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Harvard Holds Off Penn to Take 2012 Ivy League Women's Golf Crown
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GALLOWAY, N.J. -- Harvard held off Penn to win
its first Ivy League women's golf title since 2009 and its third
overall, finishing with a three-day team score of 952. The Quakers
placed second with a final tally of 958. Yale (962), Columbia
(972), Brown (985), Princeton (1,015) and Dartmouth (1,029) rounded
out the scoring.
The Crimson carded a 312 on the final day of competition to fend
off the Quakers, who tallied a 315. Harvard sophomore
Bonnie Hu led after the first day of the event and
did not let up, shooting a 77-73-75--225 to claim the individual
title, the first for a Crimson player since Emily
Blamert in 2006.
All five Harvard players placed among the top-15, including
freshman Tiffany Lim (ninth, 83-78-80--241),
senior Jane Lee (t-10th, 86-82-76--244), freshman
Brenna Nelson (t-12th, 86-78-82--246) and senior
Christine Cho (t-15th, 87-79-81--247). The Crimson
receives the League's automatic NCAA Tournament berth and will
compete in the regionals on May 10-12. The Championship will take
place on May 22-25 at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin,
Tenn.
Hu earned first-team All-Ivy status thanks to her first-place
finish. She was joined on the team by Penn junior Isabel
Han (81-72-77--230), Yale sophomore Sun Gyoung
Park (78-77-76--231), Columbia sophomore Michelle
Piyapattra (80-73-80--233) and Brown freshman
Stephanie Hsieh (82-75-77--234).
One year after winning the individual title, Piyapattra was named
the 2012 Ivy League Player of the Year after a vote by the League's
coaches. Harvard's Lim was a unanimous decision for Rookie of the
Year.
Harvard posted the best scores in rounds two and three en route to
its come-from-behind victory over Penn. Hu led the way with 10
birdies over the three days, including one on the final hole to ice
her individual title. Han's 72 on Saturday proved to be the
lowest round of the tournament.
54-Hole Team Totals
1. Harvard (332-308-312--952)
2. Penn (326-317-315--958)
3. Yale (328-316-318--962)
4. Columbia (338-311-323--972)
5. Brown (345-327-313--985)
6. Princeton (355-335-325--1,015)
7. Dartmouth (345-348-336--1,029)
Individual Top-11
1. Bonnie Hu, Harvard
(77-73-75--225)*
2. Isabel Han, Penn
(81-72-77--230)*
3. Sun Gyoung Park, Yale
(78-77-76--231)*
4. Michelle Piyapattra,
Columbia (80-73-80--233)*
5. Stephanie Hsieh, Brown
(82-75-77--234)*
6. Amanda Chin, Penn
(79-82-74--235)^
7. Kelly Shon, Princeton
(85-76-75--236)^
8. Seo Hee Moon, Yale
(85-75-78--238)^
9. Tiffany Lim, Harvard
(83-78-80--241)^
10. Ahram (Jane) Lee, Dartmouth
(81-82-81--244)^
11. Jane Lee, Harvard (86-82-76--244)^
*-First-Team All-Ivy
^-Second-Team All-Ivy
2012 Ivy League Player of the Year
Michelle Piyapattra, Columbia, So. (Corona,
Calif.)
2012 Ivy League Rookie of the Year#
Tiffany Lim, Harvard, Fr. (San Jose, Calif.)
#-Unanimous decision
