Michigan State University
NCAA Regionals
Women's Golf Finishes Third At NCAA West Regionals
5/12/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
May 12, 2001
CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Michigan State women's golf team finished third at the NCAA West Regional at the Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis, Ore., on Saturday (May 12) and have earned its second straight trip to the NCAA Championship. MSU shot a 299 on day three and finished the regional at +37.
MSU carded a three-day total of 901 (304-298-299). PAC-10 Champion Arizona won the West Regional with a 4-over-par 868. Stanford finished second with a three-day total 888. MSU was third followed by UCLA (903), Ohio State (906), Arizona State (910), Washington (914) and Southern Cal (916). The top eight teams each advanced to the NCAA Championships May 23-26 at the Mission Hill Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
Individually, MSU was led by senior Kasey Gant (Fort Wayne, Ind.) who finished tied for sixth. Gant shot a three-day total 219 (73-73-73), including a 3-over-73 on Saturday. Gant tied with UCLA's Laura Moffat.
Arizona's Natalie Gulbis won the individual title at the NCAA West Regional Championship. Gulbis finished the tournament at 9 under 207.
Junior Emily Bastel (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) placed tied for 14th. Bastel fired a three-day total of 76-71-76=223. Redshirt freshman Allison Fouch (Grand Rapids, Mich.) made the biggest improvement for the Spartans. Fouch, who was in 71st place following day one, finished tied for 29th with a 230 (82-74-74). Fouch, who was +10 following day one, was just two over the next two days.
Junior Stacy Snider (Grand Rapids, Mich.) was one stroke off of Fouch with a 231 (75-80-76), placing tied for 33rd. Freshman Sarah Martin (Grosse Ile, Mich.) finished the three-day regional with a 241 (80-80-81) and placed tied for 68th.
MSU's third-place finish at the NCAA Regional was the best-ever for the Spartans. Michigan State's previous best was sixth at the 2000 NCAA Regional.
NCAA West Regional Team Scores1. Arizona 287-292-289--8682. Stanford 302-292-294--8883. MICHIGAN STATE 304-298-299--9014. UCLA 307-297-299--9035. Ohio State 306-298-302--9066. Arizona State 294-308-308--9107. Washington 308-302-304--9148. Southern California 308-298-310--9169. Oregon 308-304-311--92310. Oregon State 311-306-307--92411. Tennessee 308-300-318--92612. Missouri 318-304-311--93313. Nevada 310-311-313--93414. Memphis 305-312-320--93715. Colorado State 320-303-319--94216. Furman 312-311-320--94317. Indiana 314-311-325--95018. BYU 322-313-332--96719. SW Missouri State 334-325-347--100620. Weber State 352-327-331--101021. Central Conn. State 363-336-369--1068
MSU Individual ResultsT-6. Kasey Gant 73-73-73--219T-14. Emily Bastel 76-71-76--223T-29. Allison Fouch 82-74-74--230T-33. Stacy Snider 75-80-76--231T-68. Sarah Martin 80-80-81--241
