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Wisconsin Wins at Entrada; BYU Finishes Strong, Ties for Fourth

ST. GEORGE, Utah (Mar. 22, 2011) – After finishing day one in 10th place, the BYU women’s golf team improved by shooting a final-round 289 (+1) to tie for fourth at the 25th annual BYU Entrada Classic in St. George. The 281 final round tally was the best score of the field, eight shots ahead of the next best team score for the day.BYU benefitted from two top-10 performances by sophomore Kelsey Vines and freshman Annika Afoa to improve on a 5th-place finish in 2010 and post their best finish since 2008. “The girls came out and played great today,” said BYU head coach Carrie Roberts. “We got fired up on the range and came out with a lot of enthusiasm and confidence.” Vines, a St. George native, shot a 1-over 73 on the final day to capture third place for her fourth-consecutive top-10 spot. With a three-round total of 223 (+6), Vines was only five strokes off the lead. “Kelsey goes into every tournament expecting to win,” Roberts said. “It is amazing what that kind of attitude can do.” For the first time since donning Cougar blue, Afoa claimed a top-10 finish by shooting a third-round 75. She improved on a first-round 80 by recording a 74 (+2) in round two to go along with her final round 3-over showing. Senior Jade Bollinger shot a tournament-low 68 in round three to card a 236 (+20) tournament total and tie for 34th place overall.Senior Emily Copier and sophomore Amanda Keith were separated by only one stroke with Copier finishing 55th and Keith tied for 56th. Mercedes Attig, who competed as an individual, shot a final-round 90 to tally a tournament total of 278 (+62) and finish tied for 78th. The Cougars’ final tournament before the Mountain West Conference Championships is the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic on Apr. 3-5 in Chandler, Arizona. “Today’s round helped our confidence a lot,” Roberts said. “We will ride that momentum into the next tournament and the conference championships.”
                                             
The Field – 2011 BYU Entrada Classic
 
1.   Wisconsin, plus 50
2.   Oklahoma State, plus 55
3.   Texas State, plus 57
T4.  BYU, plus 62
T4.  Illinois, plus 62
T4.  Texas – San Antonio, plus 62
7.   New Mexico State, plus 64
T8.  Nebraska, plus 68
T8.  Tulsa, plus 68
10.  Kansas State, plus 72
 
11.  SMU, plus 90
12.  Wyoming, plus 92
13.  Colorado State, plus 100
14.  Southern Utah, plus 132
15.  Weber State,plus 136
 
 
T4   Brigham Young University        +62   320   317   289         637
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3    Kelsey Vines                    +7    76    74    73          223
T10  Annika Afoa                    +13    80    74    75          229
T34  Jade Bollinger                 +20    84    84    68          236
55   Emily Copier                   +29    86    86    73          245
T56  Amanda Keith                   +30    80    85    81          246
 
T78  Mercedes Attig*                +62    94    94    90          278
 
* competing as an individual
 
Southern Utah Individual Scores
Sadie Palmer                                  78      77      75      230
Kacy Buckner                                  78      90      79      247
Kaohi Loo                                     89      88      81      258
Morgan Kerber                                 98      84      84      266
Brittany Edwards                              93      94      91      278
 
Weber State
Jordan Ulibarri                               90      75      82      247
Kelsey Adams                                  87      78      83      248
Amanda Snyder                                 86      80      82      248
Nyomy Obcemea                                 89      89      81      259
Sara Fredrico                                 89      88      84      261