Michigan Jumps Up Six Spots at NCAA Alabama Regional

Friday, May 6

Shoal Creek, Ala.

8:00 AM CT

Michigan

NCAA Regional

5/6/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf

May 6, 2016

Women's Golf

» Michigan rallied with a second-round 305 to move up six positions and sits seventh after 36 holes of the NCAA Alabama Regional.
» For the second straight day, Catherine Peters led U-M, posting a 74 to move into the top 20 as she is tied for 15th at 151.
» With a 616 two-day total, U-M is just two shots out of a coveted top-six finish, which would advance the Wolverines to the NCAA Finals in Euegne, Oregon.
» The Wolverines -- looking to advance to the NCAA Finals -- play the final round with Clemson and Vanderbilt starting at 7:30 a.m. CDT Saturday (May 7).

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Site: Shoal Creek, Ala.
Course: Shoal Creek Country Club (par 72, 6,470 yards)
Tournament: NCAA Alabama Regional (Day 2 of 3)
U-M Team Standing: 7th Place of 18 Teams (311-305/616) after Day 2
Top U-M Individual: Catherine Peters, tie-15th (77-74/151)
Final Round: Saturday, May 7 -- at NCAA Alabama Regional (Shoal Creek, Ala.), 7:30 a.m. CDT (tee times)

SHOAL CREEK, Ala. -- It was moving day at the Shoal Creek Country Club after the University of Michigan women's golf team posted a 305 team total today (Friday, May 6) and vaulted six positions to seventh place after day two of the NCAA Alabama Regional with a 616 total. The Wolverines are just two shots back of sixth place and advancing to the NCAA Finals.

With 18 holes remaining, the Wolverines will be paired with Clemson and Vanderbilt for the final round and will tee off No. 1 starting at 7:30 a.m. CDT. The top six teams and top three individuals not on a qualifying team will move on to the finals, to be held Friday through Wednesday, May 20-25, at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Oregon.

"We fought hard all day long and kept ourselves in position all day," said U-M head coach Jan Dowling. "This course requires lots of patience, but there are birdies if you play smart. We capitalized on some of those today and also used some additional course knowledge from yesterday.

"Tomorrow is one of the most exciting days in college golf. We are going to enjoy the moment, knowing that something extra special is not required to advance. The team is really excited for this great opportunity and experience tomorrow."

After opening yesterday's (Thursday, May 5) gusty first round with a 311, the Wolverines closed the day tied for 13th. With the challenge of trying to move up to reach a top-six finish, senior Catherine Peters once again took the lead for the Maize and Blue and posted a two-over 74.

She continued her success on the back nine following her two-under performance yesterday with an even-par start to today's round. Turning to the front side, she used two of her three total birdies -- Nos. 5 and 9 -- to erase two of her four bogeys and finish at two over. With her 151 total, she moved into the top 20 individuals as she is tied for 15th.

Sophomore Megan Kim used a U-M second-day best four birdies to move into a tie for 30th after she fired a second-round 76, putting her at 154. Junior Grace Choi is only a shot back of Kim, following a 77, giving her a 155 total and positioning her tied for 40th.

Rounding out U-M's second-day regional scoring are sophomore Emily White (78-79) and freshman Elodie Van Dievoet (79-78), who are both tied for 53rd at 157.

Team Standings (Day 2 of 3)

 1. Northwestern       296-294 = 590 (+14) 2. Florida State      299-297 = 596 3. Oklahoma State     301-297 = 598 4. Alabama            306-300 = 606 5. Tennessee          300-311 = 611 6. California         307-307 = 614 7. MICHIGAN           311-305 = 616 8. Clemson            308-310 = 618    Vanderbilt         302-316 = 61810. New Mexico State   303-318 = 62111. Notre Dame         309-314 = 62312. Middle Tennessee   310-317 = 62713. Missouri           311-318 = 62914. Purdue             313-319 = 63215. Iowa State         310-324 = 63416. Eastern Kentucky   332-316 = 64817. Oakland            328-324 = 65218. Alabama State      333-337 = 670

Top Individuals

 1. Matilda Castren, Florida State     74-71 = 145 (+1)    Kacie Komoto, Northwestern         72-73 = 145 3. Marianne Li, California            74-72 = 146    Linnea Johansson, Oklahoma State   75-71 = 146 5. Sarah Cho, Northwestern            75-72 = 147 6. Courtney Zeng, Vanderbilt          76-72 = 148    Janet Mao, Northwestern            74-74 = 148 8. Lauren Stephenson, Clemson         74-75 = 149    Maddie McCrary, Oklahoma State     72-77 = 149    Jennifer Hahn, Vanderbilt          70-79 = 149    Hannah Pietila, Tennessee          73-76 = 149

Michigan Individuals

T15. Catherine Peters     77-74 = 151T30. Megan Kim            78-76 = 154T40. Grace Choi           78-77 = 155T53. Emily White          78-79 = 157T53. Elodie Van Dievoet   79-78 = 157

• Day 1 Results

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