Eastern Michigan Athletics
Monday, October 26
Atlanta, Ga.
10:30 a.m.
Eastern Michigan University
at
East Lake Cup - Stroke Play
10/28/2026 6:55:00 PM | Women's Golf
Eagles faced three teams ranked in the top 30 nationally in a competitive three-day event
ATLANTA (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University women's golf team competed well throughout the week at the 12th East Lake Cup in Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 26-28, where the Eagles finished third in the single-round stroke play portion of the event before falling in a pair of tightly contests matches at the East Lake Golf Club. The event, which featured four teams that reached match play at the 2026 NCAA Championships, saw No. 3 USC win the stroke play event before No. 20 Arkansas captured the match play title.
How It Happened • Stroke Play
One single round of stroke play led off the event with all four teams sending five players to the course with the top four scores counting toward the team score and the seeding for the match play portion of the event. The Eagles' four scoring players were tightly bunched on the scoreboard with all four within one stroke of one another to help No. 53 EMU shoot 3-under 285 and finish third behind No. 3 USC, who won the event at 8-under 280, and No. 20 Arkansas, who shot 6-under 282. No. 29 Oklahoma State rounded out the four-team field at 2-over 290 to finish fourth.
Individually, a trio of Eagles tied for eighth place in the standings as Savannah de Bock (Ecaussinnes-d'enghien, Belgium/Institut de l'Enfant-Jésus-Lycée/Georgia), Laura Gorgees Baeta (Zaragoza, Spain/IES Ortega y Gassett), and Karen Tsuru (Carlsbad, Calif./San Diego Virtual School/Oregon) each shot 1-under 71 on the day. The finish for Gorgees Baeta marked the first top 10 finish of her collegiate career while Tsuru finished in the top 10 for the third consecutive tournament this month. Constanza Quiroga (Cochabamba, Bolivia/Tiquipaya School/Troy) was one shot off her teammates at Even-par 72 to tie for 11th while Baiyok Sukterm (Bang Yi, Thailand/Panitchayakan Rajdamnern Tech/Lindsey Wilson) shot 6-over 78 to finish 20th.
How It Happened • Match Play vs. Arkansas
The Eagles and Razorbacks met in the semifinals with Arkansas scoring a 4-1 win to advance to the final against Oklahoma State, who it would defeat, 3.5-1.5, in the final. The Eagles opened with a tough 3&1 loss by No. 238 Karen Tsuru as she gave No. 13 Sara Brentcheneff a battle before UA took a 1-0 lead. Savannah de Bock, however, leveled the score as the No. 160-ranked Eagle grabbed a 4&3 win over Swetha Sathish. But, the Hogs won the final three matches to claim the team win, starting with No. 167 Baiyok Sukterm falling to No. 7 Maria Jose Marin, 5&4, before Constanza Quiroga pushed No. 279 Ebba Liljeberg to the end before dropping a 1-up decision. The final match went to No. 275 Natalie Blonien, who downed Laura Gorgees Baeta, 4&2.
How It Happened • Match Play vs. USC
Eastern and USC, who will co-host the GameAbove Golf Invitational, March 15-16, 2027, in Somis, Calif., met in the consolation match on the final day with the Trojans scoring a 3-2 victory over the Eagles. USC took a 1-0 lead as No. 104 Kylie Chong scored a 5&4 win over Constanza Quiroga before the Eastern tied the match at 1-1 after No. 160 Savannah de Bock grabbed a 4&3 win over No. 92 Bailey Shoemaker. USC reclaimed the lead and captured the match with wins at the third and fourth positions with No. 48 Jasmine Koo defeating Laura Gorgees Baeta, 6&5, before No. 238 Karen Tsuru dropped a close 2&1 score to No. 20 Sarah Hammett. The final match went to EMU as No. 167 Baiyok Sutkerm posted a 2-up win over No. 22 Elise Lee.
