TBD** May 18-23 NCAA s Karsten Creek Golf Club Stillwater, Okla. *-School record **- 2018 Regional Sites: Austin, Texas; Madison, Wis.; Stanford, Calif.; Tallahassee, Fla. 2017-18 OVERALL STROKE AVERAGES Player Tourn./Rds Strokes vs. Par Low High Avg. Avg vs. Par Top Finish Lauren Stephenson 1/3 200-16 64 68 66.67-5.33 t1st- Mason Rudolph Cheyenne Knight 1/3 210-6 68 74 70.00-2.00 t8th- Mason Rudolph Kristen Gillman 1/3 210-6 69 71 70.00-2.00 t8th- Mason Rudolph Lakareber Abe 1/3 210-6 67 72 70.00-2.00 t8th- Mason Rudolph Angelica Moresco 1/3 217 +1 70 77 72.33 +0.33 t37th- Mason Rudolph Nicole Morales Individual Totals 1/15 1,035-34 64 77 69.80 +1.60 2nd- Mason Rudolph Team Scores 1/3 829-35 272 284 69.08-11.67 2nd- Mason Rudolph 2017-18 MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Player Class Hometown Tournaments Victories Top Five 6-10 11-20 Par or Lower Low 54 Lakareber Abe Sr. Angleton, Texas 1 0 0 1 0 3 210 Kristen Gillman So. Austin, Texas 1 0 0 1 0 3 210 Cheyenne Knight Jr. Aledo, Texas 1 0 0 1 0 2 210 Nicole Morales Sr. Salem, N.Y. 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A Angelica Moresco Fr. Caldogno, Italy 1 0 0 0 0 2 217 Lauren Stephenson Jr. Lexington, S.C. 1 1 1 0 0 3 200 MISCELLANEOUS ALABAMA CAREER STATISTICS Player Tourn. Rds. Strokes vs. Par Scoring Avg. Wins Top Five 6-10 11-20 Rds. in 60s Low 18 Low 54 All-SEC Kristen Gillman 12 34 2,427-12 (-0.35) 71.38 1 5 3 2 7 66 207 2017 Cheyenne Knight 23 66 4,717-4 (0.06) 71.47 3 8 7 2 18 65 202 2016, 17 Lauren Stephenson 12 34 2,423-16 (-0.47) 71.26 1 6 1 3 13 64 200 2017 Lakareber Abe 31 91 6,763 +221 (+2.42) 74.32 1 6 2 6 12 63 209 2016 Nicole Morales 16 42 3,357 +186 (+4.43) 76.30 0 1 0 2 1 69 219 -- Angelica Moresco 1 3 217 +1 (+0.33) 72.33 0 0 0 0 0 70 217 --
PAGE 3 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / ALABAMA S 2017-18 RECORD BREAKDOWN (Stroke) Tournaments Played: 1 Team Total Rounds: 3 Average Individual Score Per Round: 69.80 Team Total Strokes: 829 Average Team Round: 276.33 Team Low Round: 272 Tournament s: 0 Top-Five Team Finishes (including titles): 1 Top 6-10 Team Finishes: 0 Individual s: 1 (Stephenson- Mason Rudolph ) Top 10 Individual Finishes: 4 Top 11-25 Individual Finishes: 0 Team Overall Record: 13-1 2017-18 PERCENTAGE OF ROUNDS COUNTED TOWARD ALABAMA TEAM SCORE Player Total Rounds Played Counted Rounds Percentage Lauren Stephenson 3 3 1.000 Kristen Gillman 3 3 1.000 Cheyenne Knight 3 3 1.000 Lakareber Abe 3 3 1.000 Nicole Morales 0 0.000 Angelica Moresco 3 0.000 ALABAMA GOLFERS CAREER COUNTED ROUNDS Player Total Career Rounds Played Counted Rounds Percentage Kristen Gillman 34 34 1.000 Lauren Stephenson 34 34 1.000 Cheyenne Knight 64 63.984 Lakareber Abe 91 76.835 Nicole Morales 39 23.590 Angelica Moresco 3 0.000 2017-18 ALABAMA TOURNAMENT LINEUPS (listed by tournament finish) FALL 2016 UA Finish Mason Rudolph Stephenson Knight/Gillman/Abe Moresco 2nd- 829 (-35) Schooner Fall Classic Ruth Chris Tar Heel Invitational Landfall Tradition SPRING 2017 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Evans Derby Experience Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic SEC NCAA Regionals) NCAA s UA Finish ALABAMA INDIVIDUALS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS (Golfweek/sagarin performance Index as of 9/17/2017) vs. 25 vs. 50 vs. 100 Overall Rank Name Rating Events Sked (Rank) W-L-T W-L-T W-L-T W-L-T 3 Lauren Stephenson 66.37 1 72.71 (157) 3-0-1 12-0-1 23-0-1 78-0-1 40 Lakareber Abe 69.69 1 72.67 (147) 0-5-0 2-6-5 12-7-5 67-7-5 41 Cheyenne Knight 69.69 1 72.67 (148) 0-5-0 2-6-5 12-7-5 67-7-5 42 Kristen Gillman 69.69 1 72.67 (149) 0-5-0 2-6-5 12-7-5 67-7-5 153 Angelica Moresco 72.01 1 72.64 (131) 0-5-0 0-14-0 0-25-0 41-36-2
PAGE 4 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / 2017-18 Tournament Results Mason Rudolph - Vanderbilt Legends Club (North Course) Franklin, Tenn. Par 72 6,335 Yards 1. Arkansas 273-277-273/823 (-41) t1. Lauren Stephenson, Alabama 68-68-64/200 (-16) 2. ALABAMA 284-272-273/825 (-35) t8. Cheyenne Knight, Alabama 74-68-68/210 (-6) 3. Arizona State 277-276-286/839 (-25) t8. Kristen Gillman, Alabama 70-69-71/210 (-6) 4. Vanderbilt 275-283-284/842 (-22) t8. Lakareber Abe, Alabama 72-67-71/210 (-6) 5. Northwestern 285-280-282/847 (-17) t37. Angelica Moresco, Alabama 77-70-70/217 (+1) Team Finishes: 6. South Carolina 853 (-11), 7. Auburn 857 (-7), 8. Virginia 861 (-3), 9. Clemson 867 (+3), 10. Houston 871 (+7), 11. North Carolina 873 (+9), 12. Chattanooga 882 (+18), 13. UCF 889 (+25), 14. Middle Tennessee 890 (+26), 15. Charlotte 899 (+35) Arizona State... 1-0 Arkansas... 0-1 Auburn... 1-0 Charlotte... 1-0 Chattanooga... 1-0 Clemson... 1-0 Houston... 1-0 Middle Tennessee... 1-0 North Carolina... 1-0 Northwestern... 1-0 South Carolina... 1-0 UCF... 1-0 Vanderbilt... 1-0 Virginia... 1-0 2017-18 Alabama Head-Head Total...13-1
