Michigan
Mountain View Challenge
Bauer Leads Wolverines to Eighth Place at Mountain View Challenge
3/29/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Site: Tucson, Ariz.
Course: Mountain View Country Club (par 72, 6,232 yards)
Tournament: Mountain View Challenge
U-M Standing:8th Place of 19 Teams (302-299-297/898)
Top U-M Individual: Ashley Bauer, tie-5th (70-72-73/215)
Next U-M Event: Mon-Tue., April 6-7 -- at Indiana Invitational (Columbus, Ind.)
Notes & Quotes
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Using three straight descending team-round tallies, the University of Michigan women's golf team closed with a U-M tournament-best 297 to help the Wolverines close eighth today (Sunday, March 29) with a season-best 898 total at the 2009 Mountain View Challenge at the Mountain View Country Club.
With a strong mixture of Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac 10 teams among the 19-team field, the Wolverines opened with a 302 first round as junior Ashley Bauer(Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS) paced the way with a two-under 70 -- the third sub-par round by a Wolverine this season. The Maize and Blue followedwith the fourth sub-300 round of the season with a 299 team score to close the day 10th with a 601, 36-hole total.
In the final round, Bauer's one-over 73 along with two-over 74s from sophomore Min Yean Tan(Queensland, Australia/Hills International College) and senior Lydia Bentez Coln(Dorado, Puerto Rico/Pendleton School) helped U-M post its second straight sub-300 round with a 297 and close with its first sub-900, 54-hole event total of the season at 898 for an eighth-place finish.
Bauer's 215 total (70-72-73) -- a season-best total by a Wolverine in a 54-hole event -- helped her record her third top-five finish of the season as she led U-M for the fifth time in 10 events. Tan closed with a 227 event total, putting her in a tie for 38th. She descended all three of her rounds, opening with a 77, followed by a 76 and a two-over 74. Freshman Milena Savich(Carmel, Ind./Carmel HS) closed tied for 44th with a 228 (75-77-76) to give U-M three among the top 50 in the 99-player field. Other Wolverine finishes included Bentez Coln tying for 60th at 231 (80-77-74) and freshman Meagan Bauer(Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS) tying for 68th at 233 (81-74-78).
San Jose State (284-287-295) led from start to finish as the Spartans closed with an 866 total and a nine-shot win over UNLV (291-287-297), which was the runner-up at 875. San Jose State's Erica Moston took medalist honors with a seven-under 209 total (72-68-69). Louisville's Cindy LaCrosse (71-69-71) was the runner-up at 211.
The Wolverines will play their final regular-season event when they head to Columbus, Ind., Monday and Tuesday, April 6-7, for the 2009 Indiana Invitational. The 54-hole event will be played at the Otter Creek Golf Club. Last season, U-M had a seventh-place showing in the 15-team field with Ashley Bauer leading the way with a ninth-place individual finish.
Team Standings
1. San Jose State 284-287-295 = 866 (+2) 2. UNLV 291-287-297 = 875 3. Louisville 292-295-292 = 879 4. Indiana 297-298-289 = 884 5. Missouri 301-295-289 = 885 6. Northwestern 297-301-292 = 890 7. Colorado State 297-294-305 = 896 8. MICHIGAN 302-299-297 = 898 9. Nebraska 290-302-309 = 901 10. Iowa State 308-298-297 = 903 11. Oregon State 298-310-297 = 905 Colorado 297-301-307 = 905 13. Fresno State 303-303-302 = 908 14. Washington State 307-313-289 = 909 Texas Tech 311-299-299 = 909 Kansas State 300-314-295 = 909 17. Oklahoma 305-299-307 = 911 18. Arizona 307-307-312 = 926 19. Boise State 308-317-317 = 942
Top Individuals
1. Erica Moston, San Jose State 72-68-69 = 209 (-7) 2. Cindy LaCrosse, Louisville 71-69-71 = 211 3. Laura Nochta, Indiana 72-71-70 = 213 Anita Gahir, Indiana 71-74-68 = 213 5. ASHLEY BAUER, U-M 70-72-73 = 215 Jennifer Hong, Northwestern 70-75-70 = 215 Therese Koelbaek, UNLV 68-73-74 = 215 Katrin Delen, Briones San Jose State 71-73-71 = 215 9. Amanda Wilson, Arizona 71-70-76 = 217 Mary Kate Bird, Nebraska 68-76-73 = 217 Kristen Schelling, UNLV 74-69-74 = 217
Other Michigan Individuals
T38. Min Yean Tan 77-76-74 = 227 T44. Milena Savich 75-77-76 = 228 T60. Lydia Benitez Colon 80-77-74 = 231 T68. Meagan Bauer 81-74-78 = 233
N O T E S
Michigan's 898 tournament total is a season best and marks the first time the Wolverines have broken 900 in a 54-hole event during the campaign. The season's prior best was a 902 at the Windy City Classic.
Ashley Bauer posted her third top-five finish of the season with her tie for fifth. It marks the second straight event she has closed among the top five; she was also the runner-up at the Red Rocks Invitational. Her other top-five finish is her medalist honor at the Wolverine Invitational. Overall, it is the sixth top-five placing of her career.
Ashley Bauer's 215 total is a season-best 54-hole tournament total. U-M's prior best tally was a 221 total by Min Yean Tan at the Windy City Classic.
Ashley Bauer's first-round two-under 70 is just the third round this season under par for a Wolverine. In fact, Bauer owns two of the top three rounds this season;she also shot athree-under 68 in the first round of the Wolverine Invitational. Milena Savich holds the other sub-par round with a three-under 69 in the second round of the Landfall Tradition.
Ashley Bauer has yet to miss a tournament in her career at Michigan, playing in 33 straight events. Bauer is one of two Wolverines with a consecutive-event streak along with Min Yean Tan, who has played in 21 straight events. Milena Savich has started 10 straight events to begin her career.
Meagan Bauer started her second straight event for the Wolverines.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Kathy Teichert
On the tournament weekend... "I am really pleased with the way we played. We had a few mistakes early, but we also had some key contributions from different people and that is always an encouraging sign. There is no question about it, we are very happy with the way Ashley (Bauer) played this tournament. She continues to build her confidence with each passing round. This golf course was scoreable. We needed to play well with our irons and our putting. The ball striking was there, but unfortunately we just didn't putt as well as we would have liked. We missed some birdie opportunities. But again, I was really pleased we got better with each round. It shows there was some improvement and some adjustments made. Correcting our mistakes during a tournament is going to be key for us as we come down to the end here with only the Indiana event on the schedule before Big Tens."
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
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