Michigan
Mary Fossum Invitational
Wolverines Drop a Spot to Finish Sixth at Fossum Invite
9/22/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
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Other Wolverine finishes included: senior Kim Benedict (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams HS), tied for 21st (81-75-79/235); freshman Amy Schmucker (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori HS), tied for 34th (75-81-83/239) and junior/sophomore Courtney Goebel (Huntington Beach, Calif./Marina HS), tied for 46th (81-80-82/243). Competing as an individual, junior Sarah Kruer (La Jolla, Calif./La Jolla Country Day) tied for 36th (78-81-81/240).
Kent State rallied in the final round to win the team title with rounds of 299, 310 and 298 for a 907 total. Wisconsin (302-305-307/914) was the team runner-up and host Michigan State (300-300-316/916), the 36-hole leader, finished third. Nebraska's Sarah Sasse (75-74-72/221) won medalist honors after defeating Michigan State's Allison Fouch (75-72-74/221) on the second playoff hole.
Michigan will stay in Big Ten country for the third straight tournament as the Wolverines head to Iowa City, Iowa, Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 28-29) to defend their title at the Lady Northern Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course, which will also host the 2003 Big Ten Championships.
Final Team Results
1. Kent State 299-310-298 = 907 (+43) 2. Wisconsin 302-305-307 = 914 3. Michigan State 300-300-316 = 916 4. Illinois 316-299-306 = 921 5. Kansas State 315-302-314 = 931 6. MICHIGAN 312-305-317 = 934 7. Nebraska 311-315-314 = 940 8. Iowa 313-314-326 = 953 Western Michigan 314-317-322 = 953 10. Notre Dame 316-314-326 = 956 11. Ohio 316-320-322 = 958 12. Eastern Michigan 322-332-333 = 987 13. Ferris State 336-321-338 = 995
Top Individuals
1. Sarah Sasse, Nebraska# 75-74-72 = 221 (+5) 2. Allson Fouch, Michigan State 75-72-74 = 221 3. Gabby Wedding, Kent State 74-77-71 = 222 4. Erica Bieniek, Western Michigan 71-75-77 = 223 5. Malinda Johnson, Wisconsin 76-73-75 = 224 Renata Young, Illinois 76-72-76 = 224 7. Miranda Smith, Kansas State 77-71-77 = 225 8. Martina Gillen, Kent State 76-75-75 = 226 9. Michelle Carroll, Illinois 80-73-75 = 228 Veronique Drouin, Kent State 74-78-76 = 228 11. LAURA OLIN, U-M 78-73-78 = 229 Katie Connelly, Wisconsin 76-78-75 = 229 Christine Boucher, Kansas State 79-73-77 = 229 # Sasse won medalist honors on the second playoff hole
Other Michigan Scores
T18. Stephanie Stasik 78-77-78 = 233 T21. Kim Benedict 81-75-79 = 235 T34. Amy Schmucker 75-81-83 = 239 T46. Courtney Goebel 81-80-82 = 243 T36. Sarah Kruer* 78-81-81 = 240 * competed as an individual
Q U O T E S
Head Coach Kathy Teichert
On the team's finish at the Mary Fossum Invitational ... "We had aspirations of finishing in the top three. That didn't happen, but we were only a few strokes away from being right in there. Those missed opportunities separated us from achieving our goal. We made some errors early, but we got right in there as the round went on. It just was a miss here and a miss there along with some three-putts. We just need to keep playing and keep working on our goals and expectations. We are not that far away."
On the weather affecting the final round ... "I don't think it really affected the final round that much. We are not quite used to it yet and people may have been a little bit tighter at the start, but once they got into their swings it was not a factor. It just got colder and colder as the day went on. Everyone is different, but from what I saw it really didn't change things."
Sophomore Laura Olin
On her tournament finish ... "I think I had a good tournament. My mistakes today and most of the weekend were putting. This course is a great course, but it can be tough. It is long and the greens are hard, but everyone had to play in the same conditions. I had five doubles (bogeys) and you just can't do that. You can recover from a bogey with a birdie, but five doubles means two birdies for each one and that is something you just can't do in order to compete. I know that I can do better than I have been. I am really close."
On the team improving off of the Fossum Invitational ... "We just need to continue to improve off our mistakes. How can we do that All of the mistakes are correctable and those can get worked out in practice. After we put in some good practice time and work on the things we need to work on we should be able to improve before we go out next week. But overall we are not that far away."
Fifth-Year Senior Stephanie Stasik
On the Wolverines' finish ... "Overall I thought it was a good tournament. Forest Akers was in great shape and when it is in good conditions like it was, it becomes a tough course. The pins today were very challenging. We made some mistakes today, but I think if everyone keeps plugging away we will be right in the thick of things. We always want to do better, but we were not that disappointed with the tournament. We know what we need to work on and we will do so."
On her tournament ... "I hit a lot of greens, but with the challenging pins and some misreads on my part, I just didn't putt very well. I had one birdie in 54 holes. I should be making more. I was playing really consistently, but I just need to work on my putting, which is something I am going to do as soon as we get back."
N O T E S
Sophomore Laura Olin has now shot 11 straight rounds of 78 or better. She also played in her 15th straight tournament.
Senior Kim Benedict has played 39 consecutive tournaments for the Wolverines.
Fifth-year senior Stephanie Stasik improved her season-best 54-hole tournament total by 14 strokes with her 233 total at the Fossum Invitational. She shot 247 twice before, including last week at the Wolverine Invitational.
Stasik's three rounds at the Fossum Invitational (78-77-78) either tied or bettered her career low coming into the event. Her previous best round occurred during her freshman season (1998-99) when she shot 78 in the final round of the Bonita Bay Invitational (Oct. 24, 1998).
Junior Sarah Kruer recorded a season-best 54-hole tournament total of 240, shaving 13 strokes off the 253 she tallied in the season's only other event, the Wolverine Invitational (Sept. 14-15).
Michigan's second-round team total of 305 is the Wolverines' lowest team total of the year.
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
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