2004-05 GFW at Mary Fossum Invitational -- Notes & Quotes
9/19/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Q U O T E S
Michigan Coach Kathy Teichert
On her feelings after the tournament win ... "I feel great. I feel awesome. I am speechless because it is great to come back to my alma mater and once again prove that Michigan does have a good team and that we should not be taken lightly. This team is a special team this year and I am looking to every drive, putt and winning victory that we can possibly get. I am looking at the moment. I am enjoying this victory. We are going to enjoy for the rest of the day and until we get back."
On the win for Brianna Broderick ... "Bri had an excellent tournament. To come home with not only a team championship, but an individual champion, it says a lot about our program. I am so proud of these girls and I am really happy for Bri. It is an extension of her summer play. She is developing that confidence that she needs to take her game to the next level."
On some of the mental mistakes ... "We have to have someone playing well each week. It has to be a team member. If one is not playing well we need to have someone pick it up. We made a lot of mental mistakes today. Winning this tournament is a great feeling and was a wonderful accomplishment. However, we didn't play as well as I know we can play and that I felt we could play. We cannot be expected to have any numbers count in the 80s to be able to have the caliber of team we expect to have come national time. That is what is going to make or break us getting into the national championships and that is what are goal is."
Sophomore Brianna Broderick
On winning her first collegiate tournament ... "It feels great. It really does. It's great to be a Michigan Wolverine. My game is coming around. I did have a pretty good summer. My practice is paying off and I'm lucky enough to have teammates that push me. They push hard."
On the back-to-back tournament titles ... "A bunch of the girl's have been saying that you cannot win them all if you don't win the first two. So far we have two. Winning them has really shown that are hard work is really starting to pay off. All we can really do is continue to work hard and good things will to happen for this team."
Senior Laura Olin
On getting the Mary Fossum title ... "What makes me feel the best about this win is that we feel, as a team, we did not play up to our potential at all. Even though we did not play that great we still won and that speaks a lot about this team. Brianna was just fabulous. She carried us through this tournament. It is very, very fun to come out here and have other people play well. I will be the first to admit I did not play up to my potential, but the other girls really stepped it up and we came away with the victory."
On the start and the next two weeks before the Wolverines next tournament action ... "These past two weeks have just been so exciting. We worked hard in the summer and to come out like this is great. I think the next two weeks (with no tournaments) will be good for us. It gives us a chance to work on the little things that we have not executed out on the course.
Junior/Sophomore Molly Spalding
On her last two weeks of golf ... "I was excited to get the opportunity to play in the last two tournaments. Last weekend, I just wanted to go out there and show coach what I could do. This weekend, I got another chance to play, so I had the same goal. I am here, top six, but not quite in the lineup. So, I just wanted to play well and that is what I did."
On what has been the difference from this year compared to last ... "Maybe my focus is there a little more. In fact, maybe I have been a little more determined out there. I know now what I need to do and how I need to swing. I know how to fix my swing. It is just a matter of doing it."
N O T E S
With the Mary Fossum Invitational team title and last week's Lady Northern Invitational trophy, the Wolverines have won their first two tournaments of the season. The last time the Wolverines won two straight tournaments was at the start of the 2001-02 season, where the Maize and Blue went a perfect 4-0 in the fall season.
With the Mary Fossum Invitational title, the Wolverines now have won 24 team titles in team history. The team crystal also marks Michigan coach Kathy Teichert's 16th title in her 12 seasons with the Wolverines.
With the team victory at the Mary Fossum Invitational, the Wolverines have now won two team titles in back-to-back seasons. In addition, the two victories in two weeks gives the Wolverines at least one tournament title in four of the last five seasons.
For the second tournament in a row, the Wolverines have led after the first 36-holes and closed out the tournament with a win. The Maize and Blue had a three stroke lead after the first day of the Mary Fossum Invitational and closed out with a six stroke win. A week earlier, the Wolverines were tied with Missouri for the overall lead after the first day of the Lady Northern Invitational and closed with a four stroke win.
With medalist honors at the Mary Fossum Invitational, Brianna Broderick recorded her first career collegiate tournament win. The title makes her the 12th Wolverine to win a title and gives the Wolverine program their 19th overall medalist trophy.
En route to her first collegiate title, Brianna Broderick set a career-best 54-tourmament total along the way. Her 219 tally was a career-best by four strokes. A week prior she recorded the 223 at the Lady Northern Invitational.
In two tournaments this season, Brianna Broderick, Laura Olin and Ali Stinson have place in the top 10 of each tournament.
Molly Spalding set a new career-best single round score of 73 in the second round of the Mary Fossum Invitational. Her previous best of 74 was set just a week ago in the third round of the Lady Northern Invitational.
Despite playing as an individual, Molly Spalding set a new career best with a tie for ninth showing at the Mary Fossum. She topped the tie for 10th she had last season at the 2003 Wolverine Invitational (Oct. 4-5).
Laura Olin extended her consecutive tournament streak to 40 by playing at the 2004 Mary Fossum Invitational. She has not missed a tournament in her three seasons. Amy Schmucker sits at 26 straight tournaments, while Brianna Broderick and Ali Stinson have played in 14 straights tournaments for the Maize and Blue. Former Wolverine Kim Benedict (2000-03) holds the U-M record, playing in all 49 tournaments during her four-year career.
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