PAGE 5 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / Lakareber Abe 2017-18 Senior t8th Mason Rudolph 72-67-71/210 (-6) ALabama Career Round-by-Round Cheyenne Knight 2017-18 Junior t8th Mason Rudolph 74-68-68/210 (-6) 2016-17 Junior t4th Mason Rudolph 71-75-63#/209 (-7) t12th Schooner Fall Classic 69-70-73/212 (-1) t45th Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge 78-71-74/223 (+10) t51st Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 75-73-79/227 (+14) t21st Bryan National Collegiate 75-72-73/220 (+4) t18th Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic 77/77 (+5) t50th SEC 74-80-72/226 (+10) t67th NCAA Athens Regional 80-74-77/231 (+15) t119th NCAA Women s Golf s 87-84-76/247 (+31) #- School record low round 2015-16 Sophomore 1st Mason Rudolph 67-68-69/204 (-12) t52nd Ruth s Chris Tar Heel Invitational 73-79-76/228 (+12) t24th The Landfall Tradition 74-69-77/220 (+4) t4th Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge 69-70-75/214 (+2) t36th Allstate Sugar Bowl 74-75-74/223 (+7) t23rd Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 70-76-75/221 (+8) t4th Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic 71 (-1) t4th PING/ASU Invitational 72-71-74/217 (+1) t5th SEC 70-74-71/215 (-1) t24th NCAA Shoal Creek Regional 79-75-76/230 (+14) t66th NCAA s 78-74-74-74/300 (+12) 2014-15 Freshman t14th Mason Rudolph 69-75-77/221 (+5) t18th Annika Intercollegiate 72-76-69/217 (+1) t17th Tar Heel Invitational 76-72-71/219 (+3) t4th The Landfall Tradition 70-74-69/213 (-3) t24th Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge 72-74-77/223 (+10) 85th Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 82-86-75/243 (+30) t57th PING/ASU Invitational 68-75-82/225 (+9) t42nd SEC 79-74-74/227 (+11) t15th NCAA Raleigh Regional 76-73-73/222 (+6) t69th NCAA s 76-80-83-77/316 (+28) Kristen Gillman 2017-18 Sophomore t8th Mason Rudolph 70-69-71/210 (-6) 2016-17 Freshman t2nd Mason Rudolph 71-68-68/207 (-9) t8th Schooner Fall Classic 67-73-70/210 (-3) t15th Ruth s Chris Tar Heel Invitational 71-70-76/217 (+1) t21st The Landfall Tradition 72-76-72/220 (+4) t24th Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge 76-73-70/219 (+6) t4th Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 68-71-75/214 (+1) 1st Bryan National Collegiate 71-71-66/208 (-8) 2nd Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic 70/70 (-2) t7th SEC 72-69-71/212 (-4) t5th NCAA Athens Regional 73-70-71/214 (-2) t17th NCAA Women s Golf s 78-78-70/226 (+10) 2016-17 Sophomore 1st Mason Rudolph 68-67-67/202% (-14)% 6th Schooner Fall Classic 66-69-72/207 (-6) t9th Ruth s Chris Tar Heel Invitational 70-71-73/214 (-2) t3rd The Landfall Tradition 70-70-71/211 (-5) t17th Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge 75-73-70/218 (+5) 1st Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 68-72-65/205 (-8) t16th Bryan National Collegiate 76-76-66/218 (+2) 10th Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic 74/74 (+2) t5th SEC 75-70-66/211 (-5) t2nd NCAA Athens Regional 71-71-69/211 (-5) t10th NCAA Women s Golf s 78-76-69/223 (+7) %- School record 54-hole total and score vs. par 2015-16 Freshman t7th Mason Rudolph 69-73-72/214 (-2) t14th Ruth s Chris Tar Heel Invitational 72-76-73/221 (+5) t16th The Landfall Tradition 72-74-72/218 (+2) t8th Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge 70-76-69/215 (+2) t42nd Allstate Sugar Bowl 76-74-74/224 (+8) 1st Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 67-74-72/213 (E) t22nd Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic 74 (+2) t4th PING/ASU Invitational 72-70-70/212 (-4) 3rd SEC 72-71-69/212 (-4) t15th NCAA Shoal Creek Regional 77-74-77/228 (+12) t4th NCAA s 69-69-71-73/282 (-6) Nicole Morales 2016-17 Junior t2nd Samford Spring Shootout* 75-72/147 (+3) *- Competed as an individual 2015-16 Sophomore t35th The Landfall Tradition 75-72-74/221 (+5) t33rd Allstate Sugar Bowl 77-76-69/222 (+6) t17th Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 74-75-71/220 (+7) t29th Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic 75 (+3) t14th PING/ASU Invitational 72-74-73/219 (+3) t27th SEC 74-76-74/224 (+8) t24th NCAA Shoal Creek Regional 78-75-77/230 (+14) 83rd NCAA s 78-81-79-76/314 (+26) 2014-15 Freshman t79th PING/ASU Invitational* 78-74-80/232 (+16) t54th Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic 85 (+13) t70th Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge 78-77-78/233 (+20) t55th The Landfall Tradition 77-72-76/225 (+9) 86th Tar Heel Invitational 81-84-73/238 (+22) t55th Annika Intercollegiate 74-85-73/232 (+16) t71st Mason Rudolph 83-81-76/240 (+24) *- Competed as an individual Angelica Moresco 2017-18 Freshman t37th Mason Rudolph 77-70-70/217 (+1)
