QUICK PAR: SCAD Atlanta Women's Golf hoisted the trophy at the Appalachian Athletic Conference Championships on Tuesday after a roller coaster two days of highly competitive golf. Hosted at Governors Town Club in Acworth, Georgia, the tournament marked the direct qualifier for the AAC into the NAIA National Championships to be played next month in Illinois. The Bees won the team title, with Senior Martha Sanchez placing first individually.

Day one started with challenges for the Bees as they slipped down to 5th place in the early stages of round one. The SCAD team clawed their way back to finish round 1 in 3rd place, 15 strokes behind then-leaders Milligan University. Round two saw the Bees show their quality, shooting an impressive 291 team score to fly back into first place by 2 strokes to finish the first day of play.

The final round saw SCAD stretch their lead past ten strokes, but a strong push from conference rivals Truett McConnell brought the teams to a tie with a handful of holes left to play. This was not the only battle taking place, with Bees Martha Sanchez and Holly Lau sharing the tournament lead individually for most of the round. As the day came to a close, SCAD inched ahead by two, then four strokes to seal the championship for the Bees.

Team Scores:

1. SCAD Atlanta - 315-291-304 - 910
2. Truett McConnell - 302-306-306 - 914
3. Milligan University - 300-317-325 - 942
4. University of Pikeville - 324-321-320 - 965
5. Tennessee Wesleyan - 332-318-328 - 978
6. Brenau University - 335-329-337 - 1001
7. Reinhardt University - 362-366-351 - 1079
8. Montreat College - 425-416-408 - 1249

Individual Scores:
1st - Martha Sanchez - 74-74-74 - 222
T2nd - Holly Lau - 75-70-78 - 223
T5th - Mariana Herrera - 81-74-75 - 230
T11th - Ariel Zhu - 85-73-77 -  235
26th - Avery Sabile - 88-81-84 - 253

What's Next? The Bees play Truett McConnell in a head-to-head match as they prepare for the NAIA National Championships at TPC Deere Run in Illinois next month.