DePauw Finishes Second at NCAA Women's Golf Championships
May 11, 2012
Angola, Ind. - DePauw shot a final round 314, but it wasn't enough to keep pace with Methodist as the Monarchs shot a 310 and finished six strokes ahead of the Tigers for their 13th straight Division III title.
The Tigers entered the fourth and final round with a two-shot deficit to Methodist and fell behind by double-digit strokes early before tying the match in the closing holes.
Kelsey Smith (pictured) (So., Indianapolis, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) shot a final round 73 and was two-under through 15 and finished the Championships tied for ninth with a 309. She moved up from 24th at the beginning of the day.
Taylor Beaty (Sr., Decatur, Ind./DeKalb) finished in a tie for 14th at 311 after shooting an 83 today. Paige Gooch (So., Fort Mitchell, Ky./Beechwood) shot an 80 in the final round and finished the tournament with a 312 and tied for 17th.
Abby Dickey (So., Elk Grove Village, Ill./St. Viator) shot her second straight 80 and finished in a tie for 42nd with a 321, while Kelly Gaughan (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio/McAuley) finished in a tie for 48th after shooting 81 in the final round for a 323.
Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Catherine Wagner won the individual title with a 302.
The second-place finish was DePauw's third in program history and marked the ninth time in 11 appearances that the Tigers finished in the top five. The six-stroke margin was the second-closest finish in the 13-year history of the Division III Championships.
NCAA Division III Championships Zollner Golf Course Angola, Ind. Dates: 5/8-11/2012 Par 72, 5990 yards (25 teams, 101 players) Methodist University.......... 310 310 312 310 1242 +90 1st Jennifer Sullivan............. 76 78 76 77 307 +19 t- 6th Loret. Giovannettone.......... 74 82 77 76 309 +21 t- 9th Kelsey Magnine................ 81 76 78 77 312 +24 t-17th Kelsie Carralero.............. 80 78 81 80 319 +31 39th Taylor Dominguez.............. 80 78 83 87 328 +40 t-59th DePauw University............. 314 307 313 314 1248 +96 2nd Kelsey Smith.................. 77 81 78 73 309 +21 t- 9th Taylor Beaty.................. 78 73 77 83 311 +23 t-14th Paige Gooch................... 77 75 80 80 312 +24 t-17th Abby Dickey................... 83 78 80 80 321 +33 t-42nd Kelly Gaughan................. 82 82 78 81 323 +35 t-48th Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Univ. of 315 307 320 313 1255 +103 3rd Catherine Wagner.............. 78 71 76 77 302 +14 1st Sara Mattes................... 82 74 79 79 314 +26 t-24th Kate Engler................... 80 82 83 78 323 +35 t-48th Emily Swift................... 79 83 82 79 323 +35 t-48th Maggie Lattery................ 78 80 85 83 326 +38 t-55th Centre College................ 317 319 314 306 1256 +104 4th Emily Bachert................. 76 76 74 77 303 +15 t- 2nd Whitney Miller................ 82 79 77 72 310 +22 t-12th Michaela Manley............... 80 78 85 80 323 +35 t-48th Allison Hancock............... 79 88 85 77 329 +41 t-61st Alyssa Brown.................. 86 86 78 82 332 +44 t-68th Williams College.............. 307 323 309 326 1265 +113 5th Victoria Student.............. 76 80 75 79 310 +22 t-12th Georgiana Salant.............. 72 79 78 86 315 +27 27th Shelby Shote.................. 77 88 77 78 320 +32 t-40th Emily Wickstrom............... 86 81 79 84 330 +42 t-64th Becky Miller.................. 82 83 85 85 335 +47 t-75th Mary Hardin-Baylor............ 317 315 317 318 1267 +115 6th Victoria Thane................ 79 77 78 79 313 +25 t-20th Kristen Cain.................. 78 80 81 77 316 +28 t-28th Kelly Gonyea.................. 80 77 80 79 316 +28 t-28th Taylor O'Rear................. 80 81 78 83 322 +34 t-46th Sara Eckert................... 83 85 81 87 336 +48 t-77th George Fox University......... 318 329 316 306 1269 +117 7th Kelsey Morrison............... 77 82 77 75 311 +23 t-14th Abby Mann..................... 79 86 76 76 317 +29 t-32nd Megan McGrew.................. 80 77 86 78 321 +33 t-42nd Loreece Magsanide............. 82 87 79 77 325 +37 t-53rd Jill Westendort............... 85 84 84 85 338 +50 t-81st Illinois Wesleyan............. 322 316 318 318 1274 +122 8th Kelly, Rose................... 73 79 80 80 312 +24 t-17th Klosterman, Katie............. 81 77 79 79 316 +28 t-28th Geraghty, Megan............... 83 88 80 80 331 +43 t-66th Candra, Rebecca............... 85 80 88 79 332 +44 t-68th Levens, Brittany.............. 