PAGE 6 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / Lauren Stephenson 2017-18 Junior t1st Mason Rudolph 68-68-64/200 (-16) 2016-17 Sophomore t2nd Mason Rudolph 74-68-65/207 (-9) t12th Schooner Fall Classic 73-70-69/212 (-1) 2nd Ruth s Chris Tar Heel Invitational 68-70-69/207 (-9) t11th The Landfall Tradition 71-73-71/215 (-1) t5th Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge 72-67-73/212 (-1) t9th Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 71-75-72/218 (+5) t3rd Bryan National Collegiate 69-68-73/210 (-6) t43rd Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic 82/82 (+10) t13th SEC 74-72-67/213 (-3) t2nd NCAA Athens Regional 69-70-72/211 (-5) t74th NCAA Women s Golf s 85-75-76/236 (+20) ALabama Career Round-by-Round
PAGE 7 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / LAKAREBER ABE Sr. 3L Angleton, Texas/ Texas Connections Academy Accolades School record-holder, low round (63) School record-holder, low round vs. par (-9) SEC Academic Honor Roll (2016-17) Third Team WGCA All-American (2015-16) Second Team All-SEC (2015-16) SEC Academic Honor Roll (2015-16) SEC All-Freshman Team (2014-15) Inaugural Culverhouse Scholarship recipient (2014) SENIOR (2017-18): TIed for eighth at the seasonopening Mason Rudolph with a 6-under par 210 (72-67-71). JUNIOR (2016-17): Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll... finished fourth on the team in scoring average (74.88) and average vs. par (+3.24)... opened the season with a school record 9-under par 63 in the final round of the Mason Rudolph to finish fourth at seven-under par (71-75-63/209)... as a team, the Tide set a school record with a 39-under par 825 to win the tournament... finished under par in six career tournaments, including her first two outings in 2016-17... tied for 119th at the NCAA Women s Golf s with a 31-over par 247... tied for 67th at the NCAA Athens Regional with a 15-over par 231... defeated Northwestern s Sarah Cho, 2-and-1 in the semifinals at the Northwestern Quad Match... tied for 50th at the SEC s with a 10-over par 226... tied for 18th in the stroke play round at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic with a five-over par 77... defeated Allisen Corpuz of USC, 5-and-4 in the quarterfinals and Jessica Carty of Denver, 1-up in the semifinals before falling to Georgia s Harang Lee, 1-up in the championship match at the Liz Murphey... tied for 16th at the Bryan National Collegiate with a four-over par 220 (75-72-73)... tied for 51st at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate with a 14-over par 227 (75-73-79)... opened the spring season with a 10-over par 223 (78-71-74) to finish tied for 45th at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge... fired a one-under par 212 (69-70-73) to finish in a tie for 12th with teammate Lauren Stephenson at the Schooner Fall Classic. SOPHOMORE (2015-16): Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll... ranked No. 25 in the country in the final Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index... Golfweek 2016 Third Team All-America selection... also a second team All-Southeastern Conference selection... her 73.22 stroke average ranked third on the team... led the team with four top five finishes and top 10 finishes for the year... counted towards the team score in 29 of 32 rounds (.906)... finished with a 12-over par 300 to finish tied for 66th at the NCAA s... shot a 14-over par 230 at the NCAA Shoal Creek Regional to finish in a tie for 24th... carded a 1-under 215 to finish in a tie for fifth at the SEC... won the individual title and guided the team to victory at the Mason Rudolph thanks to shooting a 12-under 204... named the Golfweek Player of the Week following her win at the Mason Rudolph... posted a 1-over 217 to tie for 7th in the PING/ASU Invitational... defeated UCLA s Lydia Choi 3-and-2 in the championship match to help the Tide claim the team title at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic... carded a 1-under 71, tying for fourth, in the lone round of stroke play at the Liz Murphey... finished tied for 23rd at 221 (+8) at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate... fired a 7-over 223 at the Allstate Sugar Bowl... tied for fourth at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge with a one-over 214 to begin the spring portion of the schedule... carded a 4-over 220 to tie for 24th at the Landfall Tradition... finished the Ruth s Chris Tar Heel Invitational with a 12-over par 228. FRESHMAN (2014-15): Named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman team, the seventh player in UA history to achieve the feat second on the team with a 75.03 scoring average played in 10 tournaments for the Crimson Tide, missing the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic due to injury was UA s top finisher in two tournaments had one top-five finish and five top-20 showings recorded eight rounds of par or lower, which was second on the team 27 of 31 rounds (87.1 percent) counted toward the team score had four rounds in the 60s carded a 6-over 222 at the NCAA Raleigh (N.C.) Regional to tie for 15th... helped the Tide advance to its 10th straight NCAA s... recorded nine birdies in three rounds... shot 28-over 316 at the NCAA s to tie for 69th... tied for 42nd at the SEC with an 11-over 227 shot a 9-over 