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Big Ten Championships
U-M, Bowers Move Up in Big Ten Championships Races
4/28/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. -- Led by a round of 78 from Bess Bowers (Bloomington, Ind./North HS), the University of Michigan women's golf team shot 318 in the third round of the Big Ten Conference Championships on Saturday (April 28) and moved up a spot in the standings into a tie for sixth place. The Wolverines (309-303-318/930) are tied with Purdue (298-313-319) heading into the final round of the 72-hole event at the University of Minnesota's Les Bolstad Golf Course.
On a day when the overall scoring average was nearly three strokes higher than the opening day due to winds between 20 and 30 miles per hour, Bowers made 12 pars and six bogeys for her round of 78 and climbed three spots into a tie for seventh in the individual standings with her 229 total (75-76-78). Kim Benedict (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams HS) is also in the top 20, sitting in a four-way tie for 15th after following a strong first day with a third-round 82 (76-74-82/232).
Misia Lemanski (Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile HS) was the only other Wolverine in the 70s on Saturday, shooting 79 and pulling into a tie for 28th (79-80-79/238), while LeAnna Wicks (Brighton, Mich./Brighton HS) carded an 80 and is tied for 25th (79-78-80/237). Also competing for U-M are Cortney Reno (Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile HS), who is tied for 45th (79-85-81/245), and Sarah Kruer (La Jolla, Calif./La Jolla Country Day), who sits in a tie for 48th (82-75-89/246).
Michigan State maintained its lead in the team standings as it posted the best round of the day (309) and stretched its advantage over the field from two shots to seven. The Spartans (302-300-309/911) lead Ohio State (303-305-310/918) by seven, with Northwestern (304-303-314/921) and host Minnesota (302-304-315/921) sitting 10 shots out of first.
Allison Fouch of Michigan State fired a 76 to take over the individual lead with a 224 total (78-70-76), one shot ahead of first-day co-leader Mollie Fankhauser of Ohio State (70-77-78/225). Michigan's Bowers is one of nine players who will enter the final 18 holes within five shots of the leader.
The Big Ten Championships conclude Sunday (April 29) with 18 holes beginning at 8 a.m. CDT.
Team Standings (After Day 2)
1. Michigan State 302-300-309 = 911 2. Ohio State 303-305-310 = 918 3. Northwestern 304-303-314 = 921 Minnesota 302-304-315 = 921 5. Indiana 303-301-318 = 922 6. MICHIGAN 309-303-318 = 930 Purdue 298-313-319 = 930 8. Wisconsin 307-323-327 = 957 9. Penn State 310-323-331 = 964 10. Iowa 324-324-325 = 973 11. Illinois 319-328-335 = 982Top Individuals
1. Allison Fouch, Michigan State 78-70-76 = 224 2. Mollie Fankhauser, Ohio State 70-77-78 = 225 3. Allison Hanna, Ohio State 78-74-76 = 228 Ashley Lowery, Ohio State 77-74-77 = 228 Tiffany Fisher, Indiana 74-76-78 = 228 Karyn Stordahl, Minnesota 75-73-80 = 228 7. BESS BOWERS, U-M 75-76-78 = 229 Stacy Snider, Michigan State 74-75-80 = 229 Kari Damron, Purdue 74-75-80 = 229 Allie Blomquist, Wisconsin 72-75-82 = 229Other Michigan Scores
T15. Kim Benedict 76-74-82 = 232 T25. LeAnna Wicks 79-78-80 = 237 T28. Misia Lemanski 79-80-79 = 238 T45. Cortney Reno 79-85-81 = 245 T48. Sarah Kruer 82-75-89 = 246
First-Day Results
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