2006-07 GFW NCAA Regional -- Day 2 Notes & Quotes
5/11/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Kathy Teichert
On U-M's rough start to start the day ... "We did get off to a rough start on the back nine and it was really kind of surprising because -- once we started off No. 10 -- we made a lot of pars on 10. After that, I saw a few bogey's and I didn't realize they were adding up so quickly. On our backside (the front nine) we did rebound quite a bit, Ali (Stinson) and Bri (Broderick) really turned it on, it was great to see. Ashley (Bauer) was starting to bring her numbers down, unfortunately she had a bad double on eight. We just got to the four and five to score a little better they're the keys. You got to have four players to compete. For as much talent as our players have it's really disheartening to see them struggle. I never thought they would struggle so much. They have expectations, the parents have expectations, we're hosting, which adds some different kinds of pressures that they're probably not used to in the magnitude of the tournament that it is. But we're going to regroup, get a plan going and get back at it for tomorrow's final round."
On the two seniors stepping up ... "They're perfect. Ali kind of struggled down the stretch and Bri was probably disappointed in her game too. But it was really nice to have them come back and shoot two 72s. That just shows their ability to play and their leadership that they knew they needed to come back and shoot a good number if we wanted to play well as a team."
On Ashley Bauer stepping up all spring ... "All spring she has really come on. She's had some good numbers over the course of the spring. Had she not had the double and a few bad swings that did cost her the doubles, she would have been right there for 74 or 75. But I can't take any thing away from her, she's been great all spring and it's been a delight to watch her play. I think she's going to do a lot in the years to come and this has been a really good experience for her. I think she's going to do a phenomenal job in her future and we're going to be counting on her for leadership on the course, in her play, and her ability to get better as a person to help us on the team."
Senior Brianna Broderick
On the difference from yesterday to today ... "I'm still struggling a little bit with my driver, but I just kept it in play a lot better and gave myself a better opportunity to make putts."
On where the team goes from here ... "We just have to keep grinding. We haven't evaluated everyone's play yet, but I think that's what we're going to have to continue to do. We're just going to have to go out with a bang tomorrow."
On any extra motivation to keep this from being her last round ... "I'm just going to out and play the best I can play and if something happens, something happens. I'll just have to see what happens."
On if there are difficult pins in the final round ... "We're ready for them. We know not to go for some of them and just go for the center of the green. So that will play to our advantage for sure, but it's all about what you do with it."
Senior Ali Stinson
On the difference in her round from yesterday to today ... "I think I was a little more patient today, I don't think I played much differently and was able to score a little better because of it."
On the thought of tomorrow being her final round as a collegiate player ... "I'm just going to go out and have fun and enjoy it. There's nothing else I can do."
On the feeling of the team ... "We would like to play a little better in this tournament as this is our home course. Some of the scores are a little disappointing, but we're going to take it as it is and we're going to go out and try our hardest no matter what."
Freshman Ashley Bauer
On the experience after 36 holes so far ... "I wish I was playing a little bit better, it's kind of disappointing, but it's been a good experience."
On the difference from yesterday to today ... "Usually I play better on the back nine, but yesterday I went bogey, birdie, bogey to get started, which is okay. But then I hit a stretch where I went bogey, bogey, double, which set me back a little bit. Then on our back nine (the front nine) I was playing very well. But every time I made a birdie, I seemed to fire back with a bogey, I guess I was too excited."
On the frustration of missing the little shots ... "I get frustrated, but you have to brush it off, because you have another shot in front of you. On seven today, I missed a three-footer for birdie and got up to the tee and put it in the bunker on number eight, its just some mental breakdowns out there."
On the seniors stepping up today ... "It was nice to see them step up, 72s are great scores out here. It's good they saved us today I guess, we didn't have the rest of us play up to our potential."
On where to team goes from here ... "We can only hope for the best. It's one more day and we have to go out there and shoot like the other guests to even have a shot at it."
N O T E S
With the U-M Golf Course as the location of the Central Regional, the Michigan women's golf program is hosting its first NCAA regional in team history.
Michigan is making its sixth NCAA postseason appearance in the last seven years (team appearances in 2001, '02, '05, '07; individuals in 2004 and '06).
Seniors Brianna Broderick and Ali Stinson are playing in their second career NCAA postseason event. The duo also competed in the 2005 NCAA Central Regional in Lubbock, Texas.
Junior Lindsay Davis and freshmen Ashley Bauer and Andrea Ratigan are all competing in their first NCAA postseason event.
Ali Stinson's second-round tally of 72 tied a season-best single round tally. It marked the fifth time she has fired a 72 in a round this season.
Seniors Brianna Broderick and Ali Stinson, along with freshman Ashley Bauer, are the only Wolverines to start all 12 tournaments this season. After not playing in the season-opening Lady Northern Invitational, freshman Andrea Ratigan has started the last 11 tournaments.
By playing in the NCAA Central Regional, Brianna Broderick and Ali Stinson are playing in their 47th straight tournaments for U-M. Broderick and Stinson have yet to miss a tournament in their entire career. In fact, the duo has started in all 47 of those tournaments. Former Wolverine Laura Olin holds the U-M record for consecutive tournaments, playing in 50 straight during her career.
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