Monday, May 6
East Lansing, Mich.
10:04 A.M. (#1 Tee)
Indiana University
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NCAA East Lansing Regional
IU Ready For NCAA East Lansing Regional
5/5/2019 12:24:00 PM | Women's Golf
EAST LANSING, Michigan – For the sixth time under head coach Clint Wallman, the Indiana women's golf team was one of 72 teams that were chosen to compete in an NCAA Regional in 2019. The Hoosiers will be in familiar territory as they travel to East Lansing for the regional hosted by Michigan State at Forest Akers West Golf Course.
The site has 18 teams that will play 18 holes each day, May 6-8. The top six teams will advance to the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas in two weeks.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Forest Akers West Golf Course
East Lansing, Michigan
Par 72 • 6,387 yards
Live Scoring
PARTICIPATING TEAMS (in order of seed):
1. Stanford
2. Arizona
3. Kent State
4. UCLA
5. Michigan State
6. Campbell
7. Illinois
8. Baylor
9. North Carolina
10. Georgia
11. Louisville
12. Augusta
13. LSU
14. Indiana
15. Long Beach State
16. Xavier
17. Harvard
18. IUPUI
PARTICIPATING INDIVIDUALS
1. Hee Ying Loy – East Tennessee State University
2. Emma Albrecht – University of Notre Dame
3. Kirsty Hodgkins – University of Colorado, Boulder
4. Cecilie Finne-Ipsen – The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
5. Ashley Lau – University of Michigan
6. Tereza Melecka – East Tennessee State University
INDIANA LINEUP
The Indiana lineup this weekend looks like this:
4) Erin Harper (Sr.; 73.23)
1) Mary Parsons (So.; 73.35)
5) Kari Bellville (R-Sr.; 74.65)
3) Alexis Miestowski (Fr.; 73.62)
2) Priscilla Schmid (So.; 75.17)
(career scoring average)
View Team Stats
REGIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Erin Harper will be making her third appearance in an NCAA Regional this week, but she is the only member of the team that has any NCAA postseason experience as the rest of the lineup is comprised of two sophomores, one freshman and a graduate transfer.
In her six rounds at the regional level, Harper has posted a scoring average of 74.67 with a low round of 68 coming in the second round in 2016 at Texas A&M.
B1G Accolades for Harper, Parsons
Senior Erin Harper collected Big Ten Golfer of the Week honors on Feb. 13 after a T13 finish at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic. It was the first weekly honor in Harper's career and the first for an IU golfer since Alix Kong on Nov. 1, 2017.
Mary Parsons was named conference player of the week, the first of her career, on April 17 after she won the rain-shortened Lady Boilermaker Classic with a 36-hole score of 136, which set a new IU record. In her second round, her 66 matched her own IU record for an 18-hole score.
Following the Big Ten Championship, Harper was named to the All-Tournament team after finishing in third place at 4-under par following a final round 66.
B1G Finish
While the Big Ten Women's Golf Championship was shortened to just 36 holes due to weather, the Hoosiers did not let the weather get them down on their way to a tie for second as a team. It marked the best team finish for IU at the event since 2004.
Trophy Time at Purdue
At the Lady Boilermaker Classic, the Hoosiers were able to come away with their first team championship since 2017. They topped rival Purdue by eight shots to win the team championship while Mary Parsons won the individual title by six shots, her first collegiate title. The 6-team tournament was cut short when inclement weather forced the final round to be cancelled.
Parsons is Producing
To say sophomore Mary Parsons is getting back into the swing of things after a difficult start to the 2018-19 season would be an understatement. She finished T49 at the Mary Fossum Invitational in her first appearance of the season. But followed that up with a runner-up showing at the Butler Fall Invitational and then rebounded with a T20 finish at Medinah and then a T5 finish at the Alexa Stirling Intercollegiate. At Briar's Creek, she was steady with rounds of 71-73-73 to tie for 14th. Then she captured the Lady Boilermaker Classic title with a 36-hole score of 136, a new IU record. Her second round 66 also matched the IU record she set as a freshman. As a freshman, she led the Hoosiers with a scoring average of 73.31. Her 73.35 scoring average ranks second to Harper entering the NCAA Regional.