225 to place 57th at the PING/ASU Invitational, in the process setting a new 18-hole low round with a first round 4-under 68 tied for 24th to start the spring season at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge and carded a 10-over 223 garnered first collegiate top-five finish and best 54-hole performance at The Landfall Tradition by finishing tied for fourth, shooting 70-74-69 for a 3-under 213 opened collegiate career with a 3-under 69 in the first round of the Mason Rudolph and was the Crimson Tide s top finisher tying for 14th with a 5-over 221 finished tied for 18th at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate and tied for 17th at the Tar Heel Invitational. PREP AND PERSONAL: The nation s No. 3 recruit for 2014 by Golfweek ranked third among 2014 recruits by AJGA Polo Golf rankings and 13th overall 2013 Rolex Junior All-American advanced to round of 32 at the 2014 U.S. Women s Amateur finished 12th at the 2014 Rolex Girls Junior runner-up at the 2013 USGA Junior Girls and at the 2013 Goodman Networks Junior at Traditions garnered a 12th-place finish at the 2013 Scott Robertson Memorial tied for 14th at the 2013 PING Invitational attended the Jim McLean Junior Academy in Fort Worth, Texas, where she was coached by Justin Poynter graduated from Angleton High School daughter of Daudi and Fiora Abe... sister, Tezira, was a member of the Texas women s golf team... majoring in accounting. Abe s Career Bests UA Debut: 2014 Mason Rudolph Low 18: 63*- 2016 Mason Rudolph (3rd) Low 18 vs. Par: -9* - 2016 Mason Rudolph (3rd) Low 54: 204-2015 Mason Rudolph Low 54 vs. Par: -12-2015 Mason Rudolph Victories: 1; 2015 Mason Rudolph Career Top-Five Finishes: 6, last 2016 Mason Rudolph Tournaments Under Par: 7, last 2017 Mason Rudolph *- School record KRISTEN GILLMAN So. 1L Austin, Texas/ Lake Travis Accolades School record holder, season rounds par or better (22) First Team WGCA All-American (2016-17) First Team Golfweek All-American (2016-17) SEC Freshman of the Year (2016-17) First Team All-SEC (2016-17) SEC All-Freshman Team (2016-17) SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll (2016-17) SOPHOMORE (2017-18): TIed for eighth at the seasonopening Mason Rudolph with a 6-under par 210 (70-69-71). SUMMER 2017: Advanced to match play at the U.S. Women s Amateur before being eliminated in the Round of 32... finished at 1-under par (67-76/143) to tie for 11th in stroke play and qualify to the match play round. FRESHMAN (2016-17): Set a UA single-season school record with 22 rounds of par or better... won her first collegiate tournament with an eight-under par 208 (71-71-66) at the Bryan National Collegiate... her final round 66 set a career low for 18 holes and her 208 was a new Bryan National Collegiate record for low 54... Women s Golf Coaches Association and Golfweek first team All- America selection... SEC Freshman of the Year... tabbed a First Team All-SEC, First Team SEC All-Freshman and SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll selection... WGCA Freshman of the Year candidate... ranked sixth in the final Golfweek ratings... rated 14th nationally in score vs. par... second on the team in scoring average (71.52), the fourth-best average in school history, and average vs. par (-0.19)... shared the team lead in top-five finishes with five... finished in the top 25 in all 11 tournaments and in the top 10 seven times... finished under par in six of 11 tournaments this season... tied for 17th at the NCAA Women s Golf s with a 10-over par 226... tied for fifth at the NCAA Athens Regional with a 2-under par 214... fell to Northwestern s Hannah Kim, 2-up in the semifinals at the Northwestern Quad
PAGE 8 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / Match... tied for seventh at the SEC s with a 4-under par 212 that included a second round 69... finished second in the stroke play round at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic with a two-under par 70... defeated USC s Tiffany Chan, 3-and-2 in the quarterfinals and finished all-square with Denver s Mariell Bruun in the semifinals before falling to Georgia s Bailey Tardy, 1-up in the championship match at the Liz Murphey... finished fourth at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate with a one-over par 214 (68-71-75)... tied for 24th at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge with a six-over par 219 (76-73-70)... tied for 21st with a four-over par 220 at The Landfall Tradition... tied for 15th with a oneover par 217 at the Ruth s Chris Tar Heel Invitational... finished in a tie for eighth at the Schooner Fall Classic after carding a three-under par 210 (67-73-70)... tied for second with teammate Lauren Stephenson in her collegiate debut at the Mason Rudolph... shot a nine-under par 207 (71-68-68)... as a team, the Tide set a school best with a 39-under par 825 to win the tournament. PREP AND PERSONAL: One of the most-decorated junior golfers in the country... won the U.S. Women