Mesa, Ariz. --- the Minnesota State women’s golf team completed its 2009-10 season with an 11th place-finish at the 2010 NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championship.
The 72-hole championship tournament took place at the Longbow Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz., the last four days.
The Mavericks combined to shoot a 332 in the fourth and final round Saturday. MSU, which carded rounds of 325, 323 and 327 the previous three days, totaled 1,307 strokes for 72 holes. Nova Southeastern (Fla.), the defending national champions, combined to shoot 1180 over the course of the tournament’s four rounds, in claiming first place in the team standings.
MSU’s top individual, senior Kassie Ellsworth (Hayward, Wis.), posted a round of 86 on the 6,159-yard lay-out at Longbow Saturday and finished +39 for the tournament. Ellsworth, who totaled 323 strokes for the four rounds, finished tied for 47th in the final individual standings. Sophomore Lisa Moline (Duluth, Minn.) shot 85 Saturday and completed the tournament with a four-round total of 329, which tied her for 53rd. Sophomore Samantha Bergmann (New Ulm, Minn.) posted an 83 Saturday and tied for 56th with a four-round total of 331. Junior Kathleen Ritter (Red Wing, Minn.) recorded an 80 Saturday and tied for 60th with a 72-hole total of 335. Senior Jaymie Halvorson (Red Wing, Minn.) finished 64th with a four-round total of 342.
Nova Southeastern’s Sandra Changkija claimed the tournament individual title with a 72-hole total of 284.
MSU made its ninth appearance in the NCAA championship tournament with the best-ever finish at the national tourney by the Mavericks coming in 2000 when they finished fifth in the final team standings.
Complete team and individual standings for the championship are located here.
Place MSU Individual 1 2 3 4 Total
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T47
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Kassie Ellsworth
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75
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79
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83
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86
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323
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T53
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Lisa Moline
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84
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82
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78
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85
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329
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T56
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Samantha Bergmann
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81
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83
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84
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83
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331
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T60
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Kathleen Ritter
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90
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79
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86
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80
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335
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64
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Jaymie Halvorson
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85
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91
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82
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84
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342
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