Michigan
Nike/Purdue Kiahuna Collegiate
Michigan Finishes Ninth at Purdue Tournament in Kauai
11/23/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Site:Â Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii
Course:Â Kiahuna Golf Club (Par 70, 6,183 Yards)
Tournament: Nike Purdue Kiahuna Collegiate Invitational
U-M Finish:Â 9th Place of 9 Teams (312-308-309/929)
Top U-M Individual:Â Ali Stinson, 23rd (79-72-78/229)
Next U-M Event:Â Mon-Tue., Feb. 19-20 -- at Central District Classic (Parrish, Fla.)
POIPU, Kauai, Hawaii -- The University of Michigan women's golf team closed its fall season with a ninth-place finish at the Nike Purdue Kiahuna Collegiate Invitational, held Wednesday and Thursday (Nov. 22-23) at the par-70, 6,183-yard Kiahuna Golf Club.
Seniors Ali Stinson (Penticton, B.C./Penticton Secondary) and Brianna Broderick (Richmond, Mo./Richmond) were the top Michigan individuals, with Stinson placing 23rd (79-72-78/229) and Broderick tying for 24th (76-79-75/230).
Michigan sat in eighth place after a team score of 312 in the opening round, and despite an improvement of four shots in Wednesday's second round -- led by Stinson's two-over-par 72 which matched her season best -- the Wolverines were in last place after 36 holes. U-M could not make up any ground in the final round, shooting 309.
Freshman Andrea Ratigan (Tucson, Ariz./Sabino) matched her season low with a 77 in the third round and tied for 31st (79-79-77/235), freshman Ashley Bauer (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) tied for 37th (80-78-79/237), and junior Lindsay Davis (Dexter, Mich./Dexter) tied for 43rd (78-82-83/243).
Purdue (295-300-283/878) shot 283 in the final round to pass first-day leader Pepperdine (294-296-295/885) and win by seven shots.
The Nike Purdue Kiahuna Collegiate Invitational concludes the fall season for the Wolverines. Michigan will begin its spring schedule Feb. 19-20 at the Central District Classic in Parrish, Fla.
Team Standings
1. Purdue 295-300-283 = 878 (+38)
2. Pepperdine 294-296-295 = 885
3. Kent State 296-303-294 = 893
UNLV 296-300-297 = 893
5. Texas Christian 303-313-291 = 907
6. Texas 310-306-299 = 915
7. Iowa State 314-305-302 = 921
Tulsa 300-313-308 = 921
9. MICHIGAN 312-308-309 = 929
Top Individuals
1. Natasha Krishna, UNLV 72-71-69 = 212 (+2)
2. Maria Hernandez, Purdue 74-75-66 = 215
3. Michaela Cavener, Tulsa 71-74-72 = 217
4. Leanne Bowditch, Pepperdine 75-69-74 = 218
5. Whitney Frykman, Purdue 73-73-73 = 219
6. Da Sol Chung, UNLV 71-77-72 = 220
Tara Delaney, Kent State 74-73-73 = 220
8. Kelley Louth, Texas 78-73-71 = 222
Christina Boeljon, Purdue 76-75-71 = 222
10. Kira Meixner, Kent State 75-74-74 = 223
Jayvie Agojo, Pepperdine 71-76-76 = 223
Misun Cho, Pepperdine 75-75-73 = 223
Michigan Individual Scores
23. Ali Stinson 79-72-78 = 229 T24. Brianna Broderick 76-79-75 = 230 T31. Andrea Ratigan 79-79-77 = 235 T37. Ashley Bauer 80-78-79 = 237 T43. Lindsay Davis 78-82-83 = 243
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Kathy Teichert
On the tournament ... "I thought we prepared very well leading up to the tournament. In addition to practicing for a couple of hours on Sunday, we had two practice rounds -- one more than we normally have -- and that gave us enough knowledge about the golf course to be successful. But there were a lot of mental mistakes, which led to big scoring holes. We couldn't get enough birdies to offset the doubles and triples, and then confidence dropped significantly."
On preparing for the spring season ... "We have a good team and talented players. This tournament will drop our ranking but we will do everything we can to come back positively and confident in the spring. We are going to go into our offseason workout program, regroup and make some changes before our spring season begins in February."
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