Michigan State University
NCAA Central Regional
Women's Golf Finishes Third At 2004 NCAA Central Regionals
5/8/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
May 8, 2004
NORMAL, Ill. - Michigan State women's golf finished in third place at the 2004 NCAA Central Regional Championships with a 54-hole total of 906 (302-303-301). The Spartans shot a final-round 301 on Saturday (May 8) at the par 71, 6,108-yard University Golf Course in Normal, Ill.
Vanderbilt was the 2004 NCAA Central Regional Champion after posting an 895 (298-307-290), while Arizona finished second with a 902 (299-313-290). The top eight teams in the region advance to the NCAA Championships, including Vanderbilt, Arizona, MSU, Southern Cal, Baylor, Purdue, New Mexico and Texas A&M.
MSU's third-place finish equals the team's best effort in regional play, also set in 2001. State advances to the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in the last five years under head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll.
Senior Allison Fouch (Grand Rapids, Mich.) posted her fifth top-five showing of the season as she finished tied for fourth with a 221 (73-74-74). Fouch shot a 74 in Saturday's final round. Arizona's Erica Blasberg took medalist honors with a 212 (68-73-71).
Senior Sarah Martin (Grosse Ile, Mich.) finished tied for 17th with a 229 (76-77-77). Meanwhile, freshman Heather Rose (Chillicothe, Ohio) placed tied for 27th with a 231 (82-73-76), while sophomore Dayna Burleigh (Horsham, Pa.) finished tied for 31st with a 232 (75-80-77).
Senior Ann Marie Kersten (Oak Harbor, Ohio) rounds out the Spartan line-up as she is tied for 49th with a 236 (78-84-74).
The 2004 NCAA Championships will be held May 18-21 at the Grand National Lake Course in Auburn, Ala.
NCAA Central Regional ChampionshipsUniversity Golf Course (Normal, Ill.)May 6-8, 2004
Final Team StandingsPlace Name Scores1 Vanderbilt 298-307-288=8932 Arizona 299-313-290=9023 Michigan State 302-303-301=9064 Southern Cal 300-311-299=9105 Baylor 312-297-306=9156 Purdue 305-309-303=9177 New Mexico 298-320-300=9188 Texas A&M 305-317-304=926T9 SMU 316-302-311=929T9 Illinois State 313-308-308=92911 Northwestern 313-305-316=93412 TCU 308-319-308=93513 Missouri 303-323-310=93614 Oklahoma 311-321-314=94615 Kansas State 326-311-312=94916 Arkansas 308-325-317=95017 Notre Dame 319-312-321=95218 Indiana 311-320-324=95519 Princeton 320-317-324=96120 Kent State 325-319-321=96521 Tulsa 319-321-326=966
Final Top 10 Individual ResultsPlace Name, School Scores1 Erica Blasberg, Arizona 68-73-71=2122 May Wood, Vanderbilt 73-72-70=2153 J. Sveeningsson, Baylor 75-72-71=218T4 Allison Fouch, MSU 73-74-74=221T4 Myrte Eikenaar, Purdue 73-73-75=221T6 Laura Cross, SMU 72-71-79=222T6 Samantha Richdale, Ill. St. 74-75-73=2228 Courtney Wood, Vandy 76-72-75=2239 Kyla Neal, Texas A&M 68-79-79=226T10 Five players with a 227
Final MSU Individual Standings Allison Fouch 73-74-74=221 (tied for fourth)Sarah Martin 76-76-77=229 (tied for 17th)Heather Rose 82-73-76=231 (tied for 27th)Dayna Burleigh 75-80-77=232 (tied for 31st)Ann Marie Kersten 78-84-74=236 (tied for 49th)
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