Shelton State Women’s Golf Goes Back-to-Back at ACCC Championship
The Shelton State Lady Buccaneers took home the 2025 ACCC Championship yesterday at Bent Brook Golf Course in Bessemer, AL. defending their 2024 crown. In only their second year as a program, they have now won back-to-back conference championships and still sit at #1 in the nation in Division 2. In round 1, the Buccaneers played well, shooting 17 over par (305) to lead by 28 shots over second place. Sophomore Peyton Maraman led the tournament with a 73, followed by Ashlee Allen tied for 3rd at 75, Sawyer Hobbs was 4th with 76, Jordan Ransdell and Mia Hobbs were tied with 84, Katie Hallmark shot 85, and Aubrie Medford posted an 87.
Day two saw high winds and change of direction for the teams causing more difficulty and higher scores. It did not change the standings. Shelton State posted a 334 (46 over par) for a total of 639. Southern Union placed second with a total of 685, and Wallace State came in third at 691. Peyton Maraman shot 78 (151) to repeat as Conference Champion, while Ashlee Allen (161), Sawyer Hobbs (161), and Katie Hallmark (166) made the All-Tournament Team. Mia Hobbs had the second-best score of the day for Shelton at 83 (167), Jordan Ransdell posted 171, and Aubrie Medford finished with 176.
Following round one, the ACCC All-Conference, Player of the Year, and Coach of the Year awards were passed out, and the Buccaneers picked up some hardware. Ashlee Allen and Sawyer Hobbs made the All-Conference Team, and Peyton Maraman was named Player of the Year, for the second consecutive season. Head Coach Chris Sanford was selected Coach of the Year. He won the award last year as well.
"I am very proud of the team for winning the Conference Championship for the second straight year! We played really well in round 1 that got us off to a great start. The wind was very strong today, and with the hard greens, it was difficult out there. I do think we created some of our own issues and lost strokes because of distance control, chipping, and putting. We could have been 10-12 shots lower, but the scores were always probably going to go up in that wind. I thought all the girls battled, even when some things went south on the back nine. We had some solid scores on the front, but struggled on the back in spots. We will go back to work and get ready for the district tournament next week, and then hopefully be playing our best at the national tournament."