LCU Chaps Women's Golf http://www.lcuchaps.com/ Latest news of LCU Chaps Women's Golf en LCU Chaps Women's Golf http://www.lcuchaps.com/typo3conf/ext/tt_news/ext_icon.gif http://www.lcuchaps.com/ 18 16 Latest news of LCU Chaps Women's Golf TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:02:00 -0500 LCU Braves To Finish Fourth http://www.lcuchaps.com/no_cache/womens-golf/stories/story/article/lcu-braves-to-finish-fourth.html DALLAS (October 18, 2011) - The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals golf team battled... DALLAS (October 18, 2011) - The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals golf team battled the elements among the 16-team field at the Dallas Baptist University Classic and finished in fourth place at The Golf Club of Dallas. LCU shot a 305 in the opening round, but a cold front and showers moved in Tuesday night and the high winds it brought along plagued play for the entire field on the par-72 5,865-yard layout.  The Lady Chaps shot a 319 in the second round to finish a stroke ahead of both Grand Valley State and Tarleton State and four strokes behind third place Midwestern State. Rachel Dansby led LCU with a share of 13th place.  She co-led LCU with an opening round 74 and finished with an 80 for a 154.  Macalee Lane was three places back in a share of 16th with a 155 after following an opening round 78 with a second round team best 77.  Sinae Montoya duplicated a score of 79 for a 158 and a share of 28th place.  Anna Schopp co-led LCU in the opening round with a 74 but carded an 85 in the final round for a 161 and a tie for 39th.  Shelbye Hill rounded out the Lady Chaps with a tie for 43rd with a 162 (79,83).  Playing individually for LCU was Savanna Stavinoha, who shot a 186 (90,96) for 82nd place. Host Dallas Baptist University won the event with a team score of 616 (303, 313).  Sarah Hoffman of Grand Valley State won the individual title with a 146 (69, 77) among the field of 86 golfers.  LCU was the top finishing NAIA school out of just two NAIA programs that competed in the field with 14 NCAA Div. II programs.]]> Womens Golf Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:02:00 -0500 Strong Finish Leads to Fourth http://www.lcuchaps.com/no_cache/womens-golf/stories/story/article/-b349d0c56d.html OKLAHOMA CITY (October 11, 2011) - Lubbock Christian University improved their team score 13... OKLAHOMA CITY (October 11, 2011) - Lubbock Christian University improved their team score 13 strokes in the final round of the Oklahoma City University Stars Fall Classic to finish in fourth place led by a seventh place finish by Anna Schopp Tuesday at Lincoln Park Golf Course. Schopp led the Lady Chaparrals in both rounds of the classic with an opening round 78 followed by a 73 for a 151 two-round final total.  Her 73 in the final round was a shot off the top score turned in on the day.  Shelbye Hill improved five strokes, following an 81 with a 76 for a 157 and a share of 17th place.  Sinae Montoya just missed the top-25 with a share of 26th from a pair of 80s for a 160.  Rachael Dansby had the biggest improvement in the final round by turning in a 79 after an opening round 85 for a 164 and 32nd place.  Macalee Lane finished tied for 33rd place with a 165 (82, 83).  Alos representing LCU playing individually was Savanna Stavinoha (tied-58th; 91,89,180) and Sarah Schwertner (69th; 97,99,196). Oklahoma City won the event with the top two finishers leading a team score of 598 (298, 300) Jessica Schiele of OCU led the field of 70 with a 145 (71,74).  LCU finished fourth amongst the 12-team field with a 629.  