Michigan State University
Big Ten Championship
Women's Golf Finishes Third At Big Ten Championships
4/30/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 30, 2006
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The No. 27 Michigan State women's golf team placed third at the Big Ten Championships Sunday afternoon, placing 12 strokes behind team champion Purdue. The Spartans were only two strokes back entering the final round, but carded a team score of 308 on Sunday to finish at 1191 (296-294-293-308), while the Boilermakers shot a 298 in the final round and finished with a team score of 1179. Ohio State took second with a score of 1185. It marks the third straight year the Spartans have placed third at the Big Ten Championships.
Individually, sophomore Sara Brown narrowly missed medalist honors, finishing just one stroke shy of Northwestern's Alice Kim to tie for second. Brown had a chance late, but recorded a double-bogey 6 on the par-4 18th hole. Overall, she finished 4-over-par at 292 (72-73-71-76). The second-place finish is the highest of Brown's career and it marks her third top-five finish of the season. In addition, Brown was named to the All-Big Ten first team.
Junior Heather Rose placed in the top 20 for the second time this season, finishing 17th with a 16-over 304 (75-82-69-78).
Junior Rachel Meikle posted a 20-over 308 (73-81-75-79) to tie for 26th, while senior Dayna Burleigh (80-72-82-76) and freshman Holly Niederkohr (76-78-78-78) each carded a 310 to tie for 30th.
Playing in her first tournament since Feb. 20-21, junior Mandi McConnell shot a 317 (84-71-81-81) to tie for 45th.
Michigan State will find out its postseason destination tomorrow (Monday, May 1) at 4 p.m. with the announcement of this year's NCAA field. The Spartans are expected to land their eighth straight NCAA Regional bid.
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