Harper Among the Best in the Nation
Erin Harper has continued to prove that she is among the top golfers in the country. She qualified for the NCAA Madison Regional last year as a junior and then advanced on to the NCAA Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma as well. Earlier this season, she qualified to Stage II of LPGA Q-School in Florida. Her 73.23 scoring average for this season leads the Hoosiers and would set a new single-season IU record, topping the previous best set last year by Mary Parsons (73.31). In her last two tournaments, she has posted a T6th at Purdue and a third place at the Big Ten Championships. The third place finish was the best by an IU player at the tournament since 2004.
Miestowski Doesn't Miss
Freshman Alexis Miestowski (miss-TAHW-skee) has had a stellar start to collegiate career and continues to get better as the spring schedule has progressed. She has recorded Top 10 finishes in four of her last six events, highlighted by a third place showing at Briar's Creek and sixth place at the Lady Boilermaker Classic. She also finished T7th at the Alexa Stirling Intercollegiate and T6th at the Westbrook Invitational earlier in the season. Her 73.62 scoring average this season is third-best on the team.
Bellville's Back
Graduate transfer Kari Bellville recorded her three best individual finishes in over three years with a T14 at Briar's Creek, a T13 at the Lady Boilermaker and a T18 finish at the Big Ten Championship. Her previous best was a T4 showing at the Chip-N Club Invite on Oct. 6, 2015 while competing for Notre Dame. Bellville's opening round 69 at Medinah was just one stroke shy of matching her career best round and she also opened the Big Ten Championship with a 71, to tie for the lead after 18 holes.. Her scoring average of 74.65 so far this season is two strokes better than her previous single-season best of 76.80 set back in 2015-16.
Tournament 1 Recap – Cougar Classic
The Cougar Classic hosted by the College of Charleston was shortened to 36-holes after mandatory evacuations were ordered by the state of South Carolina ahead of Hurricane Florence. Indiana got off to a rocky start in round one but rebounded in round two to finish 16th out of 19 teams. Individually, Erin Harper paced the Hoosiers at 2-under par, which was good for a tie for 22nd. Sophomore Angela Aung and freshman Alexis Miestowski both tied for 48th at 4-over par.
Tournament 2 Recap – Mary Fossum Invitational
After an opening round score of 289 had the Hoosiers in third place at the Mary Fossum Invitational, Indiana would go on to finish eighth with a total score of 892 (+28). Leading the way was senior Erin Harper, who carded rounds of 70-74-72 to tie for sixth place at Even par. Angela Aung joined her in the Top 25 after her score of 222 (71-75-76) put her in a tie for 24th.
Tournament 3 Recap – Illini Invite at Medinah
Indiana brought home a T10 finish out of 15 teams at the Illini Invite at Medinah. The top team finisher was graduate transfer Kari Bellville, who finished tied for 25th with a score of 216 (69-72-75; E). Mary Parsons, competing as an individual, garnered a T20 placement after rounds of 74-71-70 put her at 1-under par for the tournament.
Tournament 4 Recap – Alexa Stirling Intercollegiate
The Hoosiers finished fourth out of 11 teams at the Alexa Stirling Intercollegiate, with Mary Parsons (T5th) and Alexis Miestowski (T7th) joining Erin Harper (T25) inside the top 25. For Miestowski, it was her best collegiate finish to date while Parsons picked up her second Top 5 finish of the year.
Tournament 5 Recap – Lady Puerto Rico Classic
The Hoosiers opened the spring with a 12th place finish at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, which featured eight teams ranked inside the Top 50 in the country. IU was led by senior Erin Harper, who finished in a tie for 13th, her second Top 15 result of the year and the 12th of her career. She would go on to win Big Ten Player of the Week honors for her efforts.
