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Women’s Golf Takes Fourth at MIAA Tournament - Places Fourth in Final MIAA Standings
BATTLE CREEK - The Calvin women’s golf team closed out its 2011 MIAA regular season with an eye looking forward to the 2012 MIAA Spring Tournament. Calvin clinched one of the four qualifying spots for next springs NCAA III qualifying tournament by finishing fourth in the final MIAA regular season standings on Saturday. Calvin completed the two-day MIAA Tournament with a fourth place score of 701 strokes. The two-day total placed Calvin in fourth place in the final league standings. The top four teams in the final MIAA regular season standings qualify for the spring tournament. Calvin will be making its first appearance as an NCAA-eligible qualifying team at the MIAA Tournament next spring. Calvin finished with a season scoring average of 350.3 strokes-per-round, an improvement of more than 33 strokes from a year ago. The scoring average is a new Calvin single-season (team) record. The Knights also jumped up three places in the MIAA standings from their seventh place finish of 2010.
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Women’s Golf In Fourth Place Through Day One of MIAA Tournament
BATTLE CREEK - Calvin opened play at the two-day MIAA Tournament with a team score of 353 strokes which is good for fourth place through one day of competition. The MIAA Tournament is being held at a neutral site course - the Bedford Valley Country Club. The Knights also remain in fourth place in the overall team standings. Sophomore Carlia Canto (Marysville/Port Huron Northern HS) led the way for Calvin with an 81, good for a tie for fifth place individually while junior Elise Doezema (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) had an 84 to finish ninth. Rounding out Calvin’s finishers were freshman Jackie Richert (Fort Gratiot/Port Huron Northern HS) with a 91, freshman Laura Richert (Fort Gratiot/Port Huron Northern HS) with a 97 and junior Rachel Whitaker (Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Northern HS) with a 104. Canto is now eighth in the seasonal MIAA indvidual standings while Doezema is 11th. Action picks up again on Saturday at 9 a.m.
Calvin to Host MIAA Women’s Golf Tournament at Bedford Valley Country Club
Calvin will serve as host of the two-day MIAA Women’s Golf Tournament this Friday and Saturday at the Bedford Valley Country Club in Battle Creek. The tournament will include an 18-hole round on Friday and an 18-hole round on Saturday. Friday’s action will begin at 1 p.m. with Saturday’s round set for 9 a.m. The two weekend rounds will count on the cumulative stroke total in the overall MIAA standings both individually and as a team. Hope enters the weekend with a 15-stroke lead over Olivet in the overall team standings while defending MIAA champion Saint Mary’s is third and Calvin fourth. The top four teams in the final MIAA regular season standings will be eligible to compete for the MIAA’s automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament next spring.