They followed an opening round 321 with a 308. ]]> Womens Golf Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:58:00 -0500 Lady Chaps Finish 2 in Top-10 http://www.lcuchaps.com/no_cache/womens-golf/stories/story/article/lady-chaps-finish-2-in-top-10.html AMARILLO, Texas (September 27, 2011) - The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals... AMARILLO, Texas (September 27, 2011) - The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals received top-ten finishes from Anna Schopp and Shelbye Hill to finish fourth at the Lady Buff Stampede hosted by West Texas A&M University.   Schopp was unable to improve off her opening round score of 75 and the 76 in the second round placed her with a seventh place finish with a 151.  It was a trend the Lady Chaps struggled with on Tuesday, as the Lady Chaps shot a 313 for the round after opening play Monday with a 307. Rachael Dansby had the only improved score in the second round for LCU, as she followed an 83 with an 81 to finish tied for 34th with a 164.  Hill finished in a share for 10th with a 154 (76, 78). Finishing a stroke behind Hill with a 155 (77, 78) for LCU was Sinae Montoya, who finished in a share of 13th.  Macalee Lane rounded out the team scoring with a 161 (79,82) to finish in a tie for 28th.  Individual medalists competing for the Lady Chaps was Savanna Stavinoha (77, 87 = tied for 34th) and Sarah Schwertner (93, 95 = 188; 55th).   The Lady Chaps finished in fourth place with their team score of 620, finishing nine strokes behind third place University of Central Oklahoma.  West Texas A&M won the event with a 601 (300, 301).  Alisa White of the Lady Buffs won the event with a 144 (70, 74) at the Tascosa Country Club.]]> Womens Golf Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:22:00 -0500 LCU and Schoop Finish Second http://www.lcuchaps.com/no_cache/womens-golf/stories/story/article/lcu-and-schoop-finish-second.html LUBBOCK, Texas (September 20, 2011) - Anna Schoop and Sinae Montoya each had top-five finishes... LUBBOCK, Texas (September 20, 2011) - Anna Schoop and Sinae Montoya each had top-five finishes and the Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals golf team finished second in the Lady Chaps Fall Invitational at The Rawls Course at Texas Tech. Schoop led LCU in each round, opening with a 74 and following with a 73.  She finished in second place with a 147 final score.  Schoop led the even in pars with 28.  Montoya finished tied for fourth overall.  She recorded a 76 in each round for a total of 252.  Shelbye Hill had the biggest improvement in the second round, as she followed an 81 with a 78 to finish in 12th with a 159.  Macalee Lane (80, 85) and Rachael Dansby (76,85) each tied for 17th with a 165. The Lady Chaps shot a 618 as a team.  They opened with a 306 and followed with a 312.  They finished 24 strokes behind Oklahoma City University, who won the tournament with four players finishing in the top-seven.  Jessica Schiele of OCU won the event with a 139 (68, 71) against a field of 31.]]> Womens Golf Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:43:00 -0500 Dansby Claims A Program First http://www.lcuchaps.com/no_cache/womens-golf/stories/story/article/dansby-claims-a-program-first.html LUBBOCK, Texas (June 9, 2011) – The Lubbock Christian University women’s golf team had a... LUBBOCK, Texas (June 9, 2011) – The Lubbock Christian University women’s golf team had a stellar performance at the NAIA Championship and they were recognized for the efforts on and off the course. Rachel Dansby claimed an ultimate honor as 2011 Capital One Academic All-America® Third Team honoree in the college division, and also claimed Academic All-District First Team honors and NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athlete accolades.  Kiersten Pack also received NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athlete honors, and Anna Schopp claimed All-Tournament honors at the NAIA Championship and was named NAIA All-American Honorable Mention.

