ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana | Alabama State ran away with their fifth Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) championship in the last six years Tuesday afternoon, winning the title by 39 strokes over last year's champion Texas Southern.The Lady Hornets finished with a two-day total of 50-over 626 to outrun Texas Southern who finished with a two-day total of 89-over 665. Prairie View A&M finished third with a 124-over 700, while Alcorn State finished at 144-over 720.
Chanelle Avaricio won the individual title for the fourth consecutive season, finishing one shot of her teammate Nia Station. Avaricio finished with six-over 150, finishing ahead of Station at seven-over 151.
Amber Kuykendall of Texas Southern finished the event in third place finishing at fourteen over par, while Madison DeRousse of Alabama State finished the event in fourth place in a tie with Aubrianna Jordan. Quname Mhotsha of Alcorn State finished in sixth, and Jade McAlister of Alabama State finished in seventh.
Avaricio, Station and DeRousse were named First All-Conference; with Station earning Freshman of the Year honors. Jada McAlister and Shania Jones were named Second Team All-Conference.
Alabama State head coach, Dr. Gary Grandison, was named the 2018 SWAC Women's Golf Coach of the Year.
The Lady Hornets will now await their destination for the NCAA Regionals on the selection show April 25, which will air live at 5:30 pm on the Golf channel.
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