Michigan
Big Ten Championships
Lau Tied for Seventh, U-M Sixth after Day One of B1G Championships
4/19/2019 5:47:00 PM | Women's Golf
» Michigan opened the Big Ten Championships with a 298 and is sixth after the first day of play, just seven shots off the lead and a single shot back of the top five.
» Ashley Lau led U-M with an opening-round 73 (+1) and is tied for seventh, while senior Elodie Van Dievoet's 74 (+2) has her tied for 14th.
» The first day was slowed by rain and chilly weather conditions.
» U-M will be paired with Purdue and Michigan State for the second round, going off the first tee at 9:24 a.m.
Site: Maineville, Ohio
Tournament: Big Ten Championships (Day 1 of 3)
Course: TPC River's Bend (par 72, 6,319 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 6th place of 14 teams (298) after Day 1
Top U-M Individual: Ashley Lau, tie-7th (73, +1)
Next U-M Round: Saturday, April 20 -- at Big Ten Championships – Day 2 (Maineville, Ohio), 9:24 a.m.
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MAINVILLE, Ohio -- Freshman Ashley Lau's opening-round 73 (+1) has her among the top 10, while a 74 (+2) from senior Elodie Van Dievoet helped the University of Michigan women's golf team open the 2019 Big Ten Championships with a 298 on Friday (April 19), positioning the Wolverines sixth after the first 18 holes of 54 at the TPC River's Bend.
"We had a really nice start to our day, in some wet and cold conditions," said U-M head coach Jan Dowling. "The team knows they can still make birdies and we are right in the mix of things. Our focus is to commit fully on every shot, and stick to our really solid game plan. Tomorrow is moving day, and we are excited."
Opening play paired with Indiana and Ohio State, which both tallied 294 team totals and are tied for second, the Maize and Blue got off to a solid start recording eight of its 11 total birdies on the opening nine holes. With two birdies from Lau and junior Alisa Snyder, Michigan made the turn one-under par.
With rainy and chilly conditions catching up to the field on the back nine, scores elevated slightly for the field, but the Wolverines grinded out 40 pars in 54 total holes. Freshman Sophia Trombetta led the second-nine charge with eight pars. After a slow start to her round as she turned four-over he closed with a 77 and is tied for 41st.
As she has done for the last three U-M events, rookie Lau leads the Wolverines with her 73, putting her tied for seventh -- just two shots back of first-day leaders Melati Putri (Purdue), Kornkamol Sukaree (Illinois) and Kari Bellville (Indiana), who all posted 71s (-1).
Van Dievoet, the 2017 Big Ten champion,  shot a 74 to place her tied for 17th, while Snyder's 75 has her tied for 27th. Overall all six Wolverines are among the top 50 in the 84-player field.
The championship continues Saturday (April 20) with 18 holes beginning at 9:24 a.m. The Wolverines will be paired with Purdue and Michigan State, who both tallied 297 first-round team totals.
Team Standings (After Day 1 of 3)
1. Illinois 291 (+3)
2. Ohio State 294
Indiana 294
4. Michigan State 297
Purdue 297
6. MICHIGAN 298
7. Minnesota 299
8. Maryland 301
9. Northwestern 302
10. Wisconsin 304
11. Penn State 307
12. Iowa 310
13. Nebraska 313
14. Rutgers 314
Top Individuals
1. Melati Putri, Purdue 71 (-1)
Kornkamol Sukaree, Illinois 71
Kari Bellville, Indiana 71
4. Mary Parsons, Indiana 72
Nikolette Schroeder, Ohio State 72
Tristyn Nowlin, Illinois 72
7. ASHLEY LAU, U-M 73
Virunpat Olankitkunchai, Maryland 73
Aneka Seumanutafa, Ohio State 73
Lauren Peter, Ohio State 73
Xialin Tian, Maryland 73
Grace Kellar, Minnesota 73
Sarah Willis, Penn State 73
Other Michigan Individuals
T7. Ashley Lau 73 T14. Elodie Van Dievoet 74 T27. Alisa Snyder 75 T33. Ashley Kim 76 T41. Sophia Trombetta 77 T48. Hannah Ghelfi 78
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