Dansby, a senior from Lubbock, Texas, posted a 4.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) majoring in Psychology.  She was the only NAIA golfer to claim Capital One Academic All- All-America®  honors in the College Division At-Large voting among CoSIDA members.  The At-Large honor involves several sports, including golf, swimming, lacrosse, field hockey, water polo, ice hockey and tennis and is open all NCAA and NAIA programs.  She was one of six golfers nationwide to receive the honor and one of 17 of the 45 honored to have a 4.0 or better.  Dansby is the first Lady Chap to claim Academic All-America® honors and she represented District VI, where she claimed First Team Academic All-District accolades.  She found success on the links as well this season, claiming the individual title at the Sooner Athletic Conference Championship and finishing 24th individually at the NAIA Championship to help the Lady Chaparrals to a program-best fifth place finish.  Her win at the SAC Championships tied her with Kelly Rainbolt for the career mark in wins in program history with two.  To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.

Anna Schopp had one tournament victory this season and claimed All-Tournament honors at the NAIA Championships after finishing in a tie for ninth place to lead the fifth place Lady Chaps.  The sophomore from Bremen, Germany becomes just the second Lady Chaps member to ever claim NAIA All-American honors, joining Kelly Rainbolt (2009).

Pack joined Dansby on the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete list marking the fourth consecutive season the Lady Chaps have had at least one recipient of the honor and the third straight season they have had two recipients.  Pack, a senior from Roswell, New Mexico, posted a 3.50 GPA in Exercise Science.  While the honor was the first for Pack, the NAIA honor was the second for Dansby.

]]> Womens Golf Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:33:00 -0500 LCU Completes Program's Best Finish http://www.lcuchaps.com/no_cache/womens-golf/stories/story/article/lcu-completes-programs-best-finish.html GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - California Baptist captured its first-ever NAIA Women’s Golf National... GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - California Baptist captured its first-ever NAIA Women’s Golf National Championship, winning in a playoff against Embry-Riddle (Fla.) at Link Hills Country Club on Friday. The Lancers Nathalie Silva sunk the tying birdie on No. 18 to tie the Eagles at 1252 to force the extra hole. It was the first time in the event’s 17-year history that a playoff was needed to determine the national champion.  Lubbock Christian University, who led after the second round, finished in fifth place for their best finish in program history.

On the decisive hole, the Lancers were able to get all five players to the green of the par-4 No. 4 on their second shots. However, Embry-Riddle had a pair of second shots land in the rough to the left of the green. California Baptist counted three pars and Sara Koizumi sunk a marquee putt for birdie to clinch the title.

The Eagles took second-place honors for the second time in program history, previously finishing as the runner-up in 2008. Embry-Riddle posted rounds of 323-305-315-309—1252. Shorter (Ga.) placed third with a 326-305-319-304—1254, and was followed by Oklahoma City in fourth at 330-306-314-305—1255 and Lubbock Christian rounded out the top-five teams at 325-302-324-314—1265.

Kylie Barros of British Columbia won national medalist honors with a four-day total of 73-74-75-75—297. Barros is the first British Columbia player to claim the individual title after falling in a playoff a season ago. She finished four strokes ahead of runner-up Danielle Bellet of Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.), who rallied from a 4-over-par 77 in the first round with rounds of 74, 75 and 75 to total 301.

After winning national medalist honors in 2010, Silva placed third with a 10-over-par 302. Embry-Riddles Fabys Barreto-Guzman and Laura Jones of Oklahoma City tied for fourth with 303s to round out the top-five individuals. Golfers that placed among the top 15 were named to the All-Tournament Team. California Baptist, Embry-Riddle and Shorter each had a pair of players land a spot on the team.

LCU, whose previous top finish at the event was a share of sixth in 2008, was led by All-Tournament performer Anna Schoop.  The sophomore from Germany finished in a share of ninth place with a four-round total of 309 (80-74-78-77).  Rachael Dansby was second on the team and finished tied for 24th with a 318 (80-79-84-75).  Shelbye Hill and Sinae Montoya each finished in the top-50 for LCU.  Hill shot a 320 (80-77-82-81) for a share of 31st place and Montoya fired a 321 (85-72-81-83) to finish tied for 35th.  Macalee Lane completed the Lady Chaps squad finishing tied for 82nd with a score of 335 (91-80-83-81).

Carol Galindo of Northwood (Texas) became the second player in the four rounds of action at Link Hills Country Club to connect on a hole-in-one. She joined Lubbock Christian’s Shelbye Hill, as the freshman used a 7-wood to sink a hole-in-one from 170 yards out on No. 6.


All-Tournament Team
Kylie Barros, British Columbia
Danielle Bellet, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)
Nathalie Silva, California Baptist
Laura Jones, Oklahoma City
Fabys Barreto-Guzman, Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
Greta Lange, Shorter (Ga.)
Kaelyn Lingenfelter, Bethel (Ind.)
Pia Jenko, Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
Anna Schoop, Lubbock Christian (Texas)
Nikki Stewart, SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
Jamie Palermo, William Woods (Mo.)
Lisa Persson, Shorter (Ga.)
Sara Koizumi, California Baptist
Megan Woodland, Victoria (B.C.)
Courtney Shelton, Lee (Tenn.)

