April 24, 2009
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – – The Iowa women’s golf team moved up three places in the team standings during the second round of play at the Big Ten Championships. The Hawkeyes are currently in seventh place with 644 after 36 holes. Purdue, host of the tournament, is leading the 11-team field with 609.
Tyrette Metzendorf is tied for third place individually. Metzendorf is just nine over par (153) at the completion of the second round. Becky Quinby is tied for 21st with 160 (+16), while sophomores Laura Cilek and Lauren Forbes rounded out Iowa’s scorecard with 165 (+21), 167 (+23), respectively.
Freshman Chelsea Harris and junior Alison Cavanaugh are also competing for the Hawkeyes. Harris (+26) carded 170, and Cavanaugh (+32) shot 176 today.
The women’s golf team will return to the Kampen Course tomorrow for the third round of the Big Ten Tournament. Tee times begin at 9 .am. Live stats for the remaining two rounds can be found on hawkeyesports.com or Golfstat.com.
Team Results
1. Purdue 309-300-609
2. Ohio State 317-310-627
3. Michigan State 316-313-629
4. Michigan 320-311-631
T5. Northwestern 327-312-639
T5. Wisconsin 318-321-639
7. Iowa 327-317-644
8. Illinois 323-324-647
9. Indiana 332-317-649
T10. Minnesota 333-317-650
T10. Penn State 329-321-650
Individual Results
1. Maude-Aimee LeBlanc (Purdue) 75-75-150
2. Maria Hernandez (Purdue) 79-72-151
T3. Thea Horrmeister (Purdue) 77-76-153
T3. Tyrette Metzendorf (UI) 78-75-153
T21. Becky Quinby (UI) 84-76-160
T42. Laura Cilek (UI) 80-85-165
T47. Lauren Forbes (UI) 86-81-167
T57. Chelsea Harris (UI) 85-85-170
64. Alison Cavanaugh (UI) 86-90-176