BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. - East Tennessee State women's golf begins postseason action with the 2026 Southern Conference Championship over April 20-22 at the Columbia Country Club Course in Blythewood, S.C..  

ETSU has claimed two tournament titles during their time in the SoCon and the most recent championship, in 2024, was the fifth overall in program history. ETSU's three round score 879 marked the third-best tournament score in the history of the SoCon Championship and Sophie Bert was the top individual with a second-place finish, shooting a 73, 71 and 72 for a result of 216(E). 
    
East Tennessee State at the Southern Conference Championship
April 20-22 | Blythewood, S.C. | Columbia Country Club
Results | Championship Central
Par 72
6,219 yards
Format: 18-18-18 (Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday)
The teams in the field include Mercer, The Citadel, Wofford, UNCG, Chattanooga, Samford, Western Carolina, Furman and ETSU.  
 

• Sophia Gambini | Fr. | Maryville, Tenn.
• Katie Hall | Sr. | Abingdon, Va.
• McKenzie Hauk | So. | Kingsport, Tenn.
• Arisa Piyamanit | Fr. | Nakhon Prathom, Thailand
• Nova Siljander | Fr. | Stavanger, Norway
• (ALT) Sydney Harz | R-Jr. | Freidburg, Germany

• ETSU collected its second tournament win of the season at the Houston Lake Invitational with four top 10 finishes from the Bucs - Gambini (2nd), Piyamanit (4th), Hall (6th) and Hauk (9th).
• Arisa Piyamanit was the top individual for the Bucs at the Low Country Intercollegiate, carding three straight rounds of 74(+2) for the most accurately shot tournament by a Buc this season.  Her second-place finish her highest of the season and was the second-highest individual placement by a Buc this season, following Gambini's individual tournament victory at the Terrier Intercollegiate.  
• Arisa Piyamanit was the ETSU top individual with a total score of 225(+9) at the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational.  She was the only individual from the squad to a card a round under par.
• Sophia Gambini recorded her second top five finish in as many tournaments, finishing fifth at 219(+3) at the UNCG Advances Golf Partner Collegiate. Gambini posted the best round by a Buc this season at 68(-4).
• Arisa Piyamanit collected her third top 20 finish of the season at the UNCG Advances Golf Partners Collegiate with a score of 224(+8) with two rounds at 74(+2) for a 16th place finish.
• Sophia Gambini was named the SoCon Women's Golfer of the Week on October 15, 2025 after collecting her first collegiate tournament win at the Terrier Intercollegiate.
• Sophia Gambini collected her first collegiate tournament win at the Terrier Intercollegiate, shooting even in rounds one and three and one over in the second for a total score of 217(+1).  Gambini shot one over or better in five of 12 rounds in the fall.
• ETSU captured the first team tournament win of the season at the Terrier Intercollegiate to close out the fall slate.  The tournament victory is the first for women's golf since the 2024 Southern Conference team title.
• McKenzie Hauk boasted one round under par and one round over par at the Merecedes-Benz Collegiate, finishing tied for 31st at 219(+6).
• Arisa Piyamanit led the Bucs with a seventh place finish at the Golfweek Fall Challenge, shooting 212 (-1), with two rounds two under.

• ETSU women's golf finished fifth overall at the Southern Conference Tournament.
• The squad posted a podium finish at the UNCG AGCP Invitational for their top team finish of the season.  The top team result came in day two of the More Than Golf Invitational when the team shot +9.
• Katie Hall, Sydney Harz and McKenzie Hauk return to the 2025-26 roster from the 2024-25 roster.