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Wolverines Shoot Second Straight 315 at NCAA Championships
5/21/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
» Battling cold temperatures and strong winds for the second straight NCAA Finals round, the Wolverines posted their second straight 315 total and dropped to 16th with a 630 36-hole total.
» After her first-round leading even-par 72, Elodie Van Dievoet posted a 79 in the second round and remained the highest-ranked Wolverine in the 132-player field as her 151 total has her tied for 14th.
» Emily White posted U-M's lowest second-round tally with a 77, parring her final six holes. Overall, she is tied for 45th with a 156 two-round total.
» U-M will be paired with Duke and Michigan State for the final stroke-play round. The Wolverines will begin off the 10th tee at 7:51 a.m. CDT.
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Site: Sugar Grove, Illinois
Course: Rich Harvest Farms (par 72, 6,343 yards)
Tournament: NCAA Championships (Day 3 of 4)
U-M Team Standing: 16th Place of 24 Teams (315-315/630) after Day 3
Top U-M Individual: Elodie Van Dievoet, tie- 14th, 72-79/151
Next U-M Round: Mon-Wed, May 22-24 -- at NCAA Championships, 7:51 a.m. CDT (10th tee)
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. -- As cold temperatures and strong winds swept through Rich Harvest Farms for the second straight stroke-play round of the NCAA Championships, the University of Michigan women's golf team posted its second straight 315 championship team total today (Sunday, May 21) and fell seven positions to 16th with a 630 championship total.
As storms cancelled the true second round yesterday (Saturday, May 20), the Wolverines find themselves 11 shots back from finishing in the top eight and advancing to team match play for the team national title. U-M will play the final 18 holes on Monday morning (May 22) along with Michigan State and Duke at 7:51 a.m. CDT off the 10th tee.
"I really liked the fight in our team," said U-M head coach Jan Dowling. "We had some nice stretches that helped build momentum, especially down the stretch today. The wind did get the best of us a little bit. We made some big numbers, which can happen out here. You really needed to flight your ball properly with this wind. However, we did manage to handle that and the hard stuff, with the winds; it was just the putting that let us down. We didn't putt that well as a team.
"We've just got to take the positives away from today," added Dowling. "We need a little bit of help from the field in front of us. We are going to be one of the first team's off in the morning, and if we shoot a good number, anything can happen. We haven't come close to playing at our best and know that the team is pretty fired up to make that happen tomorrow."
After posting a championships first-round best even-par 72 on Friday (May 19), sophomore Elodie Van Dievoet could not capitalize with her putter in today's second round as she posted a second-round 79 and remained among the top 15 individually as she is tied for 14th with her 151 total.
The day's best round belonged to junior Emily White's 77. With birdies on Nos. 13 and 16, she was one under with two holes remaining on her opening nine holes. However, she found water on the 17th, yielding a triple bogey, and a missed chip on the 18th had her make the turn three over. Missed chances on Nos. 1 and 3 elevated her to five over, before she found a groove, parring her final six holes to post the 77. Overall, she is tied for 45th with 156 total.
Senior Grace Choi added the second-best tally with her 78 as she is tied for 59th at 158, while freshman Alisa Snyder and junior Megan Kim each posted 81s and are tied for 107th (84-81/165) and tied for 114th (85-81/166), respectively.
Posting the 24-team field's lowest team total for the second straight day, Northwestern remains atop the leaderboard with a 599 (301-298). Kent State (303-304) is second at 607), while Stanford is third at 609 (311-298). Ohio State (610), Baylor (611), South Carolina (613), USC (618) and Miami (Fla.) (619) round out the field's 36-hole top eight leaders.
Team Standings (After Day 3 of 4)
1. Northwestern 301-298 = 599
2. Kent State 303-304 = 607
3. Stanford 311-298 = 609
4. Ohio State 311-299 = 610
5. Baylor 311-300 = 611
6. South Carolina 313-300 = 613
7. USC 315-303 = 618
8. Miami (Fla) 316-303 = 619
9. Arizona State 311-309 = 620
Texas 317-303 = 620
11. Purdue 315-306 = 621
12. Florida 320-302 = 622
13. North Carolina 314-310 = 624
14. Furman 323-302 = 625
California 319-306 = 625
16. MICHIGAN 315-315 = 630
17. Duke 325-309 = 634
Michigan State 317-317 = 634
19. Florida State 325-310 = 635
Clemson 321-314 = 635
21. Alabama 328-313 = 641
22. Texas Tech 335-313 = 648
23. Pepperdine 330-320 = 650
24. Oregon 333-319 = 652
Top Individuals
1. Jennifer Kupcho, Wake Forest 74-70 = 144*
2. August Kim, Purdue 72-73 = 145
3. Monica Vaughn, Arizona State 74-72 = 146
Ainhoa Olarra, South Carolina 76-70 = 146
5. Michaela Finn, Kent State 75-72 = 147
6. Andrea Lee, Stanford 77-71 = 148
Leona Maguire, Duke 77-71 = 148
8. Dylan Kim, Baylor 78-71 = 149
Stephanie Lau, Northwestern 75-74 = 149
Michigan Individuals
T14. Elodie Van Dievoet 72-79 = 151 T45. Emily White 79-77 = 156 T59. Grace Choi 80-78 = 158 T107. Alisa Snyder 84-81 = 165 T114. Megan Kim 85-81 = 166 * playing as individual
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