The Wisconsin women’s golf team opened up the 2008 spring season in winning fashion Sunday, defeating Indiana, 10-8 for the Westbrook Cup in Peoria, Ariz.
The teams played a Nassau format, with each match counting as three points. The points broke down as a point awarded for the front nine, back nine and overall score. Six golfers competed for Wisconsin and the team was lead by junior Jeana Dahl. The Fargo, N.D. native scored 2.5 points for Wisconsin with her team-low score of 72.
Senior Katie Elliott, who led the Badgers in scoring average this fall, also scored 2.5 team points and shot a 73. Junior Natasha Lopez shot a 74 but did not score any team points while junior Isabel Alvarez tallied two points after shooting a 76.
Sophomore Kelsey Verbeten and freshman Carly Werwie also competed and both shot a 77. Verbeten lost her match but scored one point while Werwie won by scoring two points.
The Badgers will take a weekend off before resuming the spring schedule Feb. 24-26 in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico for the Lady Puerto Rico Classic. Be sure to check back to uwbadgers.com throughout the season for updates from the Wisconsin women’s golf team.
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