]]> Womens Golf Sat, 21 May 2011 07:49:00 -0500 Lead Slips Away From LCU http://www.lcuchaps.com/no_cache/womens-golf/stories/story/article/lead-slips-away-from-lcu.html GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Moving day saw all but one team among the top 10 shift in position at the 2011... GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Moving day saw all but one team among the top 10 shift in position at the 2011 NAIA Women's Golf National Championships at Link Hills Country Club on Thursday. Embry-Riddle (Fla.) moved into the lead after firing a 315 in the Third Round for a total of 943. The Eagles hold a two-stroke advantage on California Baptist, who entered the round tied for fourth. Posting a low round of 312, the Lancers have combined for a 319-314-312--945. Oklahoma City's round of 314 lifted the Stars from sixth into a tie for third with Shorter (Ga.) at 950. Lubbock Christian's (Texas) one-stroke lead after the Second Round dissolved with a 324 outing to drop back to fifth with a three-day total of 951.

Defending national champion Nathalie Silva of California Baptist posted her second-consecutive even round to move into a tie for the individual lead at 4-over-par 222 with British Columbia's Kylie Barros. Silva's even rounds come after opening with a 3-over-par 76, while Barros opened at par and followed with 1-over and 2-over performances. The duo finished one-two at the 2010 event and were separated by two shots heading into the Final Round.

Danielle Bellet of Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) moved into sole possession of third place by shooting a 75 after starting the round tied for fourth. She is three strokes ahead of Bethel's (Ind.) Kaelyn Lingenfelter and Fabys Barreto-Guzman of Embry-Riddle, who are deadlocked at fourth with 229s. Lingenfelter, who began the day tied for 12th, rebounded from an 8-over-par 81 in the Second Round by carding a 74 in the Third Round. In comparison, Barreto-Guzman followed up an even-round showing in the Second Round with a 78.

The final 18 holes of action at Link Hills Country Club will take off from No. 1 Friday at 7:30 a.m. EDT with Northwood (Texas), South Carolina - Beaufort and Lindenwood (Mo.). Wayland Baptist (Texas), Tennessee Wesleyan and Ashford (Iowa) will start their final round on the back nine at 8 a.m.

The top-three teams of Embry-Riddle, California Baptist and Oklahoma City will be the final group off of No. 1, taking to the tee box at 1:50 p.m.

]]> Womens Golf Fri, 20 May 2011 07:25:00 -0500 LCU Leads After Two Rounds http://www.lcuchaps.com/no_cache/womens-golf/stories/story/article/lcu-leads-after-two-rounds.html GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Lubbock Christian (Texas) moved to the top of the leaderboard after firing a... GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Lubbock Christian (Texas) moved to the top of the leaderboard after firing a 302 in the Second Round of the 2011 NAIA Women’s Golf National Championships at Link Hills Country Club Wednesday. The Lady Chaps have a two-round total of 325-302—627 for a one-stroke advantage on Embry-Riddle (Fla.), 323-305—628. Shorter (Ga.) moved up two spots to third (326-305—631) and is followed California Baptist (319-314—633) and British Columbia (321-312—633), who are tied for fourth.

Kylie Barros of British Columbia continues to lead all individuals by two strokes at 73-74—147. California Baptist’s defending national champion Natalie Silva moved into sole possession of second place after posting an even round of 73. The lowest score recorded through two rounds was carded by Jamie Palermo of William Woods (Mo.) with a 4-under-par 69, who concluded her first 18 holes Wednesday morning. She then went for an 8-over-par 81 in her second round to finish with a 150 to sit in third. Danielle Bellet of Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) and Embry-Riddle’s (Fla.) Fabys Barreto-Guzman are tied for fourth with 5-over-par 151s.

Nine different programs are represented throughout the top-10 individual standings, with a pair of golfers hailing from Embry-Riddle and Shorter.

The Third Round of play at Link Hills Country Club opens Thursday at 7:30 a.m. EDT with Lee (Tenn.), Lindenwood (Mo.) and South Carolina – Beaufort off of No. 1. Wayland Baptist (Texas), Ashford (Iowa) and Tennessee Wesleyan begin their third round starting on the back nine at 8 a.m.

Lubbock Christian, Embry-Riddle and Shorter will take to the first tee box at 1:50 p.m.

]]> Womens Golf Thu, 19 May 2011 08:36:00 -0500 Hill Registers Hole-In-One http://www.lcuchaps.com/no_cache/womens-golf/stories/story/article/hill-registers-hole-in-one.html GREENEVILLE, Tenn. -Weather conditions forced a shortened first day of action at the 2011 NAIA... GREENEVILLE, Tenn. -Weather conditions forced a shortened first day of action at the 2011 NAIA Women’s Golf National Championships Tuesday at Link Hills Country Club. Rain forced a four-hour delay and only half of the teams were able to complete 18 holes. Of those squads that were able to play a full round, California Baptist carded a 319 and holds a two-stroke advantage on British Columbia’s 321. Northwood (Fla.) is third at 323, Lubbock Christian (Texas) is fourth at 325 and Shorter (Ga.) is fifth at 326.