Tournament 6 Recap – Westbrook Invitational
Freshman Alexis Miestowski led the Hoosiers to a T11 finish at the Westbrook Invitational, as she posted rounds of 69-70-72 to tie for 6th place – her best finish of the season to date. Priscilla Schmid joined Miestowski in the Top 25 as she tied for 21st with scores of 74-72-71.
Tournament 7 Recap – Briar's Creek Invitational
In a field that featured seven teams ranked in the Top 50, the Hoosiers got outstanding performances from Alexis Miestowski (3rd), Kari Bellville (T14) and Mary Parsons (T14). As a team, IU finished second place at Even par for the tournament to pick up wins over six top 50 teams.
Tournament 8 Recap – Clemson Invitational
The Hoosiers had their second tournament of the year cut short – to 36 holes – due to weather, and the second time in the state of South Carolina. Indiana finished 15th out of the 18 teams with Alexis Miestowski and Priscilla Schmid leading the way in a tie for 41st at 2-over par. Miestowski's second round 67 was one shot off the school record for 18 holes.
Tournament 9 Recap – Lady Boilermaker Classic
When rain wiped out the final round, the scores reverted back to the standings after round two and the Hoosiers were in first place by eight shots over Purdue, so the Hoosiers took home the team tournament title. Sophomore Mary Parsons won the individual title, the first of her career, with a 36-hole score of 136 to set a new IU record. Her second round 66 matched her own school record for an 18-hole score. Priscilla Schmid finished in third place and Erin Harper and Alexis Miestowski were both tied for sixth. It was also the first team win for IU since 2017 and the eighth win of head coach Clint Wallman's IU tenure.
Tournament 10 Recap - Big Ten Championships
The Hoosiers earned a tie for second place in the event that was shortened to 36 holes due to weather. It was the team's best showing at the Big Ten Championship since 2004. The top individual performance came from senior Erin Harper, who finished in third place after a final round 66 to tie the IU single-round record - also the best finish by an IU individual at the conference tournament since 2004. Sophomore Mary Parsons finished in a tie for 11th at 1-over par and graduate student Kari Bellville tied for 18th at 2-over par. Bellville was tied for the individual lead after a 71 in the opening round in very difficult conditions.
The site has 18 teams that will play 18 holes each day, May 6-8. The top six teams will advance to the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas in two weeks.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Forest Akers West Golf Course
East Lansing, Michigan
Par 72 • 6,387 yards
Live Scoring
PARTICIPATING TEAMS (in order of seed):
1. Stanford
2. Arizona
3. Kent State
4. UCLA
5. Michigan State
6. Campbell
7. Illinois
8. Baylor
9. North Carolina
10. Georgia
11. Louisville
12. Augusta
13. LSU
14. Indiana
15. Long Beach State
16. Xavier
17. Harvard
18. IUPUI
PARTICIPATING INDIVIDUALS
1. Hee Ying Loy – East Tennessee State University
2. Emma Albrecht – University of Notre Dame
3. Kirsty Hodgkins – University of Colorado, Boulder
4. Cecilie Finne-Ipsen – The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
5. Ashley Lau – University of Michigan
6. Tereza Melecka – East Tennessee State University
INDIANA LINEUP
The Indiana lineup this weekend looks like this:
4) Erin Harper (Sr.; 73.23)
1) Mary Parsons (So.; 73.35)
5) Kari Bellville (R-Sr.; 74.65)
3) Alexis Miestowski (Fr.; 73.62)
2) Priscilla Schmid (So.; 75.17)
(career scoring average)
View Team Stats
REGIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Erin Harper will be making her third appearance in an NCAA Regional this week, but she is the only member of the team that has any NCAA postseason experience as the rest of the lineup is comprised of two sophomores, one freshman and a graduate transfer.
In her six rounds at the regional level, Harper has posted a scoring average of 74.67 with a low round of 68 coming in the second round in 2016 at Texas A&M.
