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OU Set for Bedlam Showdown

OU Set for Bedlam Showdown

April 15, 2016 | Women's Golf

NORMAN – The University of Oklahoma women's golf team travels to Stillwater, Okla., this Saturday for a dual match with No. 9 Oklahoma State. The Bedlam Cup match-play event will be held at the Karsten Creek Golf Course.

The Sooners are coming off a ninth-place finish at the Clemson Invitational, carding an 888 (+24). Sophomore Hannah Wood was the top OU finisher in the event, firing a 218 (+2) to share 12th place. The showing marked her seventh top-20 finish of the season.

“We are really excited to head to Stillwater this weekend,” OU head coach Veronique Drouin-Luttrell said. “We always enjoy playing the Bedlam Cup. The format makes it a fun event and all of our players get to play.”

Teams will compete in 36 holes of head-to-head play beginning at 8 a.m. CT on Saturday, and pairings will be reset after the first 18 holes. Live scoring can be found on the @OU_WGolf Twitter feed. Admission is free.

BEDLAM CUP MORNING PAIRINGS

8 a.m.
Match 1: Maggie Neece vs. Linnea Johansson
Match 2: Karen Arimoto vs. Isabella Deilert

8:10 a.m.
Match 3: Rylee Pedigo vs. Alexis Sadeghy
Match 4: Haley Hill vs. McCandren Lewis

8:20 a.m.
Match 5: Julienne Soo vs. Emma Broze
Match 6: Ana Ruiz vs. Kenzie Neisen

8:30 a.m.
Match 7: Hannah Wood vs. Chih-Min Chen
Match 8: Valerie Tanguay vs. Maddie McCrary

OU LINEUP

Karen Arimoto, freshman: Coming off a share of 45th place at the Clemson Invitational … Shared 55th place (224;+11) … Tied for 39th place at the season-opening Schooner Fall Classic (157;+15), where she played as an individual … Hails from Kyoto, Japan … Named to the Rolex AJGA All-America Second Team … Junior All-Star All-American.

Haley Hill, sophomore: Played in two tournament as an individual in the fall … Shared 44th place at the Schooner Fall Classic … Placed 71st at the Jim West Challenge (244;+28).

Maggie Neece, junior: Played in two tournaments in the fall … Shared 59th place at the season-opening Schooner Fall Classic … Tied for 76th at the Alamo Invitational (240;+24).

Rylee Pedigo, sophomore: Coming off a share of 45th place at the Clemson Invitational … Tied for a career-best second place at the Clover Cup (211;-5) … Tied for 55th at the Hurricane Invitational (224;+11) ... Shared sixth place at the season-opening Schooner Fall Classic (138;-4) … Shared 36th at the Jim West Challenge (224;+8) … Tied for 47th at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational … Fired a collegiate-best 67 (-4) in the first round of the Schooner Fall Classic. 

Ana Ruiz, sophomore: Coming off a tie for 26th place at the Clemson Invitational … Tied for 20th at the Clover Cup (223; +7) … Shared 36th place at the Hurricane Invitational (220;+7) … Shared 19th place at the Schooner Fall Classic (143;+1) … Tied for 20th place at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational … Placed 28th at the Jim West Challenge (222;+6) … Posted five top-25 finishes last season as a freshman.

Julienne Soo, freshman: Coming off a share of 60th place at the Clemson Invitational … Shared 55th at the Clover Cup (233; +17) … Competed in three events in the team lineup last fall … Shared 56th place at the Schooner Fall Classic (156; +14) … Tied for 57th place at the Jim West Challenge (231;+16) … Hails from South Yarra, Australia … Shared first in the 2015 New South Wales Amateur … 2015 Tasmanian Open champion … 2015 Karrie Webb Series recipient.

Valerie Tanguay, sophomore: Coming off a share of 45th place at the Clemson Invitational … Tied for 32nd at the Clover Cup (226; +10) … Shared 24th at the Hurricane Invitational (217;+4) … Tied for 20th at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational (226:+10) … Shared 36th place at the Jim West Challenge (224;+8) … Finished tied for 19th at the Schooner Fall Classic (143;+1) … Registered a career-best 69 (-3) at the Clemson Invitational.

Hannah Wood, sophomore: Coming off a share of 12th place at the Clemson Invitational … Shared seventh-place finish at the Clover Cup (214; -2) … Tied for 11th place at the Hurricane Invitational (213;E) ... Shared fourth place at both the Alamo Invitational (216;E) and the Schooner Fall Classic (137;-5) … Tied for 11th place at the Jim West Challenge (215;-1) … Finished in a tie for 20th place at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational … Posted seven top-20 finishes this season.

BEDLAM CUP HISTORY

This year marks the fifth Bedlam cup and the second straight year of the event. Last season, the Sooners fell 9.5-2.5 to then-No. 11 Oklahoma State at Jimmie Austin Golf Club in Norman.

WEATHER

High of 74 degrees with SE winds at 15-20 mph and a 40 percent chance of rain and scattered thunderstorms.

LIVE STATS

Live results can be found on Twitter at @OU_WGolf.

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