Benedetta Moresco Named All-America Second Team by WGCA

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University of Alabama women’s golfer Benedetta Moresco has been named an All-America Second Team selection by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association, it was announced by the organization Thursday.

Crimson Tide head coach Mic Potter has produced eight WGCA All-America Second Team honors, and by seven different players, since 2010. Moresco is Alabama’s first women’s golfer to receive the honor since alumna Kenzie Wright earned the designation in 2020.

• All-SEC First Team
• SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• 71.4 scoring average through 10 tournaments and 29 rounds, including the SEC Championships and the NCAA Franklin Regional, in 2021-22
• Prior to the NCAA Championships, recorded 19 rounds of par-or-better, including eight rounds in the 60s
• Through 10 tournaments, had five finishes inside top 10, including three finishes inside the top five, in 2021-22
• 2021-22 The Ally Champion, setting the school record for lowest 54-hole total against par with her 19-under-par 197, lowest 36-hole total against par with her 6-under-par 66, lowest first-round total with her 9-under-par 63, and tied the school record for lowest 18-hole total and lowest 18-hole total against par with her 9-under-par 63
• 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup International Team invitee
• T18 at SEC Championships, including two rounds of par-or-better
• Fourth place at 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur (one of just three players to record at least two rounds under par)

Moresco is one of 11 golfers tabbed to the WGCA All-America Second Team and the only golfer from the Southeastern Conference.

The criteria used to determine the WGCA All-American Teams include:

• Head-to-head competition
• Comparison with common opponents
• Scoring average
• Place finishes in regular season events and tournament wins
• Strength of schedule

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