Notes • Individual
» Eastern saw three players tie for eighth place in stroke play at 1-under 71, including Savannah de Bock, Laura Gorgees Baeta, and Karen Tsuru. The finishes marked the first collegiate top 10 showing in Gorgees Baeta's four-event collegiate career and surpassed the tie for 19th she recorded last week at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Oct. 19-21). The top 10 show for de Bock was her second of the year while Tsuru recorded her third consecutive top 10 finish after tying for ninth at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate (Oct. 5-6) and tied for sixth at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational.
» Savannah de Bock won both of her matches in match play by identical 4&3 scores. Ranked No. 160 in the collegiate ranks and No. 120 in the world listing (WAGR), de Bock's second win of the week saw her down Bailey Shoemaker of USC, who entered the tournament ranked No. 34 in the world and No. 92 in the collegiate ranks. For her career with the Eagles, de Bock moved to 3-1-0 in match play after posting a 1-1-0 mark at the 2026 NCAA Championships with her lone setback coming in a 2-up decision to No. 14 Kelly Xu of Stanford in the national semifinals.
» Baiyok Sutkerm collected her first collegiate match play win as she scored a 2-up victory over Elise Lee of USC, who entered the week ranked No. 22 in the NCAA and No. 39 in the world. Sukterm, who ranks No. 88 globally and No. 167 in the NCAA, faced two players ranked in the world top 40 as she opened with a 5&4 loss to Maria Jose Marin of Arkansas, who is No. 7 on both lists.
» Karen Tsuru entered the week with the most collegiate match play experience as she was 2-3-0 with Oregon during the 2024-25 season. Tsuru faced a pair of players ranked in the world top 150 with a 3&1 loss to No. 13/No. 29 Sara Brentcheneff of Arkansas before a close 2&1 decision went to No. 20/No. 150 Sarah Hammett of USC.
» Constanza Quiroga and Laura Gorgees Baeta both made their collegiate match play debuts, but were unable to secure a point for the Eagles. Both squared off with highly-ranked opponents with Gorgees Baeta playing No. 16 (WAGR) Jasmine Koo of USC while Quiroga went up against No. 42 Kylie Chong of USC.
Notes • Team
» The Eagles shot 3-under 285 in the lone round of stroke play, which tied for 15th on the program's all-time single-round scoring ledger. The 3-under also tied for the 11th-lowest score-to-par in program history.
» Eastern last played in a single-round stroke play event during the 2024-25 season when the Eagles competed in the Match in the Desert, Jan. 27, 2025, at Superstition Mountain Golf Club in Gold Canyon, Ariz. That day, Eastern finished seventh overall with a score of 17-over 305, 20 shots behind the score EMU posted this week.
» EMU competed in a match-play event for just the 10th time in program history and its first regular-season match-play event since the MAC Match Play, Feb. 7-8, 2022, in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. With the results against both Arkansas and USC, the Eagles fell to 11-15-5 all-time in match play and 10-14-5 when playing in the regular season after posting a 1-1-0 record at the 2026 NCAA Championships.
Up Next
The East Lake Cup marks the end of the fall season for the Eagles. Eastern is set to return to action with a pair of tournaments in California, starting Feb. 13-15 with a return trip to the Alice & John Wallace Invitational, hosted by Long Beach State, at Monterrey Country Club in Palm Desert Calif. One week later, the Eagles will venture to Valencia Country Club in Valencia, Calif., to compete in the Bruin Wave Invitational, Feb. 22-23, hosted by both UCLA (Bruin) and Pepperdine (Wave).
Follow the Eagles
Stay up-to-date on all things Eastern Michigan Golf by following the Eagles on social media. The team can be found on X at EMUWomensGolf and on Instagram at EasternWomensGolf.
Results
12th East Lake Cup
East Lake Golf Club • Atlanta, Ga.
