Mario Bravante May 7, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Three Hogs were Southeastern Conference postseason award honorees, announced today by the conference office, as Brooke Matthews, Cory Lopez and Kajal Mistry were all recognized by the league’s coaches. Matthews earned a spot on the SEC’s First Team; Lopez was named to the league’s All-Freshman Team; and Mistry was named to the conference’s Community Service Team.
Matthews’ recognition comes after a remarkable season for the redshirt junior, as she was one of just eight First Teamers named by the league’s coaches. The Rogers, Ark., product becomes the first First-Teamer for Head Coach Shauna Taylor since the trio of Maria Fassi, Dylan Kim and Kaylee Benton were named to the first team back in 2019. The honor was well deserved, as Matthews finished her redshirt junior season with four top-10 finishes, two runner-up finishes, and a historic win at the inaugural Blessings Collegia
Mike Cawood May 4, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas junior Julian Perico has been selected to play for Team International at the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup, it was announced today by the Golf Coaches Association of America on GOLF Channel. The 25th annual event features the top collegiate golfers from around the world, is set for June 11-13 and will be played at Rich Harvest Farms (Sugar Grove, Ill.).
Perico will join fellow Razorback Brooke Matthews at the Palmer Cup. Matthews, who will represent Team USA, was one of the first three women and among the first six overall selected to participate on Mar. 3, 2021. The last time Arkansas had a male and a female participate in the same Arnold Palmer Cup was 2018 when Alvaro Ortiz (Mexico) and Maria Fassi (Mexico) played for Team International.
Mario Bravante April 28, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 17 Arkansas Women’s Golf will play in an NCAA Regional for the 18
th straight time, as Head Coach Shauna Taylor’s Hogs were selected as part of the Louisville Regional, which will take place May 10-12, on Wednesday afternoon. The NCAA berth will mark the 14
th in a row for Taylor as the Head Hog, as Arkansas will enter the tournament as the fifth seed in the Louisville regional, which will take place at the University of Louisville Golf Club.
“Being selected for NCAA Regionals is a testament to our team’s commitment and hard work this entire year,” Taylor said. “This is just a step toward the end goal and we look forward to traveling to Louisville to secure our spot. We have an incredible group of young women who have worked extremely hard since August and have had to adapt, adjust, and be disciplined to achieve success in all areas this year. This team has embraced
Mario Bravante March 3, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Brooke Matthews’ stellar 2020-21 continued on Wednesday afternoon, as she was one of three initial women’s golfers, and one of six golfers overall, chosen to take part in the Arnold Palmer Cup for the United States, announced today on Golf Channel. Matthews was the only new selection for the United States team on the women’s side, joining Rachel Kuehn of Wake Forest and Allisen Corpuz of Southern California. The event will take place from June 11-13, and will be hosted by Rich Harvest Farms. For both the men and the women’s teams, the remaining members will be selected the week of May 3.