Michigan
Big Ten Championships
Record-Tying Day Helps U-M Tie for Sixth in Big Ten
4/30/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Site:Â Madison, Wis.
Course: University Ridge Golf Course (par 72, 5,962 yards)
Event:Â Big Ten Conference Championships (Day 3)
Michigan Finish:Â Tie-6th Place of 11 Teams (305-304-308-299/1216)
Top U-M Individual:Â Trish Watkins and Bess Bowers, tie-19th (305)
Next U-M Event:Â Season Completed
MADISON, Wis. -- The University of Michigan women's golf team used a team record-tying final-round performance Sunday (April 30) to move up one more position to finish tied for sixth at the 2000 Big Ten Conference Championships. The Wolverines tied with Northwestern for the sixth position.
Michigan fired a final-round team total 299 at the University Ridge Golf Course to finish the championship with a 1,216 total. Michigan's final round was the second time in school history -- and second time in its last two tournaments -- the Wolverines broke the 300-stroke barrier. Earlier this season, Michigan carded the first-ever round under 300 with a 299 first-round total at the Hawkeye Invitational (April 15-16).
The Wolverines' 1,216 team total also shattered by 65 strokes their 72-hole team record at the Big Ten Championships. The prior mark was a 1,281 team total at the 1998 tournament.
Sophomore Cortney Reno (Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile HS) helped pace the way for the Wolverines' 299 performance as she collected her second career hole-in-one, acing the par-3, 124-yard 12th hole. She also collected an eagle on the par-5, 462-yard 11th hole to give her back-to-back eagles. She finished the final round with a 73 for a 311 total, which put her tied for 40th.
Junior Trish Watkins (Darien, Conn./Darien HS) and sophomore Bess Bowers (Bloomington, Ind./North HS) led the way for the Wolverines during the championship and continued in the final round as they both finished tied for 19th with tournament totals of 305.
Sophomore Misia Lemanski (Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile HS) followed Reno, firing the team's second-best round of the day with a 74 in her final round to put her in a tie for 34th with a 309 total. Freshman Kim Benedict (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams HS) fired her third straight round of 75 to put her tied for 24th in her first Big Ten meet. Junior Amy Talbot (Plantation, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS) finished tied for 48th with a 316 total after firing an 80 in the final round.
Purdue held on to its lead as it won its first Big Ten Conference championship. The Boilermakers shot 293 in the final round to give them a four-round total of 1,167, which broke the Big Ten Championships record. Indiana held the previous mark of 1,196 set at the 1998 tournament at Penn State. Michigan State continued its rise through each round to finish as the championship runner-up with a 1,194 team total. Michigan State's Emily Bastel used a final-round 70 to surpass Purdue's Stacy Orschell and Kari Damron for the individual title.
Final Team Standings
1. Purdue 287-289-298-293 = 1167
2. Michigan State 305-290-303-296 = 1194
3. Ohio State 294-298-303-300 = 1195
4. Wisconsin 302-297-303-310 = 1212
5. Indiana 304-299-313-298 = 1214
6. MICHIGAN 305-304-308-299 = 1216
Northwestern 299-302-313-302 = 1216
8. Penn State 300-310-308-302 = 1220
9. Minnesota 305-301-314-301 = 1221
10. Iowa 329-301-315-317 = 1262
11. Illinois 311-317-326-310 = 1264
Top Individuals
1. Emily Bastel, Michigan State 78-69-71-70 = 288
2. Stacy Orschell, Purdue 67-74-73-75 = 289
Kari Damron, Purdue 68-73-76-72 = 289
4. Katie Futcher, Penn State 72-74-73-72 = 291
5. Natalie Tucker, Indiana 71-77-75-72 = 295
Laurin Kanda, Illinois 73-74-76-72 = 295
Lisa Strom, Ohio State 71-75-75-74 = 295
8. Allie Blomquist, Wisconsin 74-75-72-75 = 296
Kasey Grant, Michigan State 76-71-74-75 = 296
Heather Zielinski, Purdue 75-74-74-73 = 296
Michigan Individual Scores
T19. Trish Watkins 73-75-80-77 = 305 T19. Bess Bowers 75-76-77-77 = 305 T24. Kim Benedict 81-75-75-75 = 306 T34. Misia Lemanski 78-79-78-74 = 309 T40. Cortney Reno 79-81-78-73 = 311 T48. Amy Talbot 80-78-78-80 = 316
Big Ten Conference Awards
Athlete of the Year: Stacy Orschell, Purdue
Freshman of the Year: Kari Damron, Purdue
Coach of the Year: Devon Brouse, Purdue
All-Big Ten Team
Allie Blomquist, Wisconsin
Emily Bastel, Michigan State
Elizabeth Burden, Northwestern
Kari Damron , Purdue
Kasey Grant, Michigan State
Emily Gilley, Northwestern
Theresa McDermott, Indiana
Stacy Orschell, Purdue
Lisa Strom, Ohio State
Natalie Tucker, Indiana
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