Monday-Wednesday, Oct. 26-28, 2026
Par 72 • 6,185 yards
FINAL • Team Standings
1. USC [#3] • 280 (-8)
2. Arkansas [#20] • 282 (-6)
3. Eastern Michigan [#53] • 285 (-3)
4. Oklahoma State [#29] • 290 (+2)
[#] Rankings are Scoreboard/Clippd Top 100
Individual Results (Top 10)
1. Maria Jose Marin (ARK)[#7] • 67 (-5)
t2. Louise Depadt (OSU)[#40] • 69 (-3)
t2. Marta Silchenko (OSU)[#106] • 69 (-3)
t2. Jasmine Koo (USC)[#48] • 69 (-3)
t2. Kylie Chong (USC)[#104] • 69 (-3)
t6. Bailey Shoemaker (USC)[#92] • 70 (-2)
t6. Sara Brentcheneff (ARK)[#13] • 70 (-2)
t8. Karen Tsuru (EMU)[#238] • 71 (-1)
t8. Laura Gorgees Baeta (EMU) • 71 (-1)
t8. Savannah de Bock (EMU)[#160] • 71 (-1)
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t11. Constanza Quiroga • 72 (E)
20. Baiyok Sukterm [#167] • 78 (+6)
[#] Rankings are Scoreboard/Clippd Top 250
Match Play
Semifinal vs. #20 Arkansas
1. #13 Sara Brentcheneff (A) def. #238 Karen Tsuru, 3&1
2. #160 Savannah de Bock (EM) def. #465 Swetha Sathish, 4&3
3. #7 Maria Jose Marin (A) def. #167 Baiyok Sukterm, 5&4
4. #279 Ebba Liljeberg (A) def. #533 Constanza Quiroga, 1-UP
5. #275 Natalie Blonien (A) def. #727 Laura Gorgees Baeta, 4&2
#2-seed Arkansas def. #3-seed Eastern Michigan, 4.0-1.0
Consolation Final vs. #3 USC
1. #104 Kylie Chong (SC) def. #533 Constanza Quiroga, 5&4
2. #160 Savannah de Bock (EM) def. #92 Bailey Shoemaker, 4&3
3. #48 Jasmine Koo (SC) def. #727 Laura Gorgees Baeta, 6&5
4. #20 Sarah Hammett (SC) def. #238 Karen Tsuru, 2&1
5. #167 Baiyok Sukterm (EM) def. #22 Elise Lee, 2-Up
#1-seed USC def. #3-seed Eastern Michigan, 3.0-2.0
How It Happened • Stroke Play
One single round of stroke play led off the event with all four teams sending five players to the course with the top four scores counting toward the team score and the seeding for the match play portion of the event. The Eagles' four scoring players were tightly bunched on the scoreboard with all four within one stroke of one another to help No. 53 EMU shoot 3-under 285 and finish third behind No. 3 USC, who won the event at 8-under 280, and No. 20 Arkansas, who shot 6-under 282. No. 29 Oklahoma State rounded out the four-team field at 2-over 290 to finish fourth.
Individually, a trio of Eagles tied for eighth place in the standings as Savannah de Bock (Ecaussinnes-d'enghien, Belgium/Institut de l'Enfant-Jésus-Lycée/Georgia), Laura Gorgees Baeta (Zaragoza, Spain/IES Ortega y Gassett), and Karen Tsuru (Carlsbad, Calif./San Diego Virtual School/Oregon) each shot 1-under 71 on the day. The finish for Gorgees Baeta marked the first top 10 finish of her collegiate career while Tsuru finished in the top 10 for the third consecutive tournament this month. Constanza Quiroga (Cochabamba, Bolivia/Tiquipaya School/Troy) was one shot off her teammates at Even-par 72 to tie for 11th while Baiyok Sukterm (Bang Yi, Thailand/Panitchayakan Rajdamnern Tech/Lindsey Wilson) shot 6-over 78 to finish 20th.