s Amateur as a 16-year-old in 2014, defeating the No. 2, 4, 7 and 10-ranked amateurs in match play on her way to the title... was also the medalist during the qualifying rounds of the event... advanced to the Round of 16 at the U.S. Amateur in 2015 and the Round of 32 in 2016... finished seventh in the 2015 Ladies British Amateur... finished sixth in the golf competition at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto and was a member of the silver medal-winning U.S. women s team... won the 2014 Junior PGA with a record-low 16-under par 268 to win by 11 strokes... won individual champion honors at the 2016 Toyota Junior Golf World as she helped lead the U.S. to the team title... posted a 3-0 match play record to help the U.S. win the 2014 Junior Ryder Cup... member of the U.S. team that won the 2015 Junior Solheim Cup in St Leon- Rot, Germany, the first win for the Americans on foreign soil in the event... earned First Team Rolex All-America honors in 2014 and second-team recognition in 2013... 2014 South Texas PGA Junior Golfer of the Year... four-time all-state selection as a member of the golf team at Lake Travis... 6A individual state champion as a senior in 2016... member of three state championship teams at Lake Travis... played in four professional events as an amateur while in high school - 2014 Evian, 2015 U.S. Women s Open, 2015 British Women s Open and the 2015 LPGA Classic... daughter of Mark and Laura Gillman... born Sept. 22, 1997 in Austin, Texas... majoring in communications. Gillman s Career Bests UA Debut: 2016 Mason Rudolph Low 18: 66-2017 Bryan National Collegiate (3rd) Low 18 vs. Par: -6-2017 Bryan National Collegiate (3rd) Low 54: 207-2016 Mason Rudolph Low 54 vs. Par: -9-2016 Mason Rudolph Victories: 1, 2017 Bryan National Collegiate Career Top-Five Finishes: 3, last 2017 2017 Bryan National Collegiate Tournaments Under Par: 5, last 2017 Mason Rudolph CHEYENNE KNIGHT Jr. 2L Aledo, Texas/ Aledo Accolades School record-holder, low 54 (202) School record-holder, low 54 vs. par (-14) First Team WGCA All-American (2016-17) First Team Golfweek All-American (2016-17) SEC Player of the Year (2016-17) First Team All-SEC (2016-17) SEC Academic Honor Roll (2016-17) WGCA Freshman of the Year (2015-16) First Team WGCA All-American (2015-16) First Team Golfweek All-American (2015-16) First Team All-SEC (2015-16) SEC All-Freshman Team (2015-16) SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll (2015-16) JUNIOR (2017-18): TIed for eighth at the seasonopening Mason Rudolph with a 6-under par 210 (74-68-68). SUMMER 2017: Advanced to match play at the U.S. Women s Amateur before being eliminated in the Round of 32... finished at 1-over par (71-74/145) to tie for 20th in stroke play and qualify to the match play round. SOPHOMORE (2016-17): Women s Golf Coaches Association and Golfweek first team All-America selection... SEC Player of the Year and First Team All- SEC selection... SEC Academic Honor Roll selection... ranked fourth in the final Golfweek ratings... rated third nationally in score vs. par... opened the season in recordsetting fashion with school-record 14-under par 202 (68-67-67) to win individual honors at the Mason Rudolph... her victory helped lead Alabama to a school- and tournament-record 39-under par 825 as the Tide cruised to its second consecutive Mason Rudolph title... earned SEC Golfer of the Week honors for her performance at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, where she earned medalist honors for the third time in her career with an 8-under par 205 (68-72-65)... her third round 65 is a career low and ties for the third-lowest round in school history... the 205 is the second-lowest 54-hole total of her career... led the team in scoring average (70.77) and score vs. par (-0.94)... second on team in rounds of par or better with 20 in 31 rounds played... tied with Lauren Stephenson for the team lead in rounds in the 60s with 11... shared the team lead in top-five finishes with five... finished under par in seven of 11 outings this season... posted nine top 10 finishes in 11 tournaments played in 2016-17... tied for 10th at the NCAA Women s Golf s with a seven-over par 223... tied for second at the NCAA Athens Regional with teammate Lauren Stephenson at 5-under par (211)... defeated Northwestern s Stephanie Lau, 2-and-1 in the semifinals at the Northwestern Quad Match on April 29... tied for fifth at the SEC s with a 5-under par 211 that included a final-round 66... finished 10th in the stroke play round at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic with a two-over par 74... was 3-0 in the match play rounds at the Liz Murphey, defeating USC s Muni He, 4-and-3, Denver s Lauren Whyte, 6-and-5 and Georgia s Jillian Hollis, 1-up... tied for 16th at the Bryan National Collegiate after shooting a two-over par 218 (76-76-66)... opened the spring season with a tie for 17th at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge with a five-over