Michigan State University
Big Ten Championship
Women's Golf Wins 2001 Big Ten Championship
4/29/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 29, 2001
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The Michigan State women's golf team took first place at the 2001 Big Ten Championship at the Les Bolstad Golf Course in Minneapolis, Minn. The Spartans shot a 308 under strong wind conditions on the final day of competition to finish with a four-round total of 1,219 (302-300-309-308). Northwestern and Indiana tied for second at 1,230.
The last time Michigan State won the women's golf conference championship was in 1982. With the 2001 title, the MSU women's golf team becomes the first Spartan women's team to win a conference title since 1996-97 (basketball and volleyball).
Redshirt freshman Allison Fouch (Grand Rapids, Mich.) greatly contributed to the MSU title, concluding the championship with a career-best second-place finish, tied with Purdue's Kari Darmon at 303. Ohio State's Mollie Fankhauser took home the individual title, shooting a four-round total of 70-77-78=76.
Fouch entered the 18th hole just tied with Fankhauser. Fouch , however, bogeyed par-5, while Fankhauser birdied. The Spartan sophomore posted a four round total of 78-70-76-79=303. Darmon fired a 74-75-80-74=303.
Spartan junior Stacy Snider (Grand Rapids, Mich.) closely followed Fouch on the leaderboard, firing a 74-75-80-75=304 to take fourth place. 2000 conference champion Emily Bastel (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) tied for 10th, shooting a 78 for the day to total 308 (76-75-79-78). Senior Kasey Gant (Fort Wayne, Ind.) shot 76-80-74-79=309 to tie for 14th place.
True freshman Sarah Martin (Grosse Ille, Mich.) carded a 76-84-82-76=318 total to tie for 29th in her conference championship debut. Ann Marie Kersten (Oak Harbor, Ohio) finished 48th with a score of 79-81-81-85=326.
Next up, the Spartans will attempt to qualify for the NCAA Championships with a strong showing at the NCAA Regionals, May 10-12.
Team Standings1. Michigan State 302-300-309-308=12192. Indiana 303-301-318-308=1230 Northwestern 304-303-314-309=12304. Purdue 298-313-319-305=1235 Minnesota 302-304-315-314=12356. Ohio State 303-305-310-321=12397. Michigan 309-303-318-318=12488. Wisconsin 307-323-327-314=12719. Penn State 310-323-331-320=128410. Iowa 324-324-325-314=128711. Illinois 319-328-335-318=1300
MSU Individual ResultsT2. Allison Fouch 78-70-76-79=3034. Stacy Snider 74-75-80-75=304T10. Emily Bastel 76-75-79-78=308T14. Kasey Gant 76-80-74-79=309T29. Sarah Martin 76-84-82-76=318T48. Ann Marie Kersten 79-81-81-85=326
Top 20 Players School Scores
1 Mollie Fankhauser Ohio State 70 77 78 76 301
2 Kari Damron Purdue 74 75 80 74 303
Allison Fouch Mich. St. 78 70 76 79 303
4 Stacy Snider Mich. St. 74 75 80 75 304
5 Tiffany Fisher Indiana 74 76 78 77 305
6 Allie Blomquist Wisconsin 72 75 82 77 306
Karyn Stordahl Minnesota 75 73 80 78 306
8 Hana Kim N'western 71 81 80 75 307
Bess Bowers Michigan 75 76 78 78 307
10 Natalie Tucker Indiana 79 72 83 74 308
Ashley Lowery Ohio State 77 74 77 80 308
Emily Bastel Mich. St. 76 75 79 78 308
Andrea Makauskas Purdue 73 81 80 74 308
14 Inga Snyder Indiana 77 78 76 78 309
Kasey Gant Mich. St. 76 80 74 79 309
Katie Bakken Minnesota 76 78 80 75 309
17 Elizabeth Burden N'western 81 77 75 79 312
Allison Hanna Ohio State 78 74 76 84 312
Lauren Grzebien N'western 75 73 84 80 312
20 Heather Zielinski Purdue 78 77 80 78 313
Emily Gilley N'western 78 77 79 79 313
Cindy Cannon Minnesota 74 82 76 81 313
