Mavs finish 6th in golf tourney
Kevin Clemens
Issue date: 9/14/07 Section: Sports
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Senior standout Lynn Mulligan once again finished in the top 10 of a golf tournament, firing a 78-79 this week to nab her a seventh place finish in the Drury Regional Shootout in Springfield, Missouri. Following close behind was another one of the four seniors on this UNO squad, Lindsay Newton, who shot 80-82 to finish 21st.
Senior Sara Wolfe and sophomore Erin Ommen both struggled a bit with relevance to their usual sharp-shooting, tying each other for 30th.
The fifth member Head Coach Tim Nelson brought on the bus was true freshman Dani Suponchick. Suponchick opened the tournament with a solid 81, but hiccupped on the second day of the tournament for a total of 170, leaving her in a tie for 50th place. Sophomore transfer Abbey Weldon from Missouri Western also competed for UNO as an individual. Weldon played well, firing back-to-back 80's for a 16th place finish.
"The kids are playing well and they are playing competitive golf," said Nelson. "I thought we did a pretty good job and had to make adjustments for the weather. It was hot and humid one day and cold the next."
The tournament's large field brought together teams from all four regions of Division II women's golf. There was a total of 18 teams present at the tournament, and the Mavs as a team grabbed a sixth place finish. Tarleton State emerged as the victor with a team total of 624, leaving them nine strokes ahead of Northeastern State. This tournament brought some of the best talent from all over the United States. All four regions were represented, with the Western region faring the best.
The par-72, 5,897-yard Rivercut Golf Course appeared to be a test for the golfers, which should prepare them for next week's Bandana Square Invitational in St. Paul, Minnesota. Nelson believes that this tournament is very crucial to the season, as many teams from the NCC conference will be present.
"[The Bandana Square Invitational] will show what we have to look forward to for the regional tournament and the NCC tournament," said Nelson. "We want to be the last team to win an NCC title and that was our main goal entering the season."
Next week's tournament in Minnesota should prove to be quite a test for this veteran Maverick golf team. This tournament will help Nelson's squad discover their place among conference rivals and look toward to the future, which hopefully includes bringing home the very last NCC title.
Senior Sara Wolfe and sophomore Erin Ommen both struggled a bit with relevance to their usual sharp-shooting, tying each other for 30th.
The fifth member Head Coach Tim Nelson brought on the bus was true freshman Dani Suponchick. Suponchick opened the tournament with a solid 81, but hiccupped on the second day of the tournament for a total of 170, leaving her in a tie for 50th place. Sophomore transfer Abbey Weldon from Missouri Western also competed for UNO as an individual. Weldon played well, firing back-to-back 80's for a 16th place finish.
"The kids are playing well and they are playing competitive golf," said Nelson. "I thought we did a pretty good job and had to make adjustments for the weather. It was hot and humid one day and cold the next."
The tournament's large field brought together teams from all four regions of Division II women's golf. There was a total of 18 teams present at the tournament, and the Mavs as a team grabbed a sixth place finish. Tarleton State emerged as the victor with a team total of 624, leaving them nine strokes ahead of Northeastern State. This tournament brought some of the best talent from all over the United States. All four regions were represented, with the Western region faring the best.
The par-72, 5,897-yard Rivercut Golf Course appeared to be a test for the golfers, which should prepare them for next week's Bandana Square Invitational in St. Paul, Minnesota. Nelson believes that this tournament is very crucial to the season, as many teams from the NCC conference will be present.
"[The Bandana Square Invitational] will show what we have to look forward to for the regional tournament and the NCC tournament," said Nelson. "We want to be the last team to win an NCC title and that was our main goal entering the season."
Next week's tournament in Minnesota should prove to be quite a test for this veteran Maverick golf team. This tournament will help Nelson's squad discover their place among conference rivals and look toward to the future, which hopefully includes bringing home the very last NCC title.
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