Michigan Finishes 18th at NCAA Central Regional

Saturday, May 7

South Bend, Ind.

12:30 PM

Michigan

NCAA Central Regional

5/7/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf

May 7, 2011

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Site: South Bend, Ind.
Course: Warren Golf Course (par 72, 6,209 yards)
Tournament: NCAA Central Regional
U-M Standing: 18th Place of 24 Teams (316-307-315/938)
Top U-M Individual: Meagan Bauer (75-79-79), Alyssa Shimel (80-75-78), tie-63rd (233)
Next Event: Season Complete

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- After enduring a near two-and-a-half hour delay due to thunderstorms, the University of Michigan women's golf team posted a 315 final round score today (Saturday, May 7) to finish 18th with a 938 team total at the 2011 NCAA Central Regional held on Notre Dame's Warren Golf Course. By virtue of the Wolverines' finish, they did not advance to the NCAA Finals, ending their season.

The Wolverines open the regional with a 316 and were in a tie for 20th after day one ended on Thursday (May 5). U-M then carded a 307 to move up three spots after round two on Friday (May 6). Junior Meagan Bauer (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) fired her best round of the tournament (three-over 75) in round one and freshman Alyssa Shimel (Pemberville, Ohio/Eastwood) equaled the score in the second round.

After playing nearly 12 holes, the Wolverines were called off the course today but returned to finish the round and the regional. Sophomore Caramia Sitompul (Jakarta, Indonesia/Bradenton Prep Academy [Bradenton, Fla.]) paced U-M on the final day, producing her best round of the event, a four-over 76.

Bauer and Shimel were the top Wolverines individually, as they each finished at 233 in a tie for 63rd. After opening with the 75, Bauer posted back-to-back 79s to close her regional, while Shimel opened with an 80 but followed with rounds of 75 and 78.

Using her final-round 76, Sitompul finished tied for 85th at 238 (79-83-76), while senior Min Yean Tan (Penang Island, Malaysia/Hills International College [Australia]) tied for 105th at 243 (85-76-82) and freshman Yugene Lee (Athens, Ga./Oconee County) tied for 112th at 245 (82-77-86).

The eight teams advancing to the NCAA Championships include UCLA, LSU, Minnesota, Arkansas, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Stanford and Wake Forest. Tulane's Maribel Lopez Porras (par) defeated Chattanooga's Maria Juliana Loza (bogey) on first playoff hole (No. 10) to earn second individual qualifying spot. She will join Duke's Lindy Duncan as an individual qualifier for this year's NCAA Finals.

U-M closed the regular season with nine top-10 finishes, an eighth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships -- posting the fourth-lowest score in program history -- and made the ninth (team and individual) NCAA regional appearance (team and individual) in the last 11 seasons.

Final Team Standings

 1. UCLA             291-301-298 = 890 (+26) 2. LSU              295-303-296 = 894 3. Minnesota        301-297-299 = 897 4. Arkansas         307-303-289 = 899 5. Notre Dame       298-305-298 = 901 6. Ohio State       306-301-298 = 905 7. Stanford         302-306-300 = 908 8. Wake Forest      312-304-293 = 909 9. Duke             302-314-297 = 91310. Northwestern     302-306-306 = 91411. Texas            306-307-303 = 91612. Chattanooga      303-309-305 = 917    Tulane           313-302-302 = 91714. Kent State       304-311-304 = 91915. Wisconsin        314-305-310 = 92916. North Texas      311-314-310 = 93517. Oklahoma State   312-312-313 = 93718. MICHIGAN         316-307-315 = 93819. Illinois         313-309-318 = 94020. East Carolina    315-316-314 = 94521. UNLV             318-325-311 = 95422. Morehead State   319-326-310 = 95523. Illinois State   329-317-320 = 96624. Butler           316-325-329 = 970

Top Individuals

 1. Stephanie Kono, UCLA              74-76-68 = 218 (+2)    Megan McChrystal, LSU             72-75-71 = 218 3. Austin Ernst, LSU                 74-72-73 = 219    Emily Tubert, Arkansas            75-69-75 = 219 5. Cheyenne Woods, Wake Forest       75-76-70 = 221 6. Lindy Duncan, Duke                75-72-75 = 222    Samantha Sommers, Minnesota       73-73-76 = 222 8. Ani Gulugian, UCLA                71-74-78 = 223    Maria Juliana Loza, Chattanooga   73-78-72 = 223    Maribel Lopez Porras, Tulane      74-73-76 = 223    Teresa Puga, Minnesota            75-73-75 = 223    Rachel Rohanna, Ohio State        72-76-75 = 223    Nicole Zhang, Notre Dame          71-78-74 = 223

Michigan Individuals

 T63. Meagan Bauer       75-79-79 = 233 T63. Alyssa Shimel      80-75-78 = 233 T85. Caramia Sitompul   79-83-76 = 238T105. Min Yean Tan       85-76-82 = 243T112. Yugene Lee         82-77-86 = 245

• Previous Results: Day One | Day Two

N O T E S

• Michigan made its ninth (team and individual) NCAA postseason regional in the last 11 years. Overall, U-M has eight of its nine appearances at the central regional.

• Of the six Big Ten teams at the central regional, Minnesota (third) and Ohio State (sixth) advanced to the NCAA Finals. Other conference finishes at the regional included Northwestern (10th), Wisconsin (15th), Michigan (18th) and Illinois (19th). Purdue finished sixth in the east regional giving the Big Ten three in the NCAA Finals. Michigan State was also in the east and closed 11th.

• Michigan played all three rounds with Big Ten mate Illinois.

• Meagan Bauer, Caramia Sitompul, Alyssa Shimel and Yugene Lee are all played in their first NCAA postseason event. Min Yean Tan played in her second.

• Min Yean Tan closed her career not missing a start in four years. She played in 47 consecutive events and finished with a career scoring average of 77.37, which ranks fifth all-time.

Q U O T E S

Michigan Head Coach Cheryl Stacy
On the NCAA Central Regional ... "We were very pleased to make it to an NCAA regional and I thought we really competed. It was a great field and our young players gained valuable experience in the postseason. We had a tough first round that put us in a position where we needed to come back, but we were optimistic going into the last two days. We improved substantially with our second round and it really showed we can adjust after adversity. We were playing quite well today going into the back nine, but the two-hour rain delay stalled our momentum and we didn't finish as strongly as we would've liked. However, I am really proud of our girls for their hard work and attitudes this year. They have practiced very hard, competed every time out there and really learned so much this season. I know the experiences gained this season will only help us next year and in years to come."

Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423