par 218 (75-73-70)... tied for third and was Alabama s top finisher at The Landfall Tradition with a five-under par 211... tied for ninth at the Ruth s Chris Tar Heel Invitational with a two-under par 214... Alabama s top finisher at the Schooner Fall Classic when she fired a six-under par 207 (66-69-72) to finish in sixth place. FRESHMAN (2015-16): Women s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) 2016 Freshman of the Year... WGCA 2016 First Team All-American... Golfweek 2016 First Team All-American... Ranked No. 8 in the country in the final Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index... First Team All-SEC and First Team SEC All-Freshman selection... SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll selection... finished her freshman year with the fifth-lowest average score vs. par in school history at 0.47... her 72.78 per round average led the team and ranked fifth all-time at Alabama... fired 17 par or lower rounds for the season... at or below par in six of seven rounds at the SEC and NCAA s for a combined 10-under in the two tournaments... shot a school 72-hole record 282 to finish tied for fourth at the NCAA s... shot a 12-over par 224 to finish in a tie for 15th at the NCAA Shoal Creek Regional... posted the top score for Alabama at the SEC with a 4-under 212 to finish third overall and equal her season-low tournament... earned SEC Golfer of the Week honors on April 13 after she tied for fourth at the PING/ASU Invitational with a season-best 4-under 212... earned SEC Women s Freshman Golfer of the Week on Feb. 10 and March 9... cruised past Georgia s Rinko Mitsunaga 7-and-5 in the semifinals of Liz Murphey to help the team reach the championship, where she was edged out by UCLA s Bethany Wu by one hole... held a two-hole lead through 16 against Denver s Katharina Baratta when the Tide clinched the victory... claimed the individual title at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate with an even-par 213 (67-74-72), with her opening round 67 the lowest of her rookie campaign... carded an 8-over 224 at the Allstate Sugar Bowl... fired a 2-over 215 at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge to place in a tie for eighth in the individual standings... shot a 2-over 218 at the Landfall Tradition, finishing tied for 16th... recorded a 5-over 221 at the Ruth s Chris Tar Heel Invitational to finish tied for 14th...began her collegiate career with a 2-under 214 at the Mason Rudolph to tie for seventh place. PREP AND PERSONAL: Earned Honorable Mention Rolex Junior All-America honors in 2014... Won the Texas 4A state golf individual title in 2014... claimed the Texas 5A state golf individual crown in 2015 as a senior... member of the 2014 USA Today All-USA Girls Golf Team... selected as the North Texas High School Golf Coaches Association Player of the Year for 2015... qualified for match play at the 2014 USGA Girls Junior after finishing 38th during stroke play... won the 2014 American Junior Golf Association s Valero Texas Open with a 4-under 212... finished fifth at the
PAGE 9 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / 2014 Rolex Girls Junior... placed third at the 2014 AJGA Thunderbird Invitational... daughter of Gene and Jayna Knight... majoring in public relations. Knight s Career Bests UA Debut: 2015 Mason Rudolph Low 18: 65-2017 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (3rd) Low 18 vs. Par: -6 - Three times, last 2017 SEC (3rd) Low 54: 202-2016 Mason Rudolph Low 54 vs. Par: -14-2016 Mason Rudolph Victories: 3, last 2017 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Career Top-Five Finishes: 7, last 2017 SEC Tournaments Under Par: 11, last 2017 Mason Rudolph *- School record Accolades SEC Academic Honor Roll (2016-17) SEC Academic Honor Roll (2015-16) NICOLE MORALES Sr. 3L Salem, N.Y./ Jon Jay JUNIOR (2016-17): Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll... competed as an individual at the Samford Spring Shootout on Feb. 13 and tied for second with a threeover par 147 (75-72). SOPHOMORE (2015-16): Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll... ranked No. 125 in the final Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index... boasted a 75.00 per round stroke average, which ranked fifth on the team... shot a 26-over par 314 and finished 83rd at the NCAA s... carded a 14-over part 230 to finish tied for 24th at the NCAA Shoal Creek Regional... posted an 8-over 224 to tie for 27th at the SEC... shot a season-low 3-over 219 to tie for 14th at the PING/ASU Invitational... rallied back to beat UCLA s Louise Ridderstrom 2-and-1 to help Alabama clinch the team victory at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic... defeated Denver s Sophie Newlove by a 5-and-3 margin in the opening round of match play at Liz Murphey Collegiate Invitational... finished with a round of 75 (+3) at the Liz Murphey in the only round of stroke play... carded a 7-over 220, which included a final round