Kylie Barros of British Columbia leads the individual leader board of completed competitors after firing an even-par-73. Northwood’s Melanie Roux finished at 2-over-par 75. The California Baptist duo of Adriana Niclotti and Nathalie Silva posted a 76 and are tied for third. Danielle Bellet of Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) and Oklahoma City’s Laura Jones are at 4-over-par 77 to round out the top-five individuals.

The remaining 23 pairings will resume play at the hole they left off on after play was suspended due to darkness on Wednesday at 7 a.m. The Second Round will begin approximately 20 minutes following the completion of the First Round.


Lubbock Christian freshman Shelbye Hill knocked in her first career hole-in-one, using a 4-iron on the 152-yard No. 3. The rookie is the first Lady Chaparral in the program’s history to sink an ace. Hill joins close to 55 other individuals, five of which are women, to record a hole-in-one on No. 3 in the Link Hill Country Club’s 56-year history.

“I didn’t know that it was a hole-in-one until I got up to the green,” Hill said. “I saw it hop, but I didn’t hear it hit the pin. When we got up to the green, there were two balls and no one knew it had gone in. I just figured that I’d have an easy tap in for birdie. One of the girls in my group walked up to the cup and said, ‘Well, it’s time to do your hole-in-one dance!’ I was excited, but I wanted to keep calm.” The last ace recorded at No. 3 was by Jillian Corum in the second round of the 46th Annual Tennessee Girls’ Junior Amateur Championship on July 8, 2009.]]> Womens Golf Tue, 17 May 2011 20:25:00 -0500 NAIA Championship Begins Today http://www.lcuchaps.com/no_cache/womens-golf/stories/story/article/naia-championship-begins-today.html GREENEVILLE, Tenn. -The 2011 NAIA Women’s Golf National Championships are set to get underway Tuesday from Link Hills Country Club at 8 a.m. EDT. The 17th annual event is a 72-hole stroke-play tournament that will be played over the course of four days, concluding with the final round on Friday. LIVE SCORING

First-round action will tee off with Shorter (Ga.), Northwood (Fla.) and Lindenwood (Mo.) starting on No. 1 and British Columbia, South Carolina – Beaufort and Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) on No. 10 at 8 a.m. Victoria (B.C.), Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and Minot State (N.D.) will start on No. 10 at 12:30 p.m. Action off of No. 1 will start at 1 p.m. with Embry-Riddle (Fla.), Lee (Tenn.) and Indiana Tech.

Greeneville welcomes 129 players representing 29 schools from across the country. Among those 29 teams that will be in action, 17 played in the 2010 National Championships. Headlining the returning s quads is defending national champion British Columbia. The Thunderbirds carded a 301-311-311-301—1224 to win their third national title in program history in 2010. They denied Oklahoma City its sixth-straight championship by seven strokes, 308-302-314-307—1231.

Oklahoma City has won the most national championships, capturing five consecutive from 2005 – 09. British Columbia has three banners to its credit, winning in 2001, 2004 and 2010. Northwood is the only other team competing in Greenville that has previously won a title, finishing first in 2003.

Not only does the team champion return to defend its title, so does individual medalist Nathalie Silva of California Baptist. Silva won top-honors in her freshman campaign to become the first Lancer to claim a national title. She held a two-stroke advantage (74-76-75-76—301) to runner-up Kylie Barros of British Columbia (78-77-75-73—303). Silva will look to become the first player in the event’s history to win back-to-back medalist honors.

The 129-player field for the National Championships is comprised of 16 automatic qualifying teams from conferences/independents/unaffiliated group tournaments and nine at-large selections, were determined using the final NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Top 25 Poll released on May 5. Additionally, four individuals earned a spot in the event as the medalist at their respective conference/independent/unaffiliated group tournament. Ten of the 15 2010 All-Tournament Team selections will also return to the course as a member of a qualifying team. ]]> Womens Golf Tue, 17 May 2011 00:58:00 -0500