Maize and Blue Closes 10th at Irish Invitational

Sunday, October 3

South Bend, Ind.

9:00 AM

Michigan

William K. Warren Irish Invitational

10/3/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf

Oct. 3, 2010

Site: South Bend, Ind.
Course: Warren Golf Course (par 72, 6,097 yards)
Tournament: William K. Warren Irish Invitational
U-M Standing: 10th Place of 13 Teams (316-308-312/936)
Top U-M Individual: Min Yean Tan, 11th (79-73-76/228)
Next U-M Event: Mon-Tue., Oct. 11-12 -- at Lady Northern Invitational (Glencoe, Ill.)

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The University of Michigan women's golf team tallied a 312 in today's (Sunday, Oct. 3) final round to move up one spot and finish 10th at the William K. Warren Irish Invitational on the Warren Golf Course. The Wolverines finished with a 936 54-hole total after team rounds of 316 and 308 yesterday (Saturday, Oct. 2) and the 312 today.

The Wolverines were led by senior Min Yean Tan (Penang Island, Malaysia/Hills International College [Australia]), who just missed posting her second top-10 finish of the season after tallying a 228 (79-73-76) event total, closing 11th and missing the top 10 by just a single shot.

Junior Meagan Bauer (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) used a two-over 74 in the final round to move up 18 spots and post her first top-20 finish of the season. Bauer, who tied for 19th, opened with back-to-back 79s to put her tied for 37th after the first day and vaulted herself into the top 20 with her closing 74, giving her a 232 total.

Freshmen Alyssa Shimel (Pemberville, Ohio/Eastwood) and Yugene Lee (Athens, Ga./Oconee County) both closed tied for 47th with a 240. Shimel posted rounds of 84, a career-best-tying 75 and 81 for her total, while Lee opened with a 78 and closed with back-to-back 81s. Rounding out the starting five, sophomore Caramia Sitompul (Jakarta, Indonesia/Bradenton Prep Academy [Bradenton, Fla.]) tied for 55th at 242 (80-81-81), while senior Jenn Cleary (East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing) competed as an individual and tied for 57th at 243 (79-86-78).

The Wolverines will now head to Glencoe, Ill., Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 11-12) for the 2010 Lady Northern Invitational at Lake Shore Country Club. The 54-hole fall event will give the Maize and Blue a preview of the site for the 2011 Big Ten Championships.

Final Team Standings

 1. Notre Dame          305-298-302 = 905 2. Kent State          305-307-298 = 910 3. Ohio State          307-298-316 = 921 4. Louisville          309-311-305 = 925    Illinois            312-311-302 = 925 6. Georgia State       320-299-307 = 926 7. Indiana             311-301-317 = 929 8. Toledo              307-308-315 = 930 9. Kentucky            312-306-314 = 93210. MICHIGAN            316-308-312 = 93611. Maryland            315-308-318 = 94112. Texas-San Antonio   312-314-320 = 94613. Cincinnati          314-322-327 = 963

Top Individuals

 1. Sara-Maude Juneau, Louisville        72-74-69 = 215 2. Charlotte Lorentzen, Georgia State   75-69-74 = 218    Nicole Zhang, Notre Dame             73-75-70 = 218 4. Martina Gavier, Kent State           74-76-71 = 221 5. Betsie Johnson, Kentucky             73-73-77 = 223 6. Michelle Hui, Toledo                 76-76-73 = 225    Erica Rivard, Toledo                 72-73-80 = 225 8. Mercedes Germino, Kent State         75-73-78 = 226    In-Hong Lim, Ohio State              74-75-77 = 22610. Paola Valerio, Texas-San Antonio     76-76-75 = 227

Michigan Individuals

 11. Min Yean Tan       79-73-76 = 228T19. Meagan Bauer       79-79-74 = 232T47. Alyssa Shimel      84-75-81 = 240T47. Yugene Lee         78-81-81 = 240T55. Caramia Sitompul   80-81-81 = 242T57. Jenn Cleary        79-86-78 = 243* * played as individual

N O T E S

• Alyssa Shimel tied her career best with a three-over 75 in the second round of the William K. Warren Irish Invitational. It marked the second straight event she has set the mark after shooting a three-over 75 in the second round of the Mary Fossum Invitational.

• Yugene Lee started her first career event at the William K. Warren Irish Invitational, closing tied for 47th with a career-best 240 total.

• Min Yean Tan continued her streak of consecutive starts as she in now up to 38. She has yet to miss a start in her entire career. In addition, Meagan Bauer started her 14th straight event for the Maize and Blue.

Q U O T E S

Michigan Head Coach Cheryl Stacy
On the Irish Invitational ... "I was really pleased with the Yeanny (Min Yean Tan) and Meagan (Bauer) played this weekend. Especially with Meagan, she really put together a good final round today, posting five birdies and just two double bogeys. So it was great to see her really put it together. It was the back half of the lineup did not play as well as we would have hoped. They really struggled on the backside today. We need to really learn how to finish better and work on not letting the emotions get to us. We have some work to do, but there were some bright spots this weekend. We just have to get rid of some of our bigger numbers. I had two freshmen and a sophomore in the lineup so we did not expect really low numbers, but the experience they gained was great. We will continue to build on the positives and continue to allow the young players to get out there and get the experience they need to keep improving."

Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423