Womens Golf Claims Seventh MAC Championship Crown
4/24/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
HAMILTON, Ohio - The Kent State womens golf team captured its seventh-consecutive MAC title this weekend at the 2005 MAC Championships at Waldon Ponds Golf Club in Hamilton, Ohio. Final round play Sunday was cancelled due to inclement weather, leaving the Flashes, who have now won the championships each year since the inaugural season of MAC womens golf in 1998-99, victorious after 36 holes. All five Golden Flash competitors finished in the top 10.
The Flashes now receive the NCAAs automatic bid to the NCAA Central Regional held May 7-9 in Lubbock, Texas. The official selection and seeding will be announced Monday.
Were obviously very happy, 2005 MAC Coach of the Year Mike Morrow said. Our kids responded and played very well through the conditions here this weekend. We knew coming in that the weather was going to be an issue so we wanted to come out and play well right away and ended up shooting our best round of the year in the first round. They could not have picked a better time to do it either.
Gabby Wedding (Sr., Wilmington, Ohio/Wilmington) took home MAC Golfer of the Year honors for the second-consecutive year, becoming the second KSU golfer to claim the honors two straight years. Tara Delaney (Fr., Carlow, Ireland) won MAC Freshman of the Year honors while coach Morrow took home his sixth MAC Coach of the Year trophy. Joining Wedding and Delaney on the 2005 All-MAC First Team was Becky Wood (Jr., Glossop, England) while freshman Kira Meixner (Richmond, British Columbia) was named to the second team.
The Flashes played through windy, winter-like conditions yesterday in round two, shooting a combined 323, the best team score of the day, remaining 13-strokes ahead of second place Ohio.
Cold temperatures, rain and heavy winds made the course conditions less than ideal, but the Flashes hung tough and played very well considering.
Wedding had the best day for the Flashes, firing a +6 78, the only Golden Flash with a score under 80 in round two. She moved up 10 spots to finish tied for seventh after she was tied for 17th Friday.
Delaney tied for fourth overall with her 71-81=152, Wood finished sixth with a 69-85=154, Katie Williams (Jr., Cambridge, Ontario) tied for seventh with an 73-82=155 and Kira Meixner (Richmond, British Columbia) rounded out the top 10 with her 74-82=156.
In round one Friday Kent State jumped out to a commanding 13-stroke lead and set a MAC Championship record low round of 287. Wood and Delaney led the field after day one and were one-two with a 2-under 69 and an even par 71, respectively.
The 69 for Wood tied the MAC Championship record for the lowest round score set by Wedding in the second round of the 2004 MAC Championships and was the lowest opening round score in championship history. It also was her lowest round score of the 2004-05 season and the lowest since her personal-best 67 in the fall of 2003.
Final Team Scores:Fin. School Scores 1 Kent State 287 323 610 +34 2 Ohio University 300 323 623 +47 3 Western Michigan U. 304 326 630 +54 4 Ball State 303 329 632 +56 5 Toledo, U. of 311 328 639 +63 6 Northern Illinois U. 307 342 649 +73 7 Eastern Michigan 319 333 652 +76 8 Marshall University 323 335 658 +82 9 Bowling Green State 325 350 675 +99 Fin. School Scores 1 Kent State 287 323 610 T 4 Tara Delaney 71 81 152 6 Becky Wood 69 85 154 T 7 Gabby Wedding 77 78 155 T 7 Katie Williams 73 82 155 T 9 Kira Meixner 74 82 156 2 Ohio University 300 323 623 3 Meredith Waterston 72 79 151 T 9 Kristen Mautz 77 79 156 T 12 Julie Tomlinson 76 82 158 T 22 Shanna Siefke 75 87 162 T 26 Sara Ann Palmer 81 83 164 3 Western Michigan U. 304 326 630 2 Jenna Walter 75 75 150 T 15 Erin Thorne 74 85 159 T 15 Laura Bavaird 76 83 159 T 22 Lindsay Dunigan 79 83 162 34 Stephanie Donkin 82 87 169 4 Ball State 303 329 632 1 Katie Sundberg 72 77 149 T 12 Julie Harder 76 82 158 T 20 Carmen Bodine 76 85 161 T 26 Chelsie Flannery 79 85 164 45 Holly Jones 88 96 184 5 Toledo, U. of 311 328 639 T 4 Katie Myos 71 81 152 T 15 Joanna Periversoff 79 80 159 T 22 Natalie Storck 79 83 162 T 31 Rachel Thomas 82 84 166 36 Kim Kester 82 89 171 6 Northern Illinois U. 307 342 649 11 Jackie Heslop 77 80 157 T 20 Lisa Bailey 77 84 161 T 26 Jackie Bailey 76 88 164 33 Jamie Carney 77 90 167 44 Irish Whalen 87 93 180 7 Eastern Michigan 319 333 652 T 15 Lindsay McEwin 80 79 159 25 Katie Strawser 78 85 163 30 Paola Sanchez 82 83 165 T 31 Catherine Fortin 80 86 166 T 37 Kelly Boogaard 81 91 172 8 Marshall University 323 335 658 T 12 Amber Churchill 77 81 158 19 Allyson Hatcher 76 84 160 35 Tammy Mahar 83 87 170 T 39 Stacy Wagner 90 83 173 42 Whitney Wolejko 87 87 174 9 Bowling Green State 325 350 675 T 26 Kari Liggett 78 86 164 T 37 Jessica McCann 87 85 172 T 39 Amanda Schroeder 83 90 173 T 39 Karen Binzel 84 89 173 43 Amanda Bader 80 96 176
