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Women's Golf
Irish Conclude Season With 16th-Place Showing At Central Regional
May 10, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas - The Notre Dame women's golf team fired a 305 (+17) on Saturday during the final round of the NCAA Central Regional at the par 72, 6,301-yard The University of Texas Golf Club. The Fighting Irish finished with a three-round total of 925 (302-318-305) and in 16th place, 23 shots away from the cut. The three-round score and final placing of 16th are both Notre Dame program records for NCAA Tournament play. Notre Dame's 14-over par 302 in the first round also is a program record for NCAA competition. This marked the third team trip to the NCAAs for the Fighting Irish. UCLA, the third-ranked team in the nation, won the Central Regional with a three-under par 861 (283-293-285), which included Saturday's top round, a three-under par 285. Purdue finished 10 shots in back with an 871 (288-294-289) and Denver was third after carding an 882 (292-298-292). The top eight teams and top-two individuals on non-qualifying teams from each of the nation's three regionals advanced to the NCAA Finals, which will be held May 20-23 in Albuquerque, N.M. The remaining teams from the Central Regional to punch their tickets to the finals were TCU (884), Texas A&M (885), Alabama (896), Texas (899) and LSU (902). LSU defeated Florida State to gain the eighth and final spot. Purdue's Maria Hernandez (66-73-69) and UCLA's Maria Jose Uribe (65-73-70) shared medalist honors as they both notched eight-under par 208 totals. Valentine Derrey from TCU entered play on Saturday with a one-shot lead, yet finished third with a 210 (67-70-73). Pacing the Fighting Irish at the tournament was junior co-captain Lisa Maunu (St. Thomas, Ontario/Parkside Collegiate Institute), who concluded the three-day event with a nine-over par 225 (73-78-74) and in a five-way tie for 30th. Her two-over par 74 was the top round of the day for the Irish. Maunu's nine-over par final tally marked the top 54-hole performance in NCAA competition from a Notre Dame women's golfer.
Notre Dame freshman So-Hyun Park (Seoul, South Korea/Bradenton Prep) concluded with a 15-over par 231 (74-79-78) and tied for 55th. Sophomore Kristin Wetzel (Middletown, N.Y./Hilton Head Prep) fired a 236 (+20/76-83-77) and finished tied at 74th out of the 108-golfer field. Katie Conway (79-83-76) (Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham Wading River) carded her top round of the event on Saturday, a four-over par 76. The Notre Dame freshman's final 54-hole score of 238 (+22/79-83-76) placed her in a tie at 77th. Sophomore Annie Brophy (Spokane, Wash..Gonzaga Prep) completed the Fighting Irish lineup with a 240 (+24/84-78-78) and tied for 84th. Full results of the NCAA Central Regional are available through Golfstat.com and TexasSports.com. For additional information, log on to ncaasports.com or und.com. NCAA Central Regional Top-Eight Teams (NCAA Final Qualifiers) (54-hole totals): 1. UCLA 861 (283-293-285), 2. Purdue 871 (288-294-289), 3. Denver 882 (292-298-292), 4. TCU 884 (285-300- 299), 5. Texas A&M 885 (295-302-288), 6. Alabama 896 (304-293-299), 7. Texas 899 (299-297-303), 8. LSU* 902 (300-302-300) ... 16. Notre Dame 925 (305-318-302) Top-4 Golfers (of 108): 1t. Maria Hernandez (Purdue) 208 (66-73-69), 1t. Maria Jose Uribe (UCLA) 208 (65-73-70), 3. Valentine Derrey (TCU) 210 (67-70-73), 4. Tiffany Joh (UCLA) 211 (73-70-68) Notre Dame Scores: 30t. Lisa Maunu 225 (73-78-74), 55t. So-Hyun Park 231 (74-79-78), 74t. Kristin Wetzel 236 (76-83-77), 77t. Katie Conway 238 (79-83-76), 84t. Annie Brophy 240 (84-78-78) |
    
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