B1G Accolades for Harper, Parsons
Senior Erin Harper collected Big Ten Golfer of the Week honors on Feb. 13 after a T13 finish at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic. It was the first weekly honor in Harper's career and the first for an IU golfer since Alix Kong on Nov. 1, 2017.
Mary Parsons was named conference player of the week, the first of her career, on April 17 after she won the rain-shortened Lady Boilermaker Classic with a 36-hole score of 136, which set a new IU record. In her second round, her 66 matched her own IU record for an 18-hole score.
Following the Big Ten Championship, Harper was named to the All-Tournament team after finishing in third place at 4-under par following a final round 66.
B1G Finish
While the Big Ten Women's Golf Championship was shortened to just 36 holes due to weather, the Hoosiers did not let the weather get them down on their way to a tie for second as a team. It marked the best team finish for IU at the event since 2004.
Trophy Time at Purdue
At the Lady Boilermaker Classic, the Hoosiers were able to come away with their first team championship since 2017. They topped rival Purdue by eight shots to win the team championship while Mary Parsons won the individual title by six shots, her first collegiate title. The 6-team tournament was cut short when inclement weather forced the final round to be cancelled.
Parsons is Producing
To say sophomore Mary Parsons is getting back into the swing of things after a difficult start to the 2018-19 season would be an understatement. She finished T49 at the Mary Fossum Invitational in her first appearance of the season. But followed that up with a runner-up showing at the Butler Fall Invitational and then rebounded with a T20 finish at Medinah and then a T5 finish at the Alexa Stirling Intercollegiate. At Briar's Creek, she was steady with rounds of 71-73-73 to tie for 14th. Then she captured the Lady Boilermaker Classic title with a 36-hole score of 136, a new IU record. Her second round 66 also matched the IU record she set as a freshman. As a freshman, she led the Hoosiers with a scoring average of 73.31. Her 73.35 scoring average ranks second to Harper entering the NCAA Regional.
Harper Among the Best in the Nation
Erin Harper has continued to prove that she is among the top golfers in the country. She qualified for the NCAA Madison Regional last year as a junior and then advanced on to the NCAA Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma as well. Earlier this season, she qualified to Stage II of LPGA Q-School in Florida. Her 73.23 scoring average for this season leads the Hoosiers and would set a new single-season IU record, topping the previous best set last year by Mary Parsons (73.31). In her last two tournaments, she has posted a T6th at Purdue and a third place at the Big Ten Championships. The third place finish was the best by an IU player at the tournament since 2004.
Miestowski Doesn't Miss
Freshman Alexis Miestowski (miss-TAHW-skee) has had a stellar start to collegiate career and continues to get better as the spring schedule has progressed. She has recorded Top 10 finishes in four of her last six events, highlighted by a third place showing at Briar's Creek and sixth place at the Lady Boilermaker Classic. She also finished T7th at the Alexa Stirling Intercollegiate and T6th at the Westbrook Invitational earlier in the season. Her 73.62 scoring average this season is third-best on the team.
Bellville's Back
Graduate transfer Kari Bellville recorded her three best individual finishes in over three years with a T14 at Briar's Creek, a T13 at the Lady Boilermaker and a T18 finish at the Big Ten Championship. Her previous best was a T4 showing at the Chip-N Club Invite on Oct. 6, 2015 while competing for Notre Dame. Bellville's opening round 69 at Medinah was just one stroke shy of matching her career best round and she also opened the Big Ten Championship with a 71, to tie for the lead after 18 holes.. Her scoring average of 74.65 so far this season is two strokes better than her previous single-season best of 76.80 set back in 2015-16.
Tournament 1 Recap – Cougar Classic
The Cougar Classic hosted by the College of Charleston was shortened to 36-holes after mandatory evacuations were ordered by the state of South Carolina ahead of Hurricane Florence. Indiana got off to a rocky start in round one but rebounded in round two to finish 16th out of 19 teams. Individually, Erin Harper paced the Hoosiers at 2-under par, which was good for a tie for 22nd. Sophomore Angela Aung and freshman Alexis Miestowski both tied for 48th at 4-over par.
