April 19, 2009

Team & Player Final Standings

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Playing in their final regular season event of the spring, Kansas women’s golf finished in ninth place at the Lady Buckeye Invitational Sunday after shooting a three-round total 950 over two days in Columbus. The Jayhawks will now wait to find out their seeding for the Big 12 Championships next weekend in Lubbock, Texas.

“We kind of got off to a rough start and never recovered,” said head coach Erin O’Neil. “But a top-ten finish is never bad when you are playing in a field like this. We will just have to regroup and get ready for the Big 12 (Championships) next week.”

Kansas shot a 327 Sunday, dropping one spot in the standings to finish in a tie for ninth place with Penn State. Emily Powers shot a team-low 235 over three rounds to finish tied for 33^rd individually. Rounding out the lineup for KU were Sydney Wilson (74-81-81—236, t37), Meghna Bal (79-80-83—242, t56), Meghan Gockel (82-79-83—244, t60) and Grace Thiry (79-86-80—245, t62nd). Jennifer Clark (81-80-84—245, t62nd) competed as an individual for the Jayhawks.

Host-school Ohio State claimed the team title with a 10-stroke victory over second place Kent State. The Buckeye’s In Hong Lim claimed the individual title by posting a one-over-par 217 for the tournament.

The Jayhawks now await their seeding for next weekend’s Big 12 Championships. The event will run April 24-26 at the Rawls Course in Lubbock, Texas. Check back to kuathletics.com for complete coverage of Kansas women’s golf.

Team Standings

1 Ohio State            295 294 306—895

2 Kent State            299 304 302—905

3 Washington 302 308 301—911

4 Northwestern        299 300 316—915

5 Indiana                 299 310 310—919

6 Michigan State       307 304 309—920

7 Rollins College        310 316 312—938

8 Illinois                  313 308 320—941

T9 Kansas                 309 314 327—950

T9 Penn State          310 319 321—950

11 Wisconsin            313 317 324—954

12 Iowa                  327 310 325—962

13 Minnesota           321 322 324—967

14 Kansas State       328 319 325—972

15 Nebraska            322 324 331 977

Individual Standings

1 In Hong Lim, Ohio State              68 74 75 217

2 Laura Kueny, Michigan State        74 69 75 218

3 Anya Alvarez, Washington           71 78 71 220

T33 Emily Powers, KU                    77 74 84 235

T37 Sydney Wilson, KU                  74 81 81 236

T56 Meghna Bal                               79 80 83 242

T60 Meghan Gockel             82 79 83 244

T62 Grace Thiry                               79 86 80 245

T62 Jennifer Clark, KU                   81 80 84 245