Michigan State University
NCAA Championship
Women's Golf Tied For 12th At NCAA Championships
5/18/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
May 18, 2005
SUNRIVER, Ore. - On a cold and windy day, Michigan State women's golf improved three spots into a tie for 12th with Florida after two rounds of action at the 2005 NCAA Championships on Wednesday, May 18. State shot a second-round 301, the sixth-best score on the day, and combined with its first-round 304 has a two-day total of 605. This year's championship is being played at the par-71, 6,312-yard Meadows Course at Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Ore.
Pepperdine (586) and Auburn (586) are tied for first with a 586 as the two schools had entered the day in third and fourth place, respectively. Rounding out the top-five leader board is: UCLA, third with a 590; California, fourth with a 594 and Duke, fifth with a 595.
Freshman Sara Brown (Tucson, Ariz.) continues to pace the Spartan squad as she is tied for 17th after the second day of play with a 148. Brown shot a 77 on day two after firing an even par 71 in Tuesday's first round of play.
Four players pace the individual leader board as UCLA's Charlotte Mayorkas, Auburn's Diana Ramage, Southern Cal's Dewi Schreefel and Pepperdine's Eileen Vargas all have shot a two-round 144.
Sophomore Mandi McConnell (Grand Blanc, Mich.) led the way for MSU on day two with a 2-over 73 to improve three shots from Tuesday's first-round 76. McConnell's second round included birdies on holes one, two and 17 and five bogeys. She is currently tied for 24th with a two-round 149 (76-73).
However, it was sophomore Heather Rose (Chillicothe, Ohio) that improved six shots from Tuesday's opening round. After posting an 80 on Tuesday, Rose fired a 3-over 74 with three birdies and six bogeys in her round. She has a two-round score of 154 and is tied for 70th.
Junior Dayna Burleigh (Horsham, Pa.) also is tied for 70th after posting back-to-back rounds of 77. Sophomore Rachel Meikle (Fort Wayne, Ind.) rounds out the Spartan line-up in a tie for 112th after back-to-back rounds of 80 for a two-round total of 160.
Third-round action from the NCAA Championships continues on Thursday, May 19 with tee times starting at 9 a.m. PT. The final round of action will be held on Friday, May 20.
2005 NCAA ChampionshipsMeadows Course at Sunriver Resort (Sunriver, Ore.)May 17-20, 2005
Team Standings (after day two)Place Team ScoreT1 Pepperdine 291-295=586T1 Auburn 290-296=5863 UCLA 288-302=5904 California 295-299=5945 Duke 292-303=5956 Ohio State 301-296=5977 Southern Cal 287-312=599T8 Tennessee 300-303=603T8 Arkansas 296-307=603T10 Arizona State 303-301=604T10 Oklahoma State 298-306=604T12 Florida 301-304=605T12 Michigan State 304-301=60514 Washington 292-314=60615 Missouri 307-300=60716 Furman 307-301=608T17 Texas A&M 305-306=611T17 Purdue 309-302=611T17 Stanford 300-311=61120 Virginia 304-308=61221 UC Irvine 311-304=61522 Tulane 305-312=61723 Tulsa 307-313=62024 BYU 305-317=622
Top 10 Individual Results (after day two)Place Individual, School ScoreT1 Charlotte Mayorkas, UCLA 71-73=144T1 Diana Ramage, Auburn 73-71=144T1 Dewi Schreefel, Southern Cal 70-74=144T1 Eileen Vargas, Pepperdine 74-70=144T5 Dana Je, Ohio State 74-70=145T5 Maria Martinez, Auburn 72-73=145T5 Sophia Sheridan, California 73-72=145T5 Leah Wigger, Virginia 73-72=145T9 Five players tied with a 146
MSU Individual Standings (after day two)Sara Brown 71-77=148 (tied for 17th)Mandi McConnell 76-73=149 (tied for 24th)Heather Rose 80-74=154 (tied for 70th)Dayna Burleigh 77-77=154 (tied for 70th)Rachel Meikle 80-80=160 (tied for 112th)
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