April 29, 2013
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., April 28, 2013- The Penn State women's golf team finished up a strong weekend at the Big Ten Championships with a third round score of 299, putting them at 900 (296, 305, 299) strokes for the whole tournament. The Nittany Lions placed fourth in the tournament, as they were 36 shots over par-72. The fourth place finish is the highest for the women's golf team at the Big Ten Championships since the 1996-97 season, when the team finished in third place.
Sophomore Katlyn Elliott (Peterborough, Ontario) wrapped up an amazing Big Ten Championships as she stroked a third round 73, which placed her into a tie for third place with 220 (72, 75, 73) strokes. Elliott finished at four strokes over par-72, just one shot behind the second place finisher. Junior Ellen Ceresko (Jefferson Township, Pa.) ended her weekend in a tie for 16th place as she finished the tournament with a total of 226 (73, 76, 77) shots, which equals ten strokes over par-72. Senior Emily Ransone (Hilliard, Ohio) finished her Big Ten Championships with 229 (76, 76, 77) strokes and placed in a tie for 23rd.
Head Coach Denise St. Pierre was thrilled with the effort the members of the team showed over the weekend. She said, "The team did great despite not coming away with the championship. I am very proud of them and it was a true team effort. I am also very proud of Katlyn [Elliott] finishing third and winning a Big Ten medal."
Katlyn Elliott earned a spot on the All-Championships team for her finish in a tie for third place. The All-Championships team consists of six medalists of the Big Ten Championships.
Northwestern and Purdue tied for first place as they both finished the tournament with 884 strokes, which equals to 20 shots over par-72. Paula Reto of Purdue won the individual portion of the Big Ten Championships as she shot a third round 70 to finish the tournament at four strokes under par-72. Caroline Powers of Michigan State finished in second as she was seven shots behind Reto.
The season is not quite over yet for the Nittany Lions as they do have a chance to make the NCAA's. The Nittany Lions had an amazing regular season, winning two tournaments including the Nittany Lion Invitational, and the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate. Penn State also had four Top-5 finishes, which includes finishing second at the Yale Intercollegiate, fifth at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, third at the Pinehurst Challenge, and its fourth place finish at the Big Ten Championships. Individually, Penn State had six golfers finish in the top-10 this season, combining for 13 top-10 finishes. Ellen Ceresko lead this by winning the Nittany Lion Invitational. In addition, juniors Christina Vosters and Ellen Ceresko were both named Big Ten Women's Golfers of the Week for their efforts at the Cougar Classic and Nittany Lion Invitational, respectively.
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