How It Happened • Match Play vs. Arkansas
The Eagles and Razorbacks met in the semifinals with Arkansas scoring a 4-1 win to advance to the final against Oklahoma State, who it would defeat, 3.5-1.5, in the final. The Eagles opened with a tough 3&1 loss by No. 238 Karen Tsuru as she gave No. 13 Sara Brentcheneff a battle before UA took a 1-0 lead. Savannah de Bock, however, leveled the score as the No. 160-ranked Eagle grabbed a 4&3 win over Swetha Sathish. But, the Hogs won the final three matches to claim the team win, starting with No. 167 Baiyok Sukterm falling to No. 7 Maria Jose Marin, 5&4, before Constanza Quiroga pushed No. 279 Ebba Liljeberg to the end before dropping a 1-up decision. The final match went to No. 275 Natalie Blonien, who downed Laura Gorgees Baeta, 4&2.
How It Happened • Match Play vs. USC
Eastern and USC, who will co-host the GameAbove Golf Invitational, March 15-16, 2027, in Somis, Calif., met in the consolation match on the final day with the Trojans scoring a 3-2 victory over the Eagles. USC took a 1-0 lead as No. 104 Kylie Chong scored a 5&4 win over Constanza Quiroga before the Eastern tied the match at 1-1 after No. 160 Savannah de Bock grabbed a 4&3 win over No. 92 Bailey Shoemaker. USC reclaimed the lead and captured the match with wins at the third and fourth positions with No. 48 Jasmine Koo defeating Laura Gorgees Baeta, 6&5, before No. 238 Karen Tsuru dropped a close 2&1 score to No. 20 Sarah Hammett. The final match went to EMU as No. 167 Baiyok Sutkerm posted a 2-up win over No. 22 Elise Lee.
Notes • Individual
» Eastern saw three players tie for eighth place in stroke play at 1-under 71, including Savannah de Bock, Laura Gorgees Baeta, and Karen Tsuru. The finishes marked the first collegiate top 10 showing in Gorgees Baeta's four-event collegiate career and surpassed the tie for 19th she recorded last week at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Oct. 19-21). The top 10 show for de Bock was her second of the year while Tsuru recorded her third consecutive top 10 finish after tying for ninth at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate (Oct. 5-6) and tied for sixth at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational.
» Savannah de Bock won both of her matches in match play by identical 4&3 scores. Ranked No. 160 in the collegiate ranks and No. 120 in the world listing (WAGR), de Bock's second win of the week saw her down Bailey Shoemaker of USC, who entered the tournament ranked No. 34 in the world and No. 92 in the collegiate ranks. For her career with the Eagles, de Bock moved to 3-1-0 in match play after posting a 1-1-0 mark at the 2026 NCAA Championships with her lone setback coming in a 2-up decision to No. 14 Kelly Xu of Stanford in the national semifinals.
» Baiyok Sutkerm collected her first collegiate match play win as she scored a 2-up victory over Elise Lee of USC, who entered the week ranked No. 22 in the NCAA and No. 39 in the world. Sukterm, who ranks No. 88 globally and No. 167 in the NCAA, faced two players ranked in the world top 40 as she opened with a 5&4 loss to Maria Jose Marin of Arkansas, who is No. 7 on both lists.
» Karen Tsuru entered the week with the most collegiate match play experience as she was 2-3-0 with Oregon during the 2024-25 season. Tsuru faced a pair of players ranked in the world top 150 with a 3&1 loss to No. 13/No. 29 Sara Brentcheneff of Arkansas before a close 2&1 decision went to No. 20/No. 150 Sarah Hammett of USC.
» Constanza Quiroga and Laura Gorgees Baeta both made their collegiate match play debuts, but were unable to secure a point for the Eagles. Both squared off with highly-ranked opponents with Gorgees Baeta playing No. 16 (WAGR) Jasmine Koo of USC while Quiroga went up against No. 42 Kylie Chong of USC.
Notes • Team
» The Eagles shot 3-under 285 in the lone round of stroke play, which tied for 15th on the program's all-time single-round scoring ledger. The 3-under also tied for the 11th-lowest score-to-par in program history.
