Conway, Ark.- The Bears started their Spring 2026 schedule this week competing in the Great River Cup in Monroe, Louisiana on Monday and Tuesday. Most of the events the Bears play in are stroke play but in this event the format was match play. Match play is a head-to-head, hole-by-hole competition with each individual trying to win as many holes as possible. As a match play team event, the individuals of one team are trying to win more matches than the individuals of the team they are playing against. In this event, each match consisted of five players from each team. The Bears went 1-1-1 in their three matches.
 
Match One: Central Arkansas vs Memphis
The Bears beat the Tigers 3.5-1.5. Maggie Huett (4&2), Gudrun Thorsteinsdottir (2up), Aubrey Marx (4&2) all won their matches, while Alethea Paige Gaccion tied her match. Emma Leroy Fabry dropped her match (3&1).
 
Match Two: Central Arkansas vs Southern Miss
The Bears fell to the Golden Eagles 1.5-3.5. Alethea Paige Gaccion (1up) won her match, while Gudrun Thorsteinsdottir tied her match. Emma Leroy Fabry (2&1), Aubrey Marx (1down), and  Maggie Huett (7&6) dropped their matches.
 
Match Three: Central Arkansas vs Missouri State
The Purple Bears and the Maroon Bears tied 2.5 to 2.5. Aubrey Marx (2&1) and Alethea Paige Gaccion (2up) won their matches, while Emma Leroy Fabry tied her match. Maggie Huett (3&1) and Gudrun Thorsteindottir (2&1) lost their matches.
 
Outside of the team competition, Valeria Ramirez competed as in individual in three match play rounds going 2-1 for the event.

For full details you can visit the tournament scoreboard by clicking here.

Up next for the Bears is a trip to Macon, Ga. to compete in the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational February 20-22.