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Senior Allison Fouch tied for 16th with a 291 at the 2004 NCAA Championships in her final event as a Spartan.
 
Senior Allison Fouch tied for 16th with a 291 at the 2004 NCAA Championships in her final event as a Spartan.
 
 

May 22, 2004

OPELIKA, Ala. - After weather delayed the final round at the 2004 NCAA Women's Golf Championships on Friday, play finally concluded on Saturday, May 22, at the par 72, 6,215-yard Grand National Golf Course in Opelika, Ala. Michigan State senior Allison Fouch (Grand Rapids, Mich.) led the Spartans as she finished tied for 16th with a 291 (70-72-73-76).

Fouch's 291 was the second-lowest 72-hole tournament score in school history. In addition, her 16th-place showing was the second-best finish by a Spartan at the national championships behind Emily Bastel's 13th-place showing in 2001.

As a team, Michigan State placed 24th with a 72-hole score of 1,215 (302-310-298-305). UCLA won this year's title with a final score of 1,148 (289-283-286-290), while Oklahoma State was second with a 1,151 (288-293-282-288) and Duke placed third with a 1,159 (289-284-292-294).

A total of three strokes separated the top three individuals as Cal's Sarah Huarte took medalist honors with a 278 (73-69-67-69). Oklahoma State's Karin Sjodin was second with a 279 and UCLA's Susie Mathews placed third with a 280.

Seniors Ann Marie Kersten (Oak Harbor, Ohio) and Sarah Martin (Grosse Ile, Mich.), who were making their final appearances for the Green and White, finished tied for 101st and 107th, respectively. Kersten shot a 309 (79-78-77-75), including a 75 in Friday's final round. Meanwhile, Martin was one stroke behind Kersten with a 310 (75-83-72-80).

Freshman Heather Rose (Chillicothe, Ohio) and sophomore Dayna Burleigh (Horsham, Pa.) tied for 116th with identical scores of 317. Burleigh's 317 included rounds of 82, 83, 76 and 76, while Rose had rounds of 78, 77, 84 and 78.

 

 


NCAA Championships
Grand National Lake Course (Opelika, Ala.)
May 18-22, 2004

Final Team Standings Place Name Scores 1 UCLA 289-283-286-290=1148 2 Oklahoma State 288-293-282-288=1151 3 Duke 289-284-292-294=1159 4 California 309-282-292-289=1172 5 Vanderbilt 298-284-302-296=1180 T6 Texas 302-295-293-294=1184 T6 Washington 305-298-297-284=1184 8 Ohio State 296-292-303-297=1188 9 Georgia 302-297-293-298=1190 10 Arizona State 310-291-291-299=1191 11 Tennessee 303-297-301-292=1193 T12 Southern Cal 307-286-305-297=1195 T12 Stanford 303-296-298-298=1195 14 Wake Forest 298-289-310-299=1196 T15 New Mexico 304-292-304-297=1197 T15 Arizona 302-300-298-297=1197 T15 Furman 302-296-302-297=1197 T15 North Carolina 304-300-300-293=1197 T19 Baylor 299-308-295-296=1198 T19 Florida State 301-301-295-301=1198 21 UNLV 308-299-302-295=1204 22 Purdue 307-294-308-296=1205 23 Texas A&M 306-302-302-301=1211 24 Michigan State 302-310-298-305=1215

Final Top 10 Individual Results Place Name, School Scores 1 Sarah Huarte, California 73-69-67-69=278 2 Karin Sjodin, Oklahoma State 71-69-68-71=279 3 Susie Matthews, UCLA 71-69-68-72=280 4 Charlotte Mayorkas, UCLA 74-69-71-70=284 5 Jessica Shepley, Tennessee 73-72-17-70=286 T6 Sofie Andersson, California 75-68-71-73=287 T6 Sarah Jacobs, Vanderbilt 72-69-75-71=287 T6 V. Nirapathpongporn, Duke 71-72-72-72=287 T6 Mallory Underwood, Oklahoma St. 72-73-70-72=287 T6 Kristen White, Ohio State 75-71-73-68=287

Final MSU Individual Standings Allison Fouch 70-72-73-76=291 (tied for 16th) Ann Marie Kersten 79-78-77-75=305 (tied for 101st) Sarah Martin 75-83-72-80=310 (tied for 107th) Dayna Burleigh 82-83-76-76=317 (tied for 116th) Heather Rose 78-77-84-78=317 (tied for 116th)