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CRIMSON TIDE GOLF WOMEN’S 2012 NCAA Champions » 3 SEC Championships » 1 NCAA Medalist » 22 First Team All-America Selections QUICK FACTS ALABAMA at ANNIKA UNIVERSITY Location Tuscaloosa, Ala. Founded April 12, 1831 INTERCOLLEGIATE Enrollment 38,563 Conference Southeastern SEPT. 17-19, 2018 / LAKE ELMO, MINN. Colors Crimson and White Nickname Crimson Tide ROYAL GOLF CLUB President Dr. Stuart Bell Athletic Director Greg Byrne The No. 1-ranked Alabama women’s golf team opens the fall portion of its 2018-19 schedule at the Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. James King ANNIKA Intercollegiate, Sept. 17-19, at the Royal Golf Club in Lake Elmo, Minn. The Crimson Tide will get COACHING STAFF underway at 9 a.m. CT on Monday and will face a fi eld that includes nationally-ranked teams UCLA (No. 2), Arkansas (No. 3), Duke (No. 4), Stanford (No. 5), USC (No. 6), Arizona (No. 7), Texas (No. 10), South Head Coach Mic Potter Carolina (No. 11) and Northwestern (No. 17). Oklahoma State and host Minnesota round out the fi eld. Alma Mater Cortland State, 1977 Assistant Coach Susan Rosenstiel Alma Mater Florida, 1996 Alabama Boasts Three of the World’s Top Amateur Golfers: Alabama enters the 2018-19 season with a line-up that features three of the top 10 amateur golfers in the world according to the latest TEAM INFORMATION Women’s World Amateur Golf Rankings. Junior Kristen Gillman is currently ranked No. 3, while senior 2017-18 Stroke Play Record 163-7-1 (.956) Lauren Stephenson is No. 4. Newcomer Jiwon Jeon, who fi nished second to Gillman at the 2018 U.S. 2017-18 SEC Finish 2nd (stroke play) Amateur, is No. 9 in this week’s rankings. 2017-18 NCAA Regional Finish 1st 2017-18 NCAA Championships Finish 2nd Crimson Tide No. 1 in Golfweek Preseason Top 30: The Alabama women’s golf team will enter the Letterwinners Returning/Lost 3/3 2018-19 season as the top-ranked program in the Golfweek Preseason Top 30. This marks the second Newcomers 5 season in a row the Crimson Tide women have opened as the magazine’s No. 1 team. Joining Alabama in Home Course Ol’ Colony the top fi ve are UCLA, Arkansas, Duke and Stanford, followed by USC, Arizona, Kent State, Washington PROGRAM HISTORY and Texas to round out the top 10, respectively. Five other SEC schools appear in the preseason rankings – No. 11 South Carolina, No. 12 Florida, No. 15 Auburn, No. 16 Vanderbilt and No. 27 Ole Miss. First Season 1974-75 SEC Championships 3 (2010, 13, 16) NCAA Regional Championships 4 (2011, 13, 17, 18) Alabama Faces Challenging Fall Schedule: The ANNIKA Intercollegiate is one of four fall NCAA Appearances 14 tournaments on tap for Alabama. Next up for the Crimson Tide will be the Schooner Fall Classic, Sept. (1987, 2006, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) 28-30, at Belmar Golf Club in Norman, Okla. The Tide will then travel to Austin, Texas for the Betsy Rawls NCAA Championships 1 (2012)) Longhorn Invitational, Oct. 19-21, at the University of Texas Golf Club before wrapping up the fall at ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS East Lake Cup, Oct. 29-31, in Atlanta. The four-team fi eld for the East Lake Cup will include 2018 NCAA semifi nalists Arizona, Stanford and USC in addition to the Tide. Women’s Golf Contact Todd Bell CRIMSON TIDE LINE-UP Offi ce 205-348-6084 Cell 972-825-6686 Name Class Events Rounds Avg. Low Round Avg. vs. Par E-mail [email protected] Lauren Stephenson Sr. 22 64 70.70 64 -1.02 Fax 205-348-8841 Kristen Gillman Jr. 22 64 