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10-6-08
MONDAY ROUND-UP
For the second season in a row, the UW-Stevens Point women’s golf team is the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion.
The Pointers overcame a 12-shot deficit to capture their third conference title in school history and secure a bid to the 2009 NCAA Division III Championship. The conference championship, held at Northern Bay Golf Resort & Marina, was scheduled for 54 holes but was shortened to 45 because of inclement weather during the final round Sunday. The Pointers (341-320-161–822) beat UW-Eau Claire (329-322-174–825) by three shots.
Freshman Nacheynah Green led the Pointers and tied for second place at 202 (85-77-40). Junior Jessica Urban was alone in fourth at 203 (85-80-38), Michelle Pascavis finished in sixth place at 207 (83-82-42) and Danielle Olson finished in ninth at 210 (88-81-41).
Despite having two players in the top-two, UWEC finished in second place. Katie Maurer was medalist and finished at 14-over 194 (77-77-40), and Torie Ives (81-78-43) tied with Green for second. Maurer’s victory marks the sixth straight time a Blugold has finished first in the WIAC championship.
UWEC head coach John Means was voted coach of the year.
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At the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa, the UW-Madison women’s golf team bounced back from a rough first-round start and finished in fourth place Sunday at the 15-team event.
The Badgers were led by junior Kelsey Verbeten, who finished in fifth place at 12-over 228 (80-73-75). It was the best finish of her career. Competing as an individual, junior Jeana Dahl finished in a tie for 12th place (77-77-79–233), Molly Schemm tied for 14th at 18-over 234 (84-77-73) and Ellie Arkin tied for 18th at 19-over 235 (80-78-77).
UW finished at 71-over 935 (326-307-302), 14 shots behind winner Ball State (309-303-309–921). Drake’s Olivia Lansing was medalist, finishing at 3-over 222 (71-76-75).
The women’s golf team will be back in action Oct. 18 and 19 when it travels to West Lafayette, Ind. for the Lady Northern Invitational.
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