Hogs Look To Keep It Rolling at Jackson Stephens Cup

ROLAND, Ark. – Coming off consecutive team victories to start its season, No. 3 Arkansas Women’s Golf is set to hit the links again this week, as Head Coach Shauna Taylor’s Hogs head to the storied Alotian Club for the Jackson T. Stephens Cup. The tournament, much like the Blessings Collegiate Invitational, is unique in its format: there will be six men’s teams and six women’s teams competing, and there will be both stroke play and match play over the three day event. The teams will play 36 holes on Monday, 18 holes on Tuesday, followed by match play on Wednesday. Additionally, the Jackson T. Stephens Cup will be covered on Golf Channel all three days.

With the absence of the Hogs’ leader Brooke Matthews, who is missing the event to partake in Q School, sophomore Cory Lopez will lead the Razorbacks to the Alotian. If the BCI was any indication, though, Lopez is more than up to the task: the Monterrey, Mexico native finished just behind Matthews, tied for second place. Lopez was one of only three golfers who played at the event on the women’s side to finish at even par or better.

Junior Kajal Mistry will follow Lopez in the Hog lineup at the Stephens Cup. Mistry, much like the rest of the Razorbacks, has been hot to start the 2021-22 season, as she has notched finishes of 19th and fourth at the Cougar Classic and BCI, respectfully. Mistry, as has become her thing over her career, got better with every round at the Blessings, going 71-70 over her last two rounds to fly up the leaderboard. Her four rounds under par so far this season trails only the total of Matthews, who leads the squad with five such rounds.

In the third spot for Taylor will be Miriam Ayora, who collected the first top-10 finish of her young career at the BCI. Ayora’s second round 68, the best 18 holes of her career to date, helped to keep her near the top of the leaderboard. It also showed her immense potential – Ayora was one of only three players to shoot 68 or better in any round during the BCI. This will also be her third straight event playing in the competitive lineup.

Junior Julia Gregg will play from the fourth spot at the Stephens Cup. After a slow start to the BCI, Gregg came alive in the final round of the home tournament, matching the best round of her collegiate career, carding a four-under 68. The round helped get all five of Arkansas’ competitive players at the event inside the top-20. Gregg will look to carry that momentum into the Stephens Cup.

Making her season debut at the Stephens Cup, Ela Anacona will look to help fill the void left by Matthews. Anacona last teed it up for the Hogs at the NCAA Louisville Regional, where she finished tied for 27th. Anacona was steady all postseason long, as she also finished in the top-30 at the SEC Golf Championship, firing a three-under 213.

Freshman Ffion Tynan will once again play as an individual.

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