Tournament 2 Recap – Mary Fossum Invitational
After an opening round score of 289 had the Hoosiers in third place at the Mary Fossum Invitational, Indiana would go on to finish eighth with a total score of 892 (+28). Leading the way was senior Erin Harper, who carded rounds of 70-74-72 to tie for sixth place at Even par. Angela Aung joined her in the Top 25 after her score of 222 (71-75-76) put her in a tie for 24th.
Tournament 3 Recap – Illini Invite at Medinah
Indiana brought home a T10 finish out of 15 teams at the Illini Invite at Medinah. The top team finisher was graduate transfer Kari Bellville, who finished tied for 25th with a score of 216 (69-72-75; E). Mary Parsons, competing as an individual, garnered a T20 placement after rounds of 74-71-70 put her at 1-under par for the tournament.
Tournament 4 Recap – Alexa Stirling Intercollegiate
The Hoosiers finished fourth out of 11 teams at the Alexa Stirling Intercollegiate, with Mary Parsons (T5th) and Alexis Miestowski (T7th) joining Erin Harper (T25) inside the top 25. For Miestowski, it was her best collegiate finish to date while Parsons picked up her second Top 5 finish of the year.
Tournament 5 Recap – Lady Puerto Rico Classic
The Hoosiers opened the spring with a 12th place finish at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, which featured eight teams ranked inside the Top 50 in the country. IU was led by senior Erin Harper, who finished in a tie for 13th, her second Top 15 result of the year and the 12th of her career. She would go on to win Big Ten Player of the Week honors for her efforts.
Tournament 6 Recap – Westbrook Invitational
Freshman Alexis Miestowski led the Hoosiers to a T11 finish at the Westbrook Invitational, as she posted rounds of 69-70-72 to tie for 6th place – her best finish of the season to date. Priscilla Schmid joined Miestowski in the Top 25 as she tied for 21st with scores of 74-72-71.
Tournament 7 Recap – Briar's Creek Invitational
In a field that featured seven teams ranked in the Top 50, the Hoosiers got outstanding performances from Alexis Miestowski (3rd), Kari Bellville (T14) and Mary Parsons (T14). As a team, IU finished second place at Even par for the tournament to pick up wins over six top 50 teams.
Tournament 8 Recap – Clemson Invitational
The Hoosiers had their second tournament of the year cut short – to 36 holes – due to weather, and the second time in the state of South Carolina. Indiana finished 15th out of the 18 teams with Alexis Miestowski and Priscilla Schmid leading the way in a tie for 41st at 2-over par. Miestowski's second round 67 was one shot off the school record for 18 holes.
Tournament 9 Recap – Lady Boilermaker Classic
When rain wiped out the final round, the scores reverted back to the standings after round two and the Hoosiers were in first place by eight shots over Purdue, so the Hoosiers took home the team tournament title. Sophomore Mary Parsons won the individual title, the first of her career, with a 36-hole score of 136 to set a new IU record. Her second round 66 matched her own school record for an 18-hole score. Priscilla Schmid finished in third place and Erin Harper and Alexis Miestowski were both tied for sixth. It was also the first team win for IU since 2017 and the eighth win of head coach Clint Wallman's IU tenure.
Tournament 10 Recap - Big Ten Championships
The Hoosiers earned a tie for second place in the event that was shortened to 36 holes due to weather. It was the team's best showing at the Big Ten Championship since 2004. The top individual performance came from senior Erin Harper, who finished in third place after a final round 66 to tie the IU single-round record - also the best finish by an IU individual at the conference tournament since 2004. Sophomore Mary Parsons finished in a tie for 11th at 1-over par and graduate student Kari Bellville tied for 18th at 2-over par. Bellville was tied for the individual lead after a 71 in the opening round in very difficult conditions.
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