of even par, to finish in a tie for 17th at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate... fired a 69 in the final round at the Allstate Sugar Bowl to tie for 33rd overall at 222 (+6)... recorded a 5-over 221 to tie for 35th in her first tournament of the year at the Landfall Tradition. FRESHMAN (2014-15): Played in seven tournaments on the season with a 78.16 scoring average had one round of par or lower nine of 16 rounds counted toward the team score competed as an individual once during the spring at the PING/ASU Invitational and tied for 79th at 16-over 232 tied for 54th during the stroke play portion of the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic with a round of 13-over 85 halved a match against Auburn s Victoria Trapani (All Square) to earn half a point during match play for the Crimson Tide finished with a 54-hole score of 20-over 233 to kick off the spring season at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge tied for 55th (9-over 225) at The Landfall Tradition where she shot her best round of the fall, an even-par 72 during the second round carded a 16-over 232 at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate and finished tied for 55th. PREP AND PERSONAL: Rated as the consensus No. 1 recruit in 2014 by Golfweek and the Polo Junior Golf Rankings two-time Rolex Junior first team All- American (2012 and 2013) tied for 14th at the 2014 ANNIKA Invitational won medalist honors at the 2013 Thunderbird International Junior finished 13th in stroke play at the 2013 U.S. Women s Amateur, before advancing to the round of 32 in match play posted three top-five finishes in 2013 at the PING Invitational (t4th), Rolex Tournament of Champions (t4th) and the Polo Golf Junior Classic (t3rd) finished 10th at the 2013 TaylorMade adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook tied for 11th at the 2013 ANNIKA Invitational finished second at the 2012 Junior Orange Bowl hails from South Salem, N.Y. played at Lake Mary Prep in Florida coached by Cheryl Anderson at the Mike Bender Golf Academy... attended Jon Jay High School in Salem, N.Y.... daughter of Miguel and Barbara Morales... majoring in communications studies. Morales Career Bests UA Debut: 2014 Mason Rudolph Low 18: 69-2016 Allstate Sugar Bowl Low 18 vs. Par: -3-2016 Allstate Sugar Bowl Low 54: 219-2016 PING/ASU Invitational Low 54 vs. Par: +3-2016 PING/ASU Invitational ANGELICA MORESCO Fr. HS Caldogno, Italy/ Vicenza FRESHMAN (2017-18): Tied for 37th in her collegiate debut at the Mason Rudolph at 1-over par (77-70-70/217). PREP AND PERSONAL: One of the top junior golfers in Europe equaled her career single round-best of 67 at the 2017 Italian International... had previously shot 67 at the 2016 German Boys and Girls and at the 2016 French Ladies International... member of the Italian ladies team that finished second at the 2017 European Ladies Team in Palmela, Portugal... member of the Italian junior team that won the 2016 European Girls Team in Oslo, Norway and finished second in the 2015 event in Kaskada, Czech Republic finished fifth at the 2016 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Fukada, Japan, firing a four-under par 284 to help lead Italy to a fifth-place finish in the team competition won the Italian U18 championship in 2014 playing out of Padova Golf Club finished third in stroke play at the 2015 Italian... daughter of Michele and Alessandra Moresco... born October 10, 1998 in Vicenza, Italy... majoring in marketing. Moresco Career Bests UA Debut: 2017 Mason Rudolph Low 18: 70-2017 Mason Rudolph Low 18 vs. Par: -2-2017 Mason Rudolph (2nd & 3rd) Low 54: 217-2017 Mason Rudolph (2nd & 3rd) Low 54 vs. Par: +1-2017 Mason Rudolph LAUREN STEPHENSON Jr. 1L Lexington, S.C./ Lexington/Clemson Accolades Second Team WGCA All-American (2016-17) Second Team Golfweek All-American (2016-17) First Team All-SEC (2017) SEC Academic Honor Roll (2016-17) JUNIOR (2017-18): Shared individual medalist honors at the season opening Mason Rudolph with a school-record 16-under par 200 (68-68-64). SUMMER 2017: Advanced to the quarterfinals of match play at the U.S. Women s Amateur before being eliminated on the 12th playoff hole in what was the longest match in USGA history... finished at 2-under par (74-68/142) to tie for seventh in stroke play to qualify for the match play round... finished 41st at the U.S. Women s Open - and was the No. 4 amateur finisher - with a 4-over par 292 (72-72-73). SOPHOMORE (2016-17): Women s Golf Coaches Association and Golfweek first team All-America selection... first team All-SEC selection... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll... ranked 17th in the final Golfweek ratings... rated seventh nationally in score vs. par... third on the team in scoring average (71.71) and score vs. par (0.00)... had eight top-12 finishes in 11 outings for the season... shared the team lead in top-five finishes with five... tied with Cheyenne Knight for the team lead in rounds in the 60s with 10... third on the team with 18 rounds of par or better this season... finished under par in a team-high eight of 11 tournaments in 2016-17... tied for 74th at the NCAA s with a 20-over
