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Big Ten Championships
Snyder's Season-Low 71 Paces U-M on Day Two of Big Ten Championships
4/21/2018 7:27:00 PM | Women's Golf
» Michigan improved by eight shots over day one with a 290 second-round tally at the Big Ten Championships and maintained its seventh-place position after 36 holes.
» With three birdies during her first 13 holes of the day, Alisa Snyder led U-M with a season-low 71 (-1) in the second round. She is tied for 33rd individually at 148 (77-71).
» Kathy Lim continues to pace U-M individually as she followed her opening 71 (-1) with a 73 (+1) and is tied for 13th place at 144 (E).
» U-M will be paired with Wisconsin and Indiana for the final round, going off the first tee at 8 a.m.
Site: Maineville, Ohio
Tournament: Big Ten Championships (Day 2 of 3)
Course: TPC River's Bend (par 72, 6,319 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 7th Place of 14 Teams (298-290/588) after Day 2
Top U-M Individual: Kathy Lim, Tie-13th (71-73/144, E)
Final Round: Sunday, April 22 -- at Big Ten Championships (Maineville, Ohio), 8 a.m. (tee times)
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MAINVILLE, Ohio -- With a season-low 71 (-1) from sophomore Alisa Snyder and an even-par 72 by junior Elodie Van Dievoet, the University of Michigan women's golf team improved with a 290 second-round team tally today (Saturday, April 21) but maintained its seventh-place position at the 2018 Big Ten Championships with 588 36-hole total.
"Patience and commitment were our keys today, and overall the team did a good job," said U-M head coach Jan Dowling. "We got off to a better start and played some of the tough holes really well. The same two keys will be required for tomorrow's round, and we are excited for a strong finish."
Getting off to a solid start was key for the Wolverines in today's second round at TPCÂ River's Bend. Snyder opened her front side using two birdies to start two under par, while Van Dievoet was one under and sophomore Hannah Ghelfi made the turn even par to guide the Maize and Blue on the front stretch.
Despite some setbacks on the second nine, the Wolverines -- who posted 15 total birdies -- were able to use a season-low 71 (-1) from Snyder, an even-par 72 from Van Dievoet, a 73 (+1) from senior Kathy Lim and a 74 (+2) from Ghelfi to drop eight strokes from yesterday's first round (298) to put a 290 on the board. Despite the improvement, the Wolverines maintained their hold on the seventh position on the team leaderboard. U-M is just six shots back of cracking the top five.
With her second-round 73, Lim continued to pace the Wolverines individually as she is tied for 13th with an even-par 144 (71-73) 36-hole total. Defending champion Van Dievoet improved one spot and is tied for 20th at 146 (74-72), and Snyder's season-low 71 helped her jump nearly 20 spots as she is tied for 33rd at 148 (77-71).
"I'm really proud of Alisa today," said Dowling. "She nearly reached her lowest round of her career (at Michigan) today, which was actually here at last year's Big Tens. She came out with a great mindset and really made her day great. We will need more of that tomorrow."
The Wolverines will wrap up the Big Ten Championships on Sunday (April 22), playing the final round with Wisconsin for a second straight day along with Indiana.
Team Standings (After Day 2 of 3)
1. Maryland 288-280 = 568 (-8)
2. Michigan State 283-286 = 569
3. Ohio State 289-282 = 571
4. Purdue 293-285 = 578
5. Illinois 292-290 = 582
6. Northwestern 293-292 = 585
7. MICHIGAN 298-290 = 588
8. Wisconsin 299-291 = 590
Indiana 301-289 = 590
10. Iowa 299-299 = 598
11. Nebraska 300-302 = 602
12. Penn State 309-294 = 603
Minnesota 302-301 = 603
14. Rutgers 312-301 = 613
Top Individuals
1. Jaclyn Lee, Ohio State 66-68 = 134 (-10)
2. Xiaolin Tian, Maryland 72-67 = 139
Rio Watanabe, Ohio State 72-67 = 139
Allyson Geer, Michigan State 67-72 = 139
5. Bing Singhsumalee, Illinois 71-70 = 141
Sarah Burnham, Michigan State 72-69 = 141
7. Cara Basso, Penn State 75-67 = 142
Melati Putri, Purdue 71-71 = 142
9. Kate Smith, Nebraska 75-68 = 143
Virunpat Olankitkunchai, Maryland 74-69 = 143
Katie Sharp, Michigan State 70-73 = 143
Ludovica Farina, Maryland 71-72 = 143
Michigan Individuals
T13. Kathy Lim 71-73 = 144 (E) T20. Elodie Van Dievoet 74-72 = 146 T33. Alisa Snyder 77-71 = 148 T41. Ashley Kim 76-74 = 150 63. Hannah Ghelfi 82-74 = 156 T73. Emily White 77-83 = 160
Previous Results: Day 1
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