» Eastern last played in a single-round stroke play event during the 2024-25 season when the Eagles competed in the Match in the Desert, Jan. 27, 2025, at Superstition Mountain Golf Club in Gold Canyon, Ariz. That day, Eastern finished seventh overall with a score of 17-over 305, 20 shots behind the score EMU posted this week.
» EMU competed in a match-play event for just the 10th time in program history and its first regular-season match-play event since the MAC Match Play, Feb. 7-8, 2022, in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. With the results against both Arkansas and USC, the Eagles fell to 11-15-5 all-time in match play and 10-14-5 when playing in the regular season after posting a 1-1-0 record at the 2026 NCAA Championships.
Up Next
The East Lake Cup marks the end of the fall season for the Eagles. Eastern is set to return to action with a pair of tournaments in California, starting Feb. 13-15 with a return trip to the Alice & John Wallace Invitational, hosted by Long Beach State, at Monterrey Country Club in Palm Desert Calif. One week later, the Eagles will venture to Valencia Country Club in Valencia, Calif., to compete in the Bruin Wave Invitational, Feb. 22-23, hosted by both UCLA (Bruin) and Pepperdine (Wave).
Follow the Eagles
Stay up-to-date on all things Eastern Michigan Golf by following the Eagles on social media. The team can be found on X at EMUWomensGolf and on Instagram at EasternWomensGolf.
Results
12th East Lake Cup
East Lake Golf Club • Atlanta, Ga.
Monday-Wednesday, Oct. 26-28, 2026
Par 72 • 6,185 yards
FINAL • Team Standings
1. USC [#3] • 280 (-8)
2. Arkansas [#20] • 282 (-6)
3. Eastern Michigan [#53] • 285 (-3)
4. Oklahoma State [#29] • 290 (+2)
[#] Rankings are Scoreboard/Clippd Top 100
Individual Results (Top 10)
1. Maria Jose Marin (ARK)[#7] • 67 (-5)
t2. Louise Depadt (OSU)[#40] • 69 (-3)
t2. Marta Silchenko (OSU)[#106] • 69 (-3)
t2. Jasmine Koo (USC)[#48] • 69 (-3)
t2. Kylie Chong (USC)[#104] • 69 (-3)
t6. Bailey Shoemaker (USC)[#92] • 70 (-2)
t6. Sara Brentcheneff (ARK)[#13] • 70 (-2)
t8. Karen Tsuru (EMU)[#238] • 71 (-1)
t8. Laura Gorgees Baeta (EMU) • 71 (-1)
t8. Savannah de Bock (EMU)[#160] • 71 (-1)
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t11. Constanza Quiroga • 72 (E)
20. Baiyok Sukterm [#167] • 78 (+6)
[#] Rankings are Scoreboard/Clippd Top 250
Match Play
Semifinal vs. #20 Arkansas
1. #13 Sara Brentcheneff (A) def. #238 Karen Tsuru, 3&1
2. #160 Savannah de Bock (EM) def. #465 Swetha Sathish, 4&3
3. #7 Maria Jose Marin (A) def. #167 Baiyok Sukterm, 5&4
4. #279 Ebba Liljeberg (A) def. #533 Constanza Quiroga, 1-UP
5. #275 Natalie Blonien (A) def. #727 Laura Gorgees Baeta, 4&2
#2-seed Arkansas def. #3-seed Eastern Michigan, 4.0-1.0
Consolation Final vs. #3 USC
1. #104 Kylie Chong (SC) def. #533 Constanza Quiroga, 5&4
2. #160 Savannah de Bock (EM) def. #92 Bailey Shoemaker, 4&3
3. #48 Jasmine Koo (SC) def. #727 Laura Gorgees Baeta, 6&5
4. #20 Sarah Hammett (SC) def. #238 Karen Tsuru, 2&1
5. #167 Baiyok Sukterm (EM) def. #22 Elise Lee, 2-Up
#1-seed USC def. #3-seed Eastern Michigan, 3.0-2.0
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