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Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational
Wolverines Finish Tied for 13th at Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational
10/13/2019 7:10:00 PM | Women's Golf
» Michigan shot a 293 final-round team total to produce a 878 54-hole total and finish 13th at UNC's Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational at the Finley Golf Course.
» In her first collegiate start, Anika Dy led U-M with a 217 total to tie for 27th. She opened her tournament carding a career-low 70 (-2), which included five birdies.
» Hailey Borja closed with a pair of 72s (E) to tie for 32nd with a 218 (+2) total. She has now posted six of her nine fall rounds at or below par.
» The 18-team field featured 14 teams ranked among to the top 50 in the nation, including the No. 37-ranked Wolverines.
Site: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Course: Finley Golf Course (Par 72, 6,379 yards)
Tournament: Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational
U-M Team Standing: T-13th Place of 18 Teams (293-292-293/878)
Top U-M Individual: Anika Dy, tie-27th (70-74-73/217, +1)
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sun., Oct. 25-27 -- Landfall Tradition (Wilmington, N.C.)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Freshman Anika Dy closed as the top-finishing Wolverine in her first career start as the University of Michigan women's golf team used a 293 final-round tally on Sunday (Oct. 13) to post an 878 54-hole total for a tie for 13th at UNC's Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational held at the Finley Golf Course.
"We were consistent in our scoring this week, but we were not able to get our team under par over the weekend," said U-M head coach Jan Dowling. "The course conditions and setup made the golf course very scoreable and we weren't able to capitalize on our solid ball striking and good course management.
"There were plenty of other positives including improved wedge play from last week in Chicago, but the putts just didn't drop for us often enough. We want to be putting ourselves back in the mix against these great fields and our team is talented and more than capable of competing with the best. We will get back after it this week in practice and qualifying to prepare ourselves for Wilmington."
For a second straight fall event, the Wolverines found themselves among another standout field as this week's event feature 14 of the 18 teams ranked among the nation's top 50 programs.
Starting the event and carding five birdies, Dy's career-low 70 (-2) helped the Wolverines post an opening 293 team tally in Friday's (Oct. 10) first round to position the Maize and Blue ninth. Following Dy's lead, sophomore Ashley Lau recorded five birdies of her own in her season-low second-round tally of 71 (-1), while freshman Hailey Borja's even-par 72 gave the Wolverines an improved team total of 292, but saw the Wolverines drop to a tie for 13th after 36 holes.
With the freshman duo of Borja and Dy, who carded closing rounds of 72 and 73, respectively, helped the Wolverines maintain its position as Michigan tallied a 293 final-round total to tie for 13th, along with Charlotte, with an 878 tournament total.
After opening the season playing as an individual in U-M's two opening events, Dy led the Wolverines in her first collegiate start and tied for 27th with a 217 (+1) total. Using her career-low 70 (-2) to start her event, she followed with rounds of 74 and 73 to guide the Wolverines.
Borja's final-round 72 (E) helped her to a 218 total and a tie for 32nd individually. She now has six of her nine fall rounds at or below par and has at least two rounds of par in all three events this season. She also has finished as the top or second-best Wolverine in all three tournaments this season. With her season-low 71 (-1) in the second round, Lau rounded out Michigan's top three finishers as she tied for 52nd at 222 (76-71-75).
After 12 days of training in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines will head back to North Carolina to play in the Landfall Tradition, Friday through Sunday, Oct. 25-27, at the Country Club of Landfall. The three-day, 54-hole event -- co-hosted by UNC Wilmington and Wake Forest -- will mark U-M's third straight, and seventh overall, visit to the Wilmington event.
Final Team Standings
 1. Michigan State   286-277-289 = 852 (-12)  2. Alabama          283-280-290 = 853  3. Ohio State       284-289-282 = 855    Duke             293-272-290 = 855  5. Wake Forest      282-280-295 = 857  6. North Carolina   284-285-289 = 858  7. South Carolina   293-280-288 = 861  8. Kentucky         283-278-301 = 862  9. Furman           289-284-297 = 870 10. Virginia         298-277-297 = 872 11. Arkansas         297-284-292 = 873 12. Clemson          295-288-294 = 877 13. MICHIGAN         293-292-293 = 878    Charlotte        288-297-293 = 878 15. Tulane           301-291-291 = 883 16. UNC Wilmington   302-300-293 = 895 17. N.C. State       303-299-294 = 896 18. Rollins College  302-306-318 = 926
Top Individuals
 1. Valery Plata, Michigan State       69-68-68 = 205 (-11)  2. Kenzie Wright, Alabama             70-69-68 = 207  3. Aneka Seumanutafa Ohio State       66-71-72 = 209    Jaravee Boonchant, Duke            71-66-72 = 209  5. Jennifer Zhou, North Carolina      70-69-72 = 211  6. Adeena Shears, Ohio State          73-68-71 = 212    Emilia Migliaccio, Wake Forest     71-68-73 = 212    Carlota Palacios, Tulane           71-67-74 = 212  9. Lois Kaye Go, South Carolina       73-70-70 = 213    Allyson Geer-Park, Michigan State  72-66-75 = 213    Casey Ott, Kentucky                72-66-75 = 213    Riley Smyth, Virginia              74-67-72 = 213
Michigan Individuals
T27. Anika Dy         70-74-73 = 217 T32. Hailey Borja    74-72-72 = 218 T52. Ashley Lau      76-71-75 = 222 T73. Ashley Kim      73-75-78 = 226 T81. Mikaela Schulz  80-76-73 = 229
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