Badgers Bumped to Fifth After Third Round
April 26, 2008 | Women's Golf
After three rounds of competition at the 2008 Big Ten Championships, the University of Wisconsin women's golf team is tied for fifth. The Badgers shot a 304 in the third round on Saturday and are tied with Michigan with a combined score of 910. Wisconsin was in fourth after Friday and scored a 314 and 292 in the opening two rounds on the par-72, 6,271-yard Penn State Blue Course. Purdue still leads the 11 conference teams with an 872 (288-298-286).
After tying for seventh yesterday, sophomore Kelsey Verbeten and freshman Carly Werwie remain in the top 15. Verbeten leads the six Badger golfers and she scored a 76 in the third round and is now tied for ninth with a 225 (77-72-76). Her score of 225 is a new career low for three rounds and it is the second time this season the Green Bay, Wis., native broke her career record. Earlier this season, Verbeten set a new career low at the Rio Verde Invitational with a 226.
Werwie dropped into a tie for 12th place after scoring a 77 on Saturday and totaling 226 for three rounds (76-73-77).
Senior Katie Elliott is tied for 36th after shooting an 81 in the third round. She opened with an 80 and 73 and has a three-round total of 234. Junior Natasha Lopez is tied for 43rd with a 246 (82-74-79) and junior Isabel Alvarez is one stroke behind her and is in 45th (81-79-76=236).
Junior Jeana Dahl was the final Badger competitor and she had her best round of the tournament on Saturday by scoring a 75. She has a combined score of 239 (81-83-75).
Wisconsin finishes competition at the 2008 Big Ten Championships tomorrow. Be sure to check back to uwbadgers.com tomorrow for final standings.