PAGE 10 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / par 236... tied for second at the NCAA Athens Regional with Knight at 5-under par (211)... dropped a 3-and-2 decision to Northwestern s Janet Mao in the semifinals at the Northwestern Quad Match... tied for 13th at the SEC s with 3-under par 213 that included a final round 67... tied for 43rd in the stroke play round at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Invitational with a 10-over par 82... dropped a 5-and-4 decision to USC s Gabriella Then then rallied to defeat Denver s Sophie Newlove, 5-and-4 in the semifinals of match play at the Liz Murphey before falling to Georgia s Mary Ellen Shuman, 3-and-2 in the championship match... tied for third at the Bryan National Collegiate with a six-under par 210 (69-68-73)... tied for ninth at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate with a five-over par 218 (71-75-72)... opened the spring with a one-under par 212 (72-67-73) to finish tied for fifth at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge... tied for 11th at The Landfall Tradition with a one-under par 215... finished second at the Ruth s Chris Tar Heel Invitational with a nineunder par 207 to equal her season low tournament score set at the Mason Rudolph... tied for 12th with teammate Lakareber Abe with a one-under par 212 (73-70-69) at the Schooner Fall Classic... tied for second with teammate Kristen Gillman in her Alabama debut at the Mason Rudolph... shot a personal-best nine-under par 207 (74-68-65)... the third round 65 not only set a personal best, but also tied for the second-lowest round in school history... as a team, the Tide set a school best with a 39-under par 825 to win the tournament. Clemson University FRESHMAN (2015-16): Ranked No. 71 in final 2016 Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index... first Clemson women s golfer in school history to reach the NCAA Women s Tournament... finished fifth at the NCAA Shoal Creek Regional... one of just four women to score 75 or better in all three rounds... led all 96 players in par four scoring average with a 4.10 figure... led Clemson in rounds in the 60s with four and rounds at par or better with 13... did not miss a tournament or a round... best finish came at Yale in the fall when she was co-medalist with a 211 score, two under par... best tournament vs. par was at Briar s Creek in the spring when she shot a seven-under par 209, the second-lowest 54 hole score in Clemson history... Clemson s top player in three of the last four tournaments of the year... her score counted towards Clemson s team score in 29 of 30 rounds... was Clemson s low scorer in a team-high 12 rounds, and was Clemson s best player in six of their 10 tournaments... tied for team lead in top-10 finishes with three, all in the top five. PREP AND PERSONAL: A First Team Rolex Junior All-American in 2014, she was honorable mention in 2012 and 2013... ranked as heigh as eighth in the Polo Junior rankings... won six AJGA titles over her career... second in the Golfweek Class of 2015 juniors... played for the United States team in the Toyota Junior World Cup Series in summer of 2015... finished fourth in the stroke play and reached the quarterfinals of the North-South Amateur at Pinehurst #2 in July, 2015... won AJGA Girls and the Wells Fargo Junior Classic in 2014... tied for sixth in the Thunderbird International Junior... second at the Polo Junior Golf Classic in 2014... qualified for the U.S. Girls Junior three times... won individual title as a junior and senior... finished fifth in the Boys state 4A championship as a senior with a 147... named to the girls and boys South Carolina 4A All-State teams, believed to be the first person to do that in history of South Carolina high school golf... named all-state in girls division five times... finished 20th at the Boys state championship as a junior... won the AJGA Girls by three shots in September of 2014... appeared in Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd after shooting back-to-back course record scores of 66 at Hartsville Country Club... reached the Final 32 of 2014 US Women s Amateur... instructor is Kenny Britt, who also instructed Dustin Johnson when he was a youth... majoring in communications. Stephenson Career Bests Collegiate Debut: 2015 Cougar Classic UA Debut: 2016 Mason Rudolph Low 18: 64-2017 Mason Rudolph (3rd) Low 18 vs. Par: -8-2017 Mason Rudolph (3rd) Low 54: 200* - 2017 Mason Rudolph Low 54 vs. Par: -16* - 2017 Mason Rudolph Career Victories: 2, last 2017 Mason Rudolph UA Career Victories: 1, 2017 Mason Rudolph Career Top-Five Finishes: 8 UA Top-Five Finishes: 5, last 2017 Mason Rudolph Career Tournaments Under Par: 10 UA Tournaments Under Par: 8, last 2017 Mason Rudolph *- school record