86 80 79 87 332 +44 t-68th Allegheny College............. 320 320 318 319 1277 +125 t- 9th Liz Blyth..................... 79 79 78 77 313 +25 t-20th Sarah Vorder Bruegge.......... 79 80 82 77 318 +30 t-34th Lauren Hammell................ 83 78 76 81 318 +30 t-34th Miranda Santucci.............. 82 83 83 84 332 +44 t-68th Abby Sorensen................. 80 89 82 93 344 +56 88th St. Olaf College.............. 314 330 319 314 1277 +125 t- 9th Molly Erickson................ 76 76 75 76 303 +15 t- 2nd Maxine Carlson................ 80 82 83 76 321 +33 t-42nd Molly Knutson................. 78 86 84 77 325 +37 t-53rd Vanessa Kleckner.............. 80 86 77 86 329 +41 t-61st Linde Sundell................. 83 89 85 85 342 +54 t-85th Gustavus Adolphus............. 324 324 320 318 1286 +134 11th Annie Jackson................. 77 80 79 78 314 +26 t-24th Rikka Holiday................. 81 84 77 79 321 +33 t-42nd Taylor Drenttel............... 82 83 81 82 328 +40 t-59th Sam Falk...................... 84 81 90 79 334 +46 t-73rd Kayleigh Dittes............... 86 80 83 87 336 +48 t-77th Whitman College............... 316 333 321 320 1290 +138 12th Kelly Sweeney................. 73 81 81 82 317 +29 t-32nd Catelyn Webber................ 81 82 76 81 320 +32 t-40th Katie Zajicek................. 82 83 83 74 322 +34 t-46th Elaine Whaley................. 80 87 81 84 332 +44 t-68th Tate Head..................... 85 97 87 83 352 +64 t-94th Washington-St. Louis.......... 326 325 320 326 1297 +145 13th Olivia Lugar.................. 74 84 77 74 309 +21 t- 9th Andrea Hibbert................ 82 75 79 77 313 +25 t-20th Hannah Buck................... 81 77 76 84 318 +30 t-34th Allyson Chee.................. 92 89 88 91 360 +72 t-97th Katie Homa.................... 89 91 95 94 369 +81 100th Claremont Mudd Scripps........ 337 317 330 318 1302 +150 14th Marissa Suehiro............... 83 79 82 74 318 +30 t-34th Tiffany Su.................... 87 79 83 77 326 +38 t-55th Maya Reddy.................... 82 81 81 83 327 +39 58th Shaina Raskin................. 85 78 84 84 331 +43 t-66th Lauren Buchanan............... 92 87 91 90 360 +72 t-97th St. Mary's (Ind.) College..... 331 323 320 330 1304 +152 15th Doyle O'Brien................. 77 78 72 80 307 +19 t- 6th Janice Hefferenan............. 84 82 80 83 329 +41 t-61st Natalie Matuszak.............. 88 82 83 84 337 +49 80th Christine Brown............... 92 81 85 83 341 +53 84th Paige Pollak.................. 82 85 86 89 342 +54 t-85th Baldwin-Wallace College....... 330 331 333 327 1321 +169 16th Brooke Hamilton............... 85 83 79 79 326 +38 t-55th Rebecca Jones................. 85 80 83 82 330 +42 t-64th Rebecca Kapusta............... 80 83 88 84 335 +47 t-75th Miranda Cunningham............ 80 85 91 82 338 +50 t-81st Emilee Woolf.................. 87 91 83 89 350 +62 92nd Wartburg College.............. 337 338 332 318 1325 +173 17th Kelsi Sawatzky................ 81 82 83 72 318 +30 t-34th Paige Klostermann............. 83 85 79 76 323 +35 t-48th Morgan McMillan............... 82 86 84 82 334 +46 t-73rd Samantha Heinen............... 91 85 86 89 351 +63 93rd Amy Kobliska.................. 107 94 93 88 382 +94 101st Franklin College.............. 338 329 348 337 1352 +200 18th Brittany Stephens............. 77 78 78 81 314 +26 t-24th Brittany Brownrigg............ 83 82 91 92 348 +60 t-90th Linda Greathouse.............. 93 82 90 83 348 +60 t-90th Sarah Craven.................. 89 87 90 86 352 +64 t-94th Avery Brown................... 89 87 90 87 353 +65 96th Carroll (Wis.) University..... 348 344 340 328 1360 +208 19th Morgan Zuleger................ 88 88 83 77 336 +48 t-77th Erin Sullivan................. 84 85 87 83 339 +51 83rd Angelina Parrinello........... 86 87 85 84 342 +54 t-85th Abbie Sidders................. 92 84 85 84 345 +57 89th Lauren Felton................. 90 89 92 89 360 +72 t-97th Central College............... dnc dnc dnc dnc Sarah Paulson#................ 77 77 76 73 303 +15 t- 2nd Middlebury College............ dnc dnc dnc dnc Flora Weeks#.................. 78 75 78 80 311 +23 t-14th Mount Union, University of.... dnc dnc dnc dnc Mary Snode#................... 79 75 77 74 305 +17 5th Texas at Tyler, University of. dnc dnc dnc dnc Danica Weddle#................ 83 76 77 80 316 +28 t-28th Whitworth University.......... dnc dnc dnc dnc Emily Guthrie#................ 80 76 79 78 313 +25 t-20th Wisconsin-Stevens Point, U. of dnc dnc dnc dnc Mary Welch#................... 77 78 78 75 308 +20 8th # Indicates individual playerBack