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Mercedes-Benz Collegiate
Borja Leads Trio of Top-25 Wolverines, U-M Ties for Sixth at Mercedes-Benz Collegiate
9/20/2022 5:28:00 PM | Women's Golf
» With a 290 final-round tally, Michigan tied for sixth with an 858 54-hole total at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate at the Cherokee Country Club in Knoxville, Tenn.
» Carding her second straight career-low-tying 68 (-3), Hailey Borja tied for seventh career-low 207 (-6) 54-hole total.
» Mikaela Schulz's 213 (t-18th; 67-71-74, E) and Monet Chun's 214 (t-21st; 70-71-73, +1) helped give the Wolverines three among the top 25.
» Sydney Sung (t-70th; 233) made her collegiate debut and first career start, while twin Lauren Sung (t-44th) had her debut as an individual.
Site: Knoxville, Tenn.
Tournament: Mercedes-Benz Collegiate
Course: Cherokee Country Club (Par 71, 5,921 yards)
U-M Team Standing: t-6th Place of 14 Teams (281-287-290/858)
Top U-M Individual: Hailey Borja, t-7th (68-71-68/207, -6)
Next U-M Event: Mon-Tue., Oct. 3-4 -- Windy City Collegiate (Highland Park, Ill.)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- With a career-low 207 (-6), senior Hailey Borja tied for seventh individually and led a trio of top 25 Wolverines, pacing the University of Michigan women's golf team to an 858 54-hole total Tuesday (Sept 20), good for a tie for sixth at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate played at the Cherokee Country Club.
"Overall, our team gained some great experience," said U-M head coach Jan Dowling. "It was a different feeling playing without Ashley (Lau), but our team prepared the same and we really had our veterans step up. It was another great building block for our team and future of our program."
As Borja carded the first of her two career-low-tying 68s (-3), senior Mikaela Schulz joined her in the first round, posting a 68 (-3) of her own. Junior Monet Chun chipped in a 70 (-1), as the Maize and Blue opened its 36-hole day with a 281 (-3) team total. Heading into the day's second 18, all three Wolverines etched even-par 71s on the board as U-M posted a 287 total to sit tied for sixth at even-par 568 36-hole total.
With a clean sheet of 15 pars and three of her nine total birdies, Borja fired her second 68 (-3) to finish with a career-low 207 (-6) total to pace U-M to a final round a 290 and 858 event total. With that tally, the Wolverines tied for sixth along with host Tennessee and Virginia Tech.
Borja's 207 (68-71-68) set a new career-best 54-hole total by three shots and helped her to her 11th career top-10 finish.
"I played really well," said Borja. "My hitting was a lot better than last week and that is what really helped me. I felt very confident in my putting this week and that's where my birdies really came from. I definitely was trying to stay patient this whole tournament, especially on the 36-hole day. It paid off."
"Hailey had a great week, and scored very well," said Dowling. "She plodded her way around the course and took advantage of par 5s with great strategy and short game. She really led our team with some fabulous consistency."
Schulz and Chun followed with top-25 finishes. With her even-par 213 (67-71-74) Schulz recorded her first top 20 of the season, tying for 18th. Chun, who led U-M in the season opener last week, closed at 214 (70-71-73, +1) to help her tie for 21st. Making her collegiate debut and first career start, freshman Sydney Sung posted a 233 total (81-75-77), while twin sister Lauren Sung made her debut as an individual, tying for 44th at 221 (71-75-75).
The Wolverines return to Ann Arbor for a couple of weeks or prep work before heading to Highland Park, Ill., to play in Northwestern's Windy City Classic at the Exmoor Country Club, Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 3-4.
Final Team Standings
1. Wake Forest 286-273-272 = 831 (-21) 2. UCF 275-280-279 = 834 3. Virginia 277-276-283 = 836 4. Kent State 284-278-287 = 849 5. Michigan State 294-284-279 = 857 6. MICHIGAN 281-287-290 = 858 Tennessee 289-282-287 = 858 Virginia Tech 281-285-292 = 858 9. Maryland 292-289-285 = 866 10. Purdue 297-284-286 = 867 11. Chattanooga 292-302-286 = 880 12. BYU 294-296-295 = 885 13. Mercer 300-296-308 = 904 14. Augusta 311-301-299 = 911
Top Individuals
1. Tunrada Piddon, UCF 68-64-70 = 202 (-11) 2. Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest 71-64-68 = 203 Bailey Davis, Tennessee 70-63-70 = 203 4. Carolina Lopez-Chacarra, Wake Forest 68-67-69 = 204 5. Noramol Nuchsila, Kent State 68-66-72 = 206 Jennifer Cleary, Virginia 67-68-71 = 206 7. HAILEY BORJA, U-M 68-71-68 = 207 Becca DiNunzio, Virginia Tech 68-69-70 = 207 Amanda Sambach Virginia 67-69-71 = 207
Other Michigan Individuals
T18. Mikaela Schulz 68-71-74 = 213 T21. Monet Chun 70-71-73 = 214 T55. Anika Dy 75-74-75 = 224 T70. Sydney Sung 81-75-77 = 233 T44. Lauren Sung 71-75-75 = 221* * playing as individual
