Rockets Move Up One Spot to Finish Fifth at MAC Championships

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Rockets Move Up One Spot to Finish Fifth at MAC Championships

4/23/2017 7:26:00 PM | Women's Golf

Final Results (PDF)

Silver Lake, Ohio – Toledo moved up one spot in Sunday's final round of the 2017 Mid-American Conference Women's Golf Championships to finish in fifth place at the par-72, 6,177-yard Silver Lake Country Club. The Rockets registered their best team score of the event today with a 15-over par 303 to edge Akron by a stroke with a 54-hole total of 64-over par 928 (313-312-303).

Sophomore Pinyada Kuvanun paced UT by tying for 12^th place at 14-over par 230 (77-77-76), while sophomore Pimchanok Kawil finished two strokes behind her classmate at 16-over par 232 (80-77-75). The duo received second-team All-MAC honors following the tournament in voting conducted by the league's head coaches.

Freshman Saranlak Tumfong tied for 20^th place at 18-over par 234 (79-78-77), one stroke in front of sophomore Natcha Daengpiem tied for 23^rd place at 19-over par 235 (77-80-77). Sophomore Hannah Kochendoerfer tied Kawil with the Rockets' best round today with a three-over par 75 to finish tied for 34^th place at 25-over par 241 (86-80-75).

No. 15 Kent State (289-298-288=875) captured the tournament title for a 19^th-consecutive year with a 34-stroke victory over Northern Illinois (304-302-303=909). Western Michigan (309-310-303) and Ohio (304-302-316) tied for third place at 58-over par 922. Sophomore Michaela Finn captured medalist honors for the Golden Flashes at two-under par 214 (73-70-71) and was the only golfer to shoot under par.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Kent State 289-298-288=875 (+11); 2. Northern Illinois 304-302-303=909 (+45); T3. Ohio 304-302-316=922 (+58); T3. Western Michigan 309-310-303=922 (+58); 5. Toledo 313-312-303=928 (+64); 6. Akron 310-307-312=929 (+65); T7. Ball State 313-314-327=954 (+90); T7. Eastern Michigan 319-323-312=954 (+90); 9. Bowling Green 327-330-315=972 (+108); 9. Central Michigan 324-321-329=974 (+110)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Michaela Finn (KSU) 73-70-71=214 (-2); 2. Pimnipa Panthong (KSU) 72-75-70=217 (+3); 3. Karoline Stormo (KSU) 72-77-71=220 (+6); 4. Wad Phaewchimplee (KSU) 72-76-76=224 (+10); T5. Hailey Hrynewich (OU) 75-75-77=227 (+13); T5. Jasmine Chee (WMU) 75-78-74=227 (+13)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T12. Pinyada Kuvanun 77-77-76=230 (+14); T16. Pimchanok Kawil 80-77-75=232 (+16); T20. Saranlak Tumfong 79-78-77=234 (+18); T23. Natcha Daengpiem 77-80-78=235 (+19); T34. Hannah Kochendoefer 86-80-75=241 (+25)