Tuesday, March 26, 2013

GVSU roundup: Women's golf fourth at tournament

The Grand Valley State University women?s golf team finished fourth at the Perry Park Spring Fling this weekend in Kentucky.

Sophomore Kelly Hartigan was the top player on the course for GVSU, finishing in a tie for sixth.

The tournament was originally scheduled for three rounds, but inclimate weather in the forecast for Sunday forced the cancellation of the last round.

GVSU was led by Hartigan, who shot rounds of 78 and 74 to finish at 152 (plus-8) and in a tie for sixth place.

Senior Marni Weinstein, who has come on strong lately for the Lakers, finished in a tie for 22nd with rounds of 82 and 78 to card a total of 160.

Freshman Gabrielle Shipley and junior Veronica Ryan both finished in a tie for 32nd. Shipley used consecutive rounds of 81 and Ryan carded a first-round 85 and second-round 77, as both finished at 162 for the tournament.

Junior Cassady Kauble used rounds of 83 and 82 to finish at 165 and in a tie for 50th, while sophomore Molly Esordi had rounds of 82 and 87 to finish in a tie for 63rd.

GVSU struggled in the first round with a team score of 324, but turned things around in the second with a score of 310 to finish at 634 for the tournament and in fourth place.

Indianapolis ran away with the team crown, using rounds of 307 and 304 to finish at 611. Findlay and Ashland tied for second place with a total of 628, GVSU was fourth at 634 and Illinois-Springfield and Missouri-St. Louis tied for fifth with a score of 640. Illinois-Springfield also had the individual medalist with Abby Vorreyer shooting a two-round 149 with scores of 77 and 72.

Women?s lacrosse

Dowling 20, GVSU 9

Grand Valley could not overcome the strong offense from the No. 8 Dowling squad as the Lakers fell, 20-9, on Sunday afternoon at Golden Lions Field in Brookhaven, N.Y.

The loss drops GVSU to 2-3 on the season, while Dowling improves to 5-1 on the season. The Lakers return to the field on Tuesday, March 26 against No. 4 Adelphi at 7 p.m.

Grand Valley got on the board first thanks to a goal from sophomore Victoria Devine, but Dowling went on a 7-0 run to control the game.

Freshman Taylor Bierwagen snapped the streak with a goal at the 17:30 mark, but the Golden Lions went on a 6-3 run to end the half and hold a 13-5 edge into the break. Despite the lead, GVSU held Dowling without a goal for the last four minutes of the opening stanza, while senior Allyson Fritts and sophomore Rachel Leibovitz recorded goals to close the gap to eight goals.

Men's tennis

GVSU splits two matches

Grand Valley split its pair of matches on Sunday with a 7-2 win against GLIAC foe Lake Superior State before falling to Western Michigan 7-0.

Grand Valley is 10-7 on the year and 5-0 in league action.

In the opening match of the game, GVSU picked up two points in doubles competition with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. Andrew Darrell and Francis Bertrand picked up an 8-4 victory in the top position. Zac Felice and Andrew Heuerman paired up to win 8-6 in the second slot.

Bertrand opened up singles with a 6-1, 6-2 win in the No. 1 position, while Darrell also won, 7-6 (5), 6-4, in the No. 2 spot. Bryan Hodges grabbed a 6-0, 6-3 victory in No. 3 singles, while Andrew Bole defeated his opponent 7-5, 6-1 in the No. 4 spot. Michael Kaye wrapped up the wins in singles with a three-set win, 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(5), in the No. 6 spot.

Grand Valley then traveled to Western Michigan where the Lakers were shut out. Western Michigan picked up the first two doubles matches to get the point. The Broncos were able to take all the singles matches, but Hodges made it difficult, before eventually falling, 6-3, 7-6 (10-7).


In the second half, sophomore Jordan Luberto opened the scoring for the Lakers, but Dowling went on a 5-0 run over the next 10 minutes to run away with the game. ?A pair of goal from Luberto and Fritts ended the run, but two more nets from the Golden Lions made it a 20-8 game with 4:43 left in the second. ?Fritts found the back of the net with 2:11 left for her team-high third goal of the game.

Fritts topped the team with three goals, while also notching three caused turnovers and converting a free-position shot. ?Luberto notched two goals and two draw controls, while Leibovitz had a goal and an assist.

Grand Valley held a slight 28-27 edge in shots, while Dowling boasted a 19-10 advantage on draw controls. ?Both teams tallied 10 turnovers in the opening half, but GVSU limited itself to two in the second half to record a season-low 12 miscues.

Sophomore Audrey Kobe picked up three saves in between the pipes, while junior Lindsay McCarty stopped two. ?Tina Fey earned the victory in the net for Dowling, picking up 12 saves.
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Source: http://www.hollandsentinel.com/sports/x1959361959/GVSU-roundup-Womens-golf-fourth-at-tournament?rssfeed=true

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