Michigan State University
NCAA Central Regionals
Women's Golf Finishes Seventh At NCAA Central Regional Championship
5/7/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
May 7, 2005
LUBBOCK, Texas - With a seventh-place finish at the 2005 NCAA Central Regional Championship on Saturday, May 7, Michigan State women's golf advances to the NCAA Championships for the fifth time in the last six years. The 2005 NCAA Championships will be held at Sunriver Resort in Corvallis, Ore., May 17-20.
MSU shot a third-round 302 Saturday to close out the 2005 NCAA Central Regional Championship with a three-round score of 909 (300-307-302) and a seventh-place showing. This year's Central Regional Championship was played at The Rawls Course in Lubbock, Texas.
"The girls did great," said MSU head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll. "The conditions were tough. It was an open course and we played in the wind. It really showed how tough our team played in the weather conditions. Everyone on the team contributed in one round or another.
"This team really came on strong down the stretch. I'm so excited to coach this team and see how far they have come this season. It's such a thrill to know that we return the entire team next season."
Auburn took top honors with a three-round score of 896. In addition to MSU and Auburn, Texas A&M (903), Missouri (905), Arizona State (906), Tulsa (908), Purdue (908) and Arkansas (915) also advanced to the NCAA Championships.
Individually, freshman Sara Brown (Tucson, Ariz.) and sophomore Heather Rose (Chillicothe, Ohio) paced the Spartans, finishing tied for 20th with a 226. Both players shot a 75 on Saturday to close out play. It marked the fourth top-20 finish of the season for both Brown and Meikle to pace the squad.
Auburn's Diana Ramage took medalist honors, finishing with a 212 (68-77-67).
Sophomore Rachel Meikle (Fort Wayne, Ind.) finished tied for 37th with a 230 (75-74-81), while sophomore Mandi McConnell (Grand Blanc, Mich.) finished tied for 57th with a 233 (74-82-77). Junior Dayna Burleigh (Tucson, Ariz.) rounded out the Spartan line-up, finishing tied for 89th with a 240. After posting back-to-back rounds in the 80s, Burleigh closed out Saturday with a final round 75.
NCAA Central Regional ChampionshipThe Rawls Course (Lubbock, Texas)May 5-7, 2005
Final Team Standings (top eight teams advance to NCAA Championship)Place Team Score1 Auburn 294-309-293--8962 Texas A&M 293-310-300--9033 Missouri 291-312-302--9054 Arizona State 296-310-300--906T5 Tulsa 298-310-300--908T5 Purdue 295-309-304--9087 Michigan State 299-307-302--9098 Arkansas 300-311-304--9159 Texas 290-317-309--91610 Louisiana State 298-316-303--917T11 Kent State 305-307-309--921T11 Southern Methodist 310-313-298--921T13 Baylor 302-301-320--923T13 New Mexico 291-332-300--92315 Michigan 301-320-305--92616 Texas Tech 301-318-313--93217 Wake Forest 302-315-316--93318 Notre Dame 306-323-305--93419 TCU 299-328-311--93820 South Florida 314-317-319--95021 Long Island 349-343-349--1041
Final Top 10 Individual StandingsPlace Name, School Score1 Diana Ramage, Auburn 68-77-67--2122 Louise Stahle, Arizona State 72-77-70--2193 Lee Anne Pace, Tulsa 73-77-71--221T4 Lisa Ferrero, Texas 70-73-79--222T4 Alissa Kuczka, Arizon State 72-76-74--222T6 Seven players tied at 224
Final Results Michigan State IndividualsSara Brown 72-79-75--226 (tied for 20th)Heather Rose 79-72-75--226 (tied for 20th)Rachel Meikle 75-74-81--230 (tied for 37th)Mandi McConnell 74-82-77--233 (tied for 57th)Dayna Burleigh 82-83-75--240 (tied for 89th)
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