Michigan
Hatter Spring Fling
Michigan Slips to Runner-up Finish at Hatter Spring Fling
3/17/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Enduring the hot and humid 85-degree weather for the second straight day of competition, the University of Michigan women's golf team fell back nine strokes to defending NCAA Division II champion Florida Southern in the final round to finish as the team runner-up at the Hatter Spring Fling Sunday (March 17) at Indigo Lakes Golf Club.
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But struggles with the short game and putting would come in the final round as the Wolverines tallied a 310 team total for a 608 tournament finish, while the Mocs carded a 301 team round for a 599 total to help give them the tournament title by nine strokes. Charleston Southern was third (306-312/618).
Wicks led the Wolverines as she tied for fifth with a 150 tournament total (73-77), and Benedict tied for seventh with her 151 total (74-77). Competing as an individual, Bess Bowers (Bloomington, Ind./North HS) tied for 13th, firing a 78 in the opening round and carding a team-low 75 in the final round for a 153 total.
Misia Lemanski (Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile HS) tied for 16th (78-76/154), Reno tied for 18th (74-81/155) and Laura Olin (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie HS) tied 23rd (77-80/157).
The Wolverines will head back out to the links Monday and Tuesday, March 25-26, for the Lady Seahawk Invitational, hosted by UNC-Wilmington at River Landing Golf Club in Wallace, N.C.
Team Standings
1. Florida Southern 298-301 = 599 2. MICHIGAN 298-310 = 608 3. Charleston Southern 306-312 = 618 4. Wisconsin 307-315 = 622 5. Maryland 308-317 = 625 6. Austin Peay 316-323 = 639 Florida Atlantic 320-319 = 639 8. Bradley 323-318 = 641 Stetson 320-321 = 641 10. Montana 318-326 = 644 East Tennessee State 307-337 = 644 12. Jacksonville 323-325 = 648 Daytona C.C. 331-317 = 648 14. Winthrop 333-336 = 669 15. Bethune-Cookman 339-343 = 682 16. Mercer 351-338 = 689
Top Individuals
1. Jana Peterkova, Florida Southern 68-77 = 145 2. Jessica Polus, Florida Atlantic 74-73 = 147 3. Melissa Holland, Jacksonville 76-73 = 149 Katie Connelly, Wisconsin 74-75 = 149 5. LeANNA WICKS, U-M 73-77 = 150 Rachel Bell, Florida Southern 77-73 = 150 7. KIM BENEDICT, U-M 74-77 = 151 Malinda Johnson, Wisconsin 74-77 = 151 Margaret Pierose, Montana 76-75 = 151 10. Kari Hilton, Charleston Southern 77-75 = 152 Lisa Ball, Florida Southern 79-73 = 152 Amanda Phillips, Austin Peay 75-77 = 152
Other Michigan Scores
T16. Misia Lemanski 78-76 = 154 T18. Cortney Reno 74-81 = 155 T23. Laura Olin 77-80 = 157 T13. Bess Bowers* 78-75 = 153 * played as an individual
Q U O T E S
U-M Head Coach Kathy Teichert
On the tournament ... "I am disappointed with the way that we finished. We just didn't play well. I don't know if it was the weather or the course, but we need to carry through. We were off to a good start through the front nine, but we just didn't make the up and downs we needed to down the stretch. The greens just got harder and harder as the round went on."
On the runner-up finish ... "Some might look at our second out of 16 team finish and be really happy with it. I am happy with the finish, but I think we are expecting more from ourselves. Looking at our team and the players that we have, I think everyone here was expecting a little more. We can't take anything likely. We need to make our shots and then covert. We just need to keep our heads in each and every round."
On the tournament focus ... "We played pretty well yesterday. I felt like we were going through the motions today and we just can't do that. I think we might have even been trying a little too hard. We just didn't get the low numbers that we needed and you need to get those if you expect to win."
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
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