Terps Prepare for Dodge ACC/SEC Challenge
9/17/2001 8:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Sept. 17, 2001
College Park, MD - The Terrapins take this week off in preparation for the three-day Dodge ACC/SEC Challenge in Destin, Fla. The tournament will be played at the Sandestin Resort on the par 71, 6,900-yard Raven Course. This is the Terps' first apperance in the tournament. The Terrapins finished in 7th place at the Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree Classic Sept. 7-9, three places ahead of last year's finish at the Bay Tree Classic. Sophomore Katie Redeker (Pepper Pike, Ohio) lead the way for the Terps over the three-day tournament finishing tied for 10th place (77-79-74---230). Fellow sophomore Marie Harper (West Point, Va.) finished four strokes behind Redeker and tied for 19th overall, carding a76 in the first round, a 78 in the second round and an 80 in the third round, for a three day total of 234. Maryland's three-day team-total of 945, 52 strokes over par, was 29 stokes shy of UNC-Wilmington's winning score of 916. East Carolina and UNC-Greensboro evened out the top three with scores of 923 and 930, respectively. The top three teams from last fall's event, Kent State, Penn State and Louisville, were not among the competitors this year.
Terps At A Glance Head coach Jason Rodenhaver, who built the women's golf program from the ground up in 1999, has seen his squad steadily improve since its inception at Maryland three years ago. The Terps look to continue their success this fall with the return of eight letterwinners and the arrival of one outstanding freshman. The most consistent of the Terps last spring was Marie Harper, who posted a 78.92 stroke average across five tournaments. Her best finish, a sixth-place tying 152 (78-74--152), helped the Terrapins to the first-ever tournament championship in program history at the James Madison Lady Dukes Invitational April 7-8. Junior Carter Crowther (Kilmamock, Va.) registered a 79.80 average in two tournaments last spring after being sidelined by mononucleosis. Crowther's recovery was evident when she fired the first eagle in program history at the JMU Invitational. Junior Erin Clasper (Potomac, Md.), sophomore Katie Redeker, sophomore Kara Gropler (Franklin Lakes, N.J.) and junior Jennifer Gibson (Havertown, Pa.) also return after making solid contributions last spring. Clasper's 79.90 average over four tournaments was second on the squad.
Summer Success Junior Carter Crowther's medalist finish at the Virginia State Golf Association Tournament was among several strong summer performances. Juniors Erin Clasper and Jennifer Gibson finished No. 2 and No. 3 at the Collegiate Players Tournament outside of Atlanta. Check out the list of summer success at www.umterps.com.