71.02 64 -0.70 Website www.RollTide.com Jiwon Jeon Jr. Alabama Debut Mailing Address 1201 Coliseum Drive Room 170 Angelica Moresco So. 11 33 73.91 70 +2.18 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Kenzie Wright Jr. Alabama Debut *- Numbers listed are UA career totals Follow us on Twitter and Like us on Facebook SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram @AlabamaWGolf at AlabamaWGolf Follow ALABAMA WOMEN’S GOLF on the social media sites listed for up-to-date news, exclusive content and more. WOMEN’S GOLF PAGE 1 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / WOMEN’S GOLF 2018-19 ALABAMA WOMEN'S GOLF ROSTER Name Class Exp. Ht. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Carolina Caminoli Fr. HS 5-10 Castel Gandolfo, Italy (Istituto Leonardo Murialdo Albano) Kristen Gillman Jr. 2L 5-6 Austin, Texas (Lake Travis) Jiwon Jeon Jr. TR 5-1 Daegu, South Korea (HIlls International College/Daytona State) Angelica Moresco So. 1l 5-5 Caldogno, Italy (Vicenza) Anna Reid Jr. TR 5-7 Demopolis, Ala. (Demopollis/Faulkner) Lauren Stephenson Sr. 2L 5-3 Lexington, S.C. (Lexington/Clemson) Mary Mac Trammell Fr. HS 5-2 Mountain Brook, Ala. (Mountain Brook) Kenzie Wright Jr. TR 5-6 McKinney, Texas (Spring Creek Academy/SMU) 2018-19 ALABAMA SCHEDULE AND RESULTS FALL 2018 Team Date Tournament Course Site Finish Score Individual Sept. 17-19 ANNIKA Intercollegiate Royal Golf Club Lake Elmo, Minn. Sept. 28-30 Schooner Fall Classic Belmar Golf Club Norman, Okla. Oct. 19-21 Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational University of Texas Golf Club Austin, Texas Oct. 29-31 East Lake Cup East Lake Golf Club Atlanta, Ga. SPRING 2019 Team Date Tournament Course Site Finish Score Individual Feb. 3-5 Northrop Grumman Reg. Challenge Palos Verdes Golf Club Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. March 8-10 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Long Cove Club Hilton Head Island, S.C. March 23-25 Evans Derby Experience Auburn University Club Auburn, Ala. April 11-13 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic University of Georgia Golf Club Athens, Ga. April 17-21 SEC Championships Greystone Golf and Country Club Birmingham, Ala. May 6-8 NCAA Regional TBD TBD May 17-22 NCAA Championships The Blessings Fayetteville, Ark. *- 2019 Regional Sites: Auburn, Ala.; Cle Elum, Wash.; East Lansing, Mich.; Norman, Okla. 2017-18 OVERALL STROKE AVERAGES (Returnees Only) Player Tourn./Rds Strokes vs. Par Low High Avg. Avg vs. Par Top Finish Lauren Stephenson 11/33 2,302 -65 64 76 69.76 -1.97 t1st- Mason Rudolph Championship & Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic Kristen Gillman 11/33 2,328 -39 64 75 70.55 -1.18 1st- Schooner Fall Classic Angelica Moresco 11/33 2,439 +78 70 80 73.91 +2.18 t9th- Evans Derby Experience Individual Totals* 10/173 12,460 +49 64 81 72.02 +0.28 1st- Schooner Fall Classic; Darius Rucker; Liz Murphey Team Scores* 10/33 9,356 -111 269 304 70.88 -3.36 1st- Schooner Fall Classic; Darius Rucker; Liz Murphey, NCAA Regional *- Full team totals 2017-18 MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS (Returnees Only) Player Class Hometown Tournaments Victories Top Five 6-10 11-20 Par or Lower Low 54 Kristen Gillman So. Austin, Texas 11 1 4 5 2 25 200 Angelica Moresco Fr. Caldogno, Italy 11 0 0 1 2 12 212 Lauren Stephenson Jr. Lexington, S.C. 11 2 8 3 0 26 200 ALABAMA CAREER STATISTICS (Returnees Only) Player Tourn. Rds. Strokes vs. Par Scoring Avg. Wins Top Five 6-10 11-20 Rds. in 60s Low 18 Low 54 All-SEC Lauren