Nov. 3, 2006

ORLANDO, Florida (SMU) - The SMU women's golf team dropped a pair of tough matches today at the Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship for Women at Eagle Creek Golf Club.

SMU, seeded 13th in the prestigious event, opened against fourth-seeded Vanderbilt. After a back-and-forth match, SMU and Vandy were tied at 2-2 when VU's Chris Brady and SMU's Kate Ackerson came up 18. Ackerson made par and the match seemed headed for extra holes, but Brady holed a 20-foot birdie putt to win the match for the Commodores. Winning matches for SMU were Jennifer Ackerson and Sarah Dodson.

In the consolation bracket, SMU had to take on fifth-seeded Wake Forest, which had been upset by No. 12 LSU in the morning matches. The Demon Deacons were not to be denied, though, and topped SMU, 3-1-1. Jennifer Ackerson scored the lone Mustnag victory with a 1-up win over Jean Chua.

2006 Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship for WomenEagle Creek Golf ClubOrlando, Fla.
First Round(4) Vanderbilt def. (13) SMU, 3-2-0Jacqui Concolino, Vandy def. Lacey Jones, SMU, 2 and 1;Jennifer Ackerson, SMU def. Kristen Svicarovich, Vandy, 5 and 4;Chris Brady, Vandy def. Kate Ackerson, SMU, 1-up;Liebelei Lawrence, Vandy def. Ashley Deatherage, SMU, 6 and 5;Sarah Dodson, SMU def. Julie Bartholomew, Vandy, 3 and 2
Consolation Bracket(5) Wake Forest def. (13) SMU, 3-1-1Amanda Goins, WFU def. Lacey Jones, SMU, 1-up;Jennifer Ackerson, SMU def. Jean Chua, WFU, 1-up;Nannette Hills, WFU halved Kate Ackerson, SMU;Margaret Simons, WFU def. Ashley Deatherage, 3 and 2;Laura Crawford, WFU def. Sarah Dodson, SMU, 2 and 1.