Michigan State University
NCAA Championship
Allison Fouch Finishes Tied For 16th At NCAA Championships
5/22/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
May 22, 2004
OPELIKA, Ala. - After weather delayed the final round at the 2004 NCAA Women's Golf Championships on Friday, play finally concluded on Saturday, May 22, at the par 72, 6,215-yard Grand National Golf Course in Opelika, Ala. Michigan State senior Allison Fouch (Grand Rapids, Mich.) led the Spartans as she finished tied for 16th with a 291 (70-72-73-76).
Fouch's 291 was the second-lowest 72-hole tournament score in school history. In addition, her 16th-place showing was the second-best finish by a Spartan at the national championships behind Emily Bastel's 13th-place showing in 2001.
As a team, Michigan State placed 24th with a 72-hole score of 1,215 (302-310-298-305). UCLA won this year's title with a final score of 1,148 (289-283-286-290), while Oklahoma State was second with a 1,151 (288-293-282-288) and Duke placed third with a 1,159 (289-284-292-294).
A total of three strokes separated the top three individuals as Cal's Sarah Huarte took medalist honors with a 278 (73-69-67-69). Oklahoma State's Karin Sjodin was second with a 279 and UCLA's Susie Mathews placed third with a 280.
Seniors Ann Marie Kersten (Oak Harbor, Ohio) and Sarah Martin (Grosse Ile, Mich.), who were making their final appearances for the Green and White, finished tied for 101st and 107th, respectively. Kersten shot a 309 (79-78-77-75), including a 75 in Friday's final round. Meanwhile, Martin was one stroke behind Kersten with a 310 (75-83-72-80).
Freshman Heather Rose (Chillicothe, Ohio) and sophomore Dayna Burleigh (Horsham, Pa.) tied for 116th with identical scores of 317. Burleigh's 317 included rounds of 82, 83, 76 and 76, while Rose had rounds of 78, 77, 84 and 78.
NCAA ChampionshipsGrand National Lake Course (Opelika, Ala.)May 18-22, 2004
Final Team StandingsPlace Name Scores1 UCLA 289-283-286-290=11482 Oklahoma State 288-293-282-288=11513 Duke 289-284-292-294=11594 California 309-282-292-289=11725 Vanderbilt 298-284-302-296=1180T6 Texas 302-295-293-294=1184T6 Washington 305-298-297-284=11848 Ohio State 296-292-303-297=11889 Georgia 302-297-293-298=119010 Arizona State 310-291-291-299=119111 Tennessee 303-297-301-292=1193T12 Southern Cal 307-286-305-297=1195T12 Stanford 303-296-298-298=119514 Wake Forest 298-289-310-299=1196T15 New Mexico 304-292-304-297=1197T15 Arizona 302-300-298-297=1197T15 Furman 302-296-302-297=1197T15 North Carolina 304-300-300-293=1197T19 Baylor 299-308-295-296=1198T19 Florida State 301-301-295-301=119821 UNLV 308-299-302-295=120422 Purdue 307-294-308-296=120523 Texas A&M 306-302-302-301=121124 Michigan State 302-310-298-305=1215
Final Top 10 Individual ResultsPlace Name, School Scores1 Sarah Huarte, California 73-69-67-69=2782 Karin Sjodin, Oklahoma State 71-69-68-71=2793 Susie Matthews, UCLA 71-69-68-72=2804 Charlotte Mayorkas, UCLA 74-69-71-70=2845 Jessica Shepley, Tennessee 73-72-17-70=286T6 Sofie Andersson, California 75-68-71-73=287T6 Sarah Jacobs, Vanderbilt 72-69-75-71=287T6 V. Nirapathpongporn, Duke 71-72-72-72=287T6 Mallory Underwood, Oklahoma St. 72-73-70-72=287T6 Kristen White, Ohio State 75-71-73-68=287
Final MSU Individual StandingsAllison Fouch 70-72-73-76=291 (tied for 16th)Ann Marie Kersten 79-78-77-75=305 (tied for 101st)Sarah Martin 75-83-72-80=310 (tied for 107th)Dayna Burleigh 82-83-76-76=317 (tied for 116th)Heather Rose 78-77-84-78=317 (tied for 116th)
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