Stephenson 22 64 4,528 -65 (-1.02) 70.75 2 13 4 3 29 64 200* 2017, 18 Kristen Gillman 22 64 4,556 -45 (-0.70) 71.19 2 9 7 4 18 64 200* 2017, 18 Angelica Moresco 11 33 2,439 +78 (+21.8) 73.91 0 0 1 2 0 70 212 -- *-school record PAGE 2 WOMEN’S GOLF UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / WOMEN’S GOLF ALABAMA’S 2017-18 RECORD BREAKDOWN (Stroke) Tournaments Played: 11 Team Total Rounds: 33 Average Individual Score Per Round: 72.02 Team Total Strokes: 9,356 Average Team Round: 283.55 Team Low Round: 269 Tournament Championships: 4 Top-Five Team Finishes (including titles): 11 Top-Two Team Finishes (including titles): 10 Top 6-10 Team Finishes: 0 Individual Championships: 4 (Gillman- Schooner Fall Classic, Stephenson- Mason Rudolph Championship; Knight & Stephenson, Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic) Top 10 Individual Finishes: 30 Top 11-25 Individual Finishes: 10 Team Overall Record: 163-7-1 2017-18 PERCENTAGE OF ROUNDS COUNTED TOWARD ALABAMA TEAM SCORE (Returnees Only) Player Total Team Rounds Played Counted Rounds Percentage Lauren Stephenson 33 33 1.000 Kristen Gillman 33 32 .970 Angelica Moresco 33 15 .455 ALABAMA GOLFERS’ CAREER COUNTED ROUNDS (Returnees Only) Player Total Team Career Rounds Played Counted Rounds Percentage Lauren Stephenson 64 64 1.000 Kristen Gillman 64 63 .984 Angelica Moresco 33 15 .455 2018-19 ALABAMA TOURNAMENT LINEUPS (listed by tournament finish) FALL 2018 UA Finish ANNIKA Intercollegiate Schooner Fall Classic Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational East Lake Cup SPRING 2019 UA Finish Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Evans Derby Experience Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic SEC Championship NCAA Regionals NCAA Championships ALABAMA INDIVIDUALS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS (FINAL 2017-18 Golfweek/sagarin performance Index) 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 1 Lauren Stephenson 68.53 11 73.55 (21) 83-21-7 154-24-10 280-29-12 915-30-14 8 Kristen Gillman 69.34 11 73.54 (20) 60-42-9 123-38-17 240-57-24 867-66-26 96 Angelica Moresco 72.56 11 73.50 (13) 6-115-1 23-172-4 72-241-8 528-396-35 WOMEN’S GOLF PAGE 3 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / WOMEN’S GOLF ALabama Career Round-by-Round Bold- Individual Medalist Lauren Stephenson 2017-18 Kristen Gillman Junior 2017-18 t1st Mason Rudolph Championship 68-68-64/200% (-16) Sophomore 2nd Schooner Fall Classic 69-68-66/203 (-10) t8th Mason Rudolph Championship 70-69-71/210 (-6) t3rd Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational 72-68-66/206 (-10) 1st Schooner Fall Classic 68-68-64/200% (-13) t3rd The Landfall Tradition 67-71/138 (-6) t6th Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational 71-69-67/207 (-9) t8th Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge 74-68-76/218 (+5) t5th The Landfall Tradition 69-71/140 (-4) 2nd Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 69-71-72/212 (-1) 7th Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge 69-74-74/217 (+4) 3rd Evans Derby Experience 69-73-67/209 (-7) t15th Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 73-73-74/220 (+7) t1st Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic 71-69-69/209 (-7) t17 Evans Derby Experience 75-69-71/214 (-2) t9th SEC Championship 72-76-70/218 (+2) t6 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic 70-71-72/213 (-3) 2nd NCAA Tallahasse Regional 67-69-66/202^ (-14) 3 SEC Championship 69-75-70/214 (-2) ^- School regional record 54-hole total and score vs.