May 12, 2012
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Site: Columbus, Ohio
Course: Ohio State's Scarlet Course (par 72, 6,246 yards)
Tournament: NCAA Central Regional (Day 3 of 3)
U-M Team Standing: 16th Place of 24 Teams (315-316-306/937)
Top U-M Individual: Yugene Lee, tie-43rd (74-79-78/231)
Next U-M Event: Season Complete
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- With a closing two-over 74 from sophomore Alyssa Shimel (Pemberville, Ohio/Eastwood HS) and 77s from freshman Linda Luo (Bradenton, Fla./Lakewood Ranch HS) and senior Meagan Bauer (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS), the University of Michigan women's golf team posted a 306 final-round team total today (Saturday, May 12) to finish 16th with a 937 at the NCAA Central Regional held at Ohio State's Scarlet Golf Course.
After opening the regional with a two-over 74, sophomore Yugene Lee (Athens, Ga./Oconee County HS) closed with rounds of 79 and 78 to lead the Wolverines with a 231 total, tying her for 43rd. Playing in her hometown and first NCAA postseason, freshman Lauren Grogan (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Watterson HS) tied for 50th with a 234 total after shooting rounds of 76, 79 and 79.
Rounding out the top three for the Wolverines was Shimel, who recovered after an opening-round tally of 84 to post scores of 77 and a third-round best of two-over 74 to close at 235 and tie for 57th. Other finishing Wolverine players included Luo, who tied for 84th at 239 (81-81-77), and Bauer, who finished 108th at 246 (87-82-77).
Eight teams advanced to the NCAA Finals out of the central regional and included third-ranked USC (874), who won the regional by 25 strokes, Vanderbilt (899), Purdue (902), Tennessee (904), Virginia (905), host Ohio State (908), N.C. State (911) and Arkansas (913). Florida State's Maria Salinas and Georgia's Rocio Sanchez Lobato will travel to the championships as an individual.
With the Wolverines not advancing to the NCAA Finals, the 2011-12 season is now complete. U-M posted five top-five finishes in its 12 events, closed fourth at the Big Ten Championships and competed in its 10th overall NCAA postseason appearance in the last 12 years.
Final Team Standings
1. USC 298-290-286 = 874
2. Vanderbilt 308-292-299 = 899
3. Purdue 301-307-294 = 902
4. Tennessee 306-308-290 = 904
5. Virginia 308-296-301 = 905
6. Ohio State 310-302-296 = 908
7. N.C. State 307-304-300 = 911
8. Arkansas 310-308-295 = 913
9. Oregon 308-300-306 = 914
10. Florida State 314-301-304 = 919
Georgia 299-318-302 = 919
12. Auburn 306-304-312 = 922
13. Mississippi 315-311-304 = 930
14. Texas State 320-315-300 = 935
15. Notre Dame 304-320-312 = 936
16. MICHIGAN 315-316-306 = 937
17. Kentucky 322-313-304 = 939
18. Harvard 315-317-311 = 943
19. South Florida 309-325-320 = 954
20. Texas-San Antonio 317-326-319 = 962
21. East Carolina 329-310-328 = 967
22. UNC Wilmington 323-322-324 = 969
23. Butler 321-334-315 = 970
24. Siena College 328-326-327 = 981
Top Individuals
1. Lisa McCloskey, USC 73-68-72 = 213
Maria Salinas, Florida State 71-72-70 = 213
3. Marina Alex, Vanderbilt 70-73-72 = 215
4. Brittany Altomare, Virginia 75-72-71 = 218
Sophia Popov, USC 78-68-72 = 218
Emily Tubert, Arkansas 75-75-68 = 218
7. Rachel Rohanna, Ohio State 74-74-72 = 220
8. Doris Chen, USC 72-77-72 = 221
Lauren Stratton, Vanderbilt 75-68-78 = 221
10. Laura Gonzalez, Purdue 78-73-71 = 222
Augusta James, N.C. State 78-73-71 = 222
Rocio Sanchez Lobato, Georgia 73-75-74 = 222
Michigan Individuals
T43. Yugene Lee 74-79-78 = 231
T50. Lauren Grogan 76-79-79 = 234
T57. Alyssa Shimel 84-77-74 = 235
T84. Linda Luo 81-81-77 = 239
108. Meagan Bauer 87-82-77 = 246
* played as individual
• Previous Results: Day 2 | Day 1
N O T E S
• Michigan made its seventh NCAA Regional appearance. In total, U-M has been to the NCAA postseason 10 of the last 12 years (seven team, three individual).
• Yugene Lee's 231 total is the fifth-best 54-hole total for a Wolverine in the NCAA postseason ever.
• Meagan Bauer, Yugene Lee and Alyssa Shimel started all 12 events this season. Bauer closed her career starting her final 34 events of the 38 in her career. Shimel has not missed a start in her two seasons, a string of 24 straight, while Lee has started the last 22 straight events of her 23 career events.
• Lauren Grogan and Linda Luo competed in their first NCAA Regional.
• Michigan finished the season playing all 12 events in a 54-hole format.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Cheryl Stacy
On the Wolverines' performance at the NCAA Central Regional ... "We played better today. We really challenged ourselves to play within ourselves and take it hole by hole. I was really happy that Alyssa (Shimel) came through with a good round. It was even better to see Meagan (Bauer) play better. It was a very sad moment to walk the 18th fairway with her. We were honored to have coached her for the past four years and we will miss her and the entire Bauer family tremendously. We were able to take away a lot of positives from this tournament and this season. We have a bright future with some great student-athletes who are going to continue to improve and start winning tournaments for Michigan."
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
