Michigan
Indiana Invitational
Wolverines Finish Sixth at Indiana Invitational
4/8/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The University of Michigan women's golf team fired a final-round team score of 315 Sunday (April 8) to finish sixth at the Indiana Invitational at the IU Golf Course. The Wolverines carded team rounds of 309 and 319 on the first day to finish with a 958 total.
Michigan State led from start to finish and took home both the team title and the individual medalist honors. MSU (314-313-295/922) won by 11 strokes over runner-up Kent State (312-317-304/933), and the Spartans' Emily Bastel (74-73-76/223) won the individual title by two strokes over the Golden Flashes' Martina Gillen (77-73-75/225).
As for the Wolverines, LeAnna Wicks (Brighton, Mich./Brighton HS) led the way for the Wolverines after her two-over-par 76 in the third round moved her up three positions to a tie for 18th. She carded rounds of 79 and 82 on the first day to finish with a 237 tournament total. Bess Bowers (Bloomington, Ind./North HS) made a successful return trip to her hometown as she tied for 23rd after firing rounds of 80-78-82 for a 240 tournament total.
Cortney Reno (Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile HS) tied for 29th (82-80-79/241), Kim Benedict (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams HS) tied for 32nd (81-81-80/242) and Misia Lemanski (Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile HS) made a strong comeback to tie for 55th (87-83-80/250).
The Wolverines will stay in Big Ten country as they head to Iowa City, Iowa, for another Big Ten and Central District battle at the Hawkeye Invitational, Saturday and Sunday (April 14-15) at Finkbine Golf Course.
Team Standings
1. Michigan State 314-313-295 = 922 2. Kent State 312-317-304 = 933 3. Northwestern 317-318-304 = 939 4. Ohio State 316-312-312 = 940 5. Indiana 309-319-315 = 943 6. MICHIGAN 322-321-315 = 958 7. Missouri 327-318-317 = 962 8. Minnesota 328-322-313 = 963 9. Wisconsin 329-319-316 = 964 10. Kansas 335-328-319 = 982 11. Ohio 330-328-327 = 985 12. Southern Illinois 338-332-318 = 988 13. Notre Dame 339-337-317 = 993 14. Iowa 345-327-329 = 1001 15. Illinois State 352-344-328 = 1024Top Individuals
1. Emily Bastel, Michigan State 74-73-76 = 223 (+1) 2. Martina Gillen, Kent State 77-73-75 = 225 3. Stacy Snider, Michigan State 77-78-71 = 226 4. Mollie Fankhauser, Ohio State 76-78-74 = 228 Natalie Tucker, Indiana 75-78-75 = 228 6. Amelia Moses, Missouri 78-74-78 = 230 7. Elizabeth Burden, Northwestern 77-80-74 = 231 Jan Dowling, Kent State 76-79-76 = 231 9. Katie Connelly, Wisconsin 77-78-77 = 232Michigan Individual Scores
T18. LeAnna Wicks 79-82-76 = 237 T23. Bess Bowers 80-78-82 = 240 T29. Cortney Reno 82-80-79 = 241 T32. Kim Benedict 81-81-80 = 242 T55. Misia Lemanski 87-83-80 = 250
Q U O T E S
Head Coach Kathy Teichert
On the tournament ... "Overall, I am happy, but not happy. We've been practicing so tough lately, but we just haven't produced during play in tournaments. The tournament wasn't bad, but we just simply should have done better. It was good to beat a few of the teams we did, but I would have liked to see us get some of the other Big Ten teams. We need to start showing the type players we are. We have a lot of talent and are a lot better than we are showing. We can't make the mistakes that we are -- mistakes that we should never be making in the first place. We need to play the way we are capable of and the way that I know we can."
Junior LeAnna Wicks
On her play in the third round ... "Yesterday, I had a problem with my fairway woods. So after the second round I went back and thought about what I needed to do and how to fix the problem and went straight to the range in the morning and worked it out. The combination of that and really concentrating on my putting helped me in the third round. Last week, I wasn't putting well so I went back to my old grip and just stayed focused on each putt."
On the tournament ... "Overall we knew that we could have done better. We know that we have some things to work on before heading to Iowa next weekend. We have to regain our confidence and finish on the last couple of holes. We have to let go of the bad shots and look and concentrate on the shot we have in front out us. I think that we got a little fatigued during the second round. We need to make sure that we keep the mindset of knowing that we have three rounds in the tournament and start strong and finish strong."
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
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