[Spiny_Norman]

Any speculations on our coach's strategy with the pairings? Match Aubert against a bogey machine so she doesn't have to make birdies to win? Why do you think Walker chose to put Lee up against their #5? Because she was their second-best player so far? Seems like we outsmarted Baylor in wasting their #1 against our #5?

I remember that Shannon wanted to go first in one of the previous championships, I wonder if she asked for that position again.

Very interesting stuff and illustrates why match play is so different than the stroke preliminaries.

Unless Coach Walker goes on the record, all we can do is speculate on her strategy.  But I think she wanted an experienced player in Match 1.  That would be Aubert or Danielson.  Then the other would be an anchor at the back in match 4 or 5.

However the matchups at 4 and 5 were determined by the Baylor coach.  Walker put up Danielson in slot 4.  The Baylor coach could have matched his #1 player Amy Lee (a transfer from U.SC) vs. Danielson.  But he chose a true frosh Fiona Liddell, knowing that the final matchup would be his 1 vs. Stanford's 5.  Seems like a risky play.  If you watched his body language, you might infer that he is playing a hunch.

[Spiny_Norman]

Any speculations on our coach's strategy with the pairings? Match Aubert against a bogey machine so she doesn't have to make birdies to win? Why do you think Walker chose to put Lee up against their #5? Because she was their second-best player so far? Seems like we outsmarted Baylor in wasting their #1 against our #5?

I remember that Shannon wanted to go first in one of the previous championships, I wonder if she asked for that position again.

Very interesting stuff and illustrates why match play is so different than the stroke preliminaries.

Unless Coach Walker goes on the record, all we can do is speculate on her strategy.  But I think she wanted an experienced player in Match 1.  That would be Aubert or Danielson.  Then the other would be an anchor at the back in match 4 or 5.

However the matchups at 4 and 5 were determined by the Baylor coach.  Walker put up Danielson in slot 4.  The Baylor coach could have matched his #1 player Amy Lee (a transfer from U.SC) vs. Danielson.  But he chose a true frosh Fiona Liddell, knowing that the final matchup would be his 1 vs. Stanford's 5.  Seems like a risky play.  If you watched his body language, you might infer that he is playing a hunch.