Notes and Quotes: Michigan Hosts Wolverine Invitational

Q U O T E S

Michigan coach Kathy Teichert
On the struggles in the final round ... "It was just a disappointing day. It's hard to take a trophy when we played as bad as we did. That is what I am disappointed about. I am very pleased that we won, but I am not pleased with how we got there today. When you don't play well down the stretch, especially in the final round of a tournament, it hurts. It hurts just from the standpoint of a confidence level. We didn't play well today. It looks like we missed a lot of putts out there. Were the pins and the holes in difficult positions Maybe. At the same time, we know this golf course better than any other team out here. We didn't handle that as well as I would have expected them to."

On where the Wolverines go from here ... "We need to rejuvenate our batteries. We are a little tired. I think that was evident today. We have gone three weeks in a row. We need to take a little break and really just focus on the next tournament at hand."

Senior Amy Schmucker
On the tournament win ... "This team really needed a win to get some confidence going. I am really proud of the girls. There were a couple of girls, in that final round, that really had to dig deep to shoot the numbers they did. I was especially proud of Lindsay (Davis). She really stayed with it today and got us that really good number."

On her tournament focus ... "I was really proud of my 68 and then I had two really bad holes in the second round, which were the result of bad putts. I let that get into my head a little. So, today I came out and thought that with a 10-stroke lead that we had it locked. I really was thinking on the individual title. It's my last home tournament and I wanted to do well because it would mean so much to me. I started out with a bogey and then double-bogey and that really shook me to the core. I three putted the first two greens. I just felt like I took myself out of it, but then I just tried to rethink my focus and put that on the team. The course was difficult today and it was still anyone's out there to win. So, I tried to focus on getting pars and bring it home down the stretch. I knew we need to score to get the win and we did that today. Some people really stepped up."

Sophomore Lindsay Davis
On her final round helping the Wolverines to the victory ... "Yesterday I really didn't do my job in the second round, so it was my turn to step up. I really was ready for it and I did it. The course was playing really tough. The pins were back and in some tough spots. As a whole the entire field's scores were pretty high today. I just tried to take advantage where I could and it worked out for the best. Sometimes you just have to really bring it home. It's a good to win. We did our job and got it done."

N O T E S

• With the 2005 Wolverine Invitational, Michigan has won four of the last six home tournaments since 2000. In fact, the Maize and Blue are now tied with Indiana for most tournament wins at the U-M Golf Course with seven total team victories.

• With the 2005 Wolverine Invitational team title, Michigan has now won at least one tournament in each of the last three seasons. In fact, the Wolverines have won or finish as the runner-up in 25 of the last 71 total events.

• With the 2005 Wolverine Invitational title, Michigan has now won 27 titles in team history. The team crystal also marks Michigan coach Kathy Teichert's 19th title in her 13 seasons with the Wolverines.

• With her medalist runner-up finish at the 2005 Wolverine Invitational, Amy Schmucker has now led the Wolverines in all three tournaments this season.

• Amy Schmucker's first round four-under 68 was not only a career-best by two strokes, it also tied the U-M record for the top all-time single round score. Her round tally ties Laura Olin (second round) and LeAnna Wicks' (first round) 68s tallied at the 2002 Hawkeye Invitational (April 13-14) and Kim Benedict's first round 68 at the 2001 Shootout at the Legends (Oct. 8-9). Schmucker's previous best round total was a two-under 70 in the final round of the 2005 Central District Classic (Feb. 21-22).

• Amy Schmucker's first round four-under 68 at the Wolverine Invitational was the first time in her career she has broken the 70-stroke barrier. Her career-best before the tournament was a two-under 70 in final round of the 2005 Central District Classic (Feb. 21-22).

• Amy Schmucker's first round four-under 68 is the second best single round score at a women's tournament held at the U-M Golf Course. The record is 66 by Missouri's Maria Ohlsson in the second round of the 2004 Lady Northern Invitational (Sept. 11-12).

• Kelly Easton had a career-best-tying three-over 75 in the first round of the 2005 Wolverine Invitational. She also had a three-over 75 in the second round of the 2004 Lady Northern Invitational (Sept. 10-11) at the U-M Golf Course. In addition to her single round best, she also set a new career-best for a 54-hole tournament as the tallied a 235 at the Wolverine Invitational.

• Lydia Benitez Colon played in her first collegiate tournament at the 2005 Wolverine Invitational. She had a solid tournament, tying for 27th with a 245 54-hole total (80-81-84). In addition, Brandi Zielinski played in her first tournament of the season as she was 29th with a 246 total (83-84-79).

• By playing in the 2005 Wolverine Invitational, Amy Schmucker has played in 39 straight tournaments for the Maize and Blue, while Brianna Broderick and Ali Stinson have played in 27 straight tournaments for the Maize and Blue. Last season, former Wolverine Laura Olin set the U-M record playing in 50 consecutive tournaments.