Michigan
Big Ten Championships
Wolverines Maintain Third Spot at Big Tens; Lau, Chun Stay Among Top 10
4/24/2021 6:52:00 PM | Women's Golf
» With a season-low 284 (-4), Michigan maintained its third-place position at the Big Ten Championships with a 574 total. U-M is seven shots back of co-leaders Michigan State (286-281) and Maryland (287-280) at 567 (-9).
» Ashley Lau shot a fourth straight sub-par round with a second-round 70 (-2) and is tied for third at 141 (-3).
» Sophia Trombetta tied her career-low with a 70 (-2) in the second round and moved up 10 positions to a tie for 14th at 144 (E).
» U-M will be paired with MSU and Maryland for the final round, going off the first tee at 10:18 a.m.
Site: Maineville, Ohio
Tournament: Big Ten Championships (Day 2 of 3)
Course: TPC River's Bend (par 72, 6,300 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 3rd place of 13 teams (290-284/574, -2) after Day 2
Top U-M Individual: Ashley Lau, tie-3rd (71-70/141, -3)
Next U-M Round: Sunday, April 25 -- at Big Ten Championships - Day Three (Maineville, Ohio), 10:18 a.m. (tee times)
MAINEVILLE, Ohio -- A second-round 70 (-2) from junior Ashley Lau and a career-low-tying 70 (-2) from junior Sophia Trombetta, the No. 22-ranked and No. 2-seeded University of Michigan women's golf team tallied a season-low 284 (-4) Saturday (April 24) and maintained its third-place position with a 573 (-2) 36-hole total at the Big Ten Championships at TPC River's Bend.
The Wolverines are seven shots back of co-leaders Michigan State (286-281, -9) and Maryland (287-280) with 567 (-9) totals. The trio will be paired with each other for the final 18 holes on Sunday (April 25) at 10:18 a.m. off the first tee.
"It was another great team effort today," said U-M head coach Jan Dowling. "We converted lots of birdies and finished four-under on a difficult weather day. We have put ourselves in the final pairing and cannot wait for tomorrow's final round. It will be a tough day, but we're ready for the challenge."
Getting off to another strong start, the Wolverines produced 15 birdies on the front side, led by Lau's five, including a run of four straight on Nos. 6-9. However, Michigan State countered with 10 of its own, and Maryland had 10 and two eagles on the front side to keep the Wolverines in the third spot.
After a bogey on the 10th, Lau rattled off eight straight pars to post her fourth consecutive sub-par round with a 70 (-2), which moved her up two spots to a tie for third individually with a 141 (-3) total. Celebrating her 21st birthday, Trombetta used three front-nine birdies to make the turn at two-under. After playing the back side even, she tied her career-low with a 70 (-2) and moved up 10 positions to a tie for 14th at 144 (E).
Freshman Monet Chun, who is tied for eighth at 143 (-1), used three birdies to negate her three bogeys and post and even-par 72, while sophomore Hailey Borjas's four birdies erased her two double-bogeys as she was even at 72 as well. She is tied for 22nd at 147 (+3).
Those four tallies helped U-M post a season-low 284 (-4) team total, but the Terrapins used a 280 (-8) and the Spartans had a 281 (-7) to push its lead to seven strokes.
Team Standings (After Day 2 of 3)
1. Michigan State 286-281 = 567 (-9) Maryland 287-280 = 567 3. MICHIGAN 290-284 = 574 4. Northwestern 291-286 = 577 Nebraska 293-284 = 577 6. Purdue 295-291 = 586 7. Penn State 297-292 = 589 8. Wisconsin 310-282 = 592 9. Iowa 297-296 = 593 10. Minnesota 305-290 = 595 11. Illinois 299-299 = 598 12. Rutgers 298-302 = 600 13. Indiana 320-301 = 621
Top Individuals
1. Laura Van Respaille, Maryland 70-69 = 139 (-5) 2. Leila Raines, Michigan State 69-71 = 140 3. ASHLEY LAU, U-M 71-70 = 141 Alice Duan, Nebraska 73-68 = 141 Kan Bunnabodee, Purdue 70-71 = 141 Xiaolin Tian, Maryland 72-69 = 141 7. Sarah Willis, Penn State 75-67 = 142 8. MONET CHUN, U-M 71-72 = 143 Irene Kim, Northwestern 73-70 = 143 Kate Smith, Nebraska 72-71 = 143 Brooke Riley, Northwestern 72-71 = 143 Valery Plata, Michigan State 75-68 = 143 Patricie Mackova, Maryland 70-73 = 143
Other Michigan Individuals
T14. Sophia Trombetta 74-70 = 144 (E) T22. Hailey Borja 75-72 = 147 T45. Ashley Kim 74-77 = 151 T45. Mikaela Schulz 74-77 = 151
