Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State
Mountain West Championship Day 2
Benton Moves to Fourth Place at MWC Championship
4/21/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 21, 2006
St. George, Utah - Colorado State sophomore Chelsea Benton moved into a tie for fourth place overall after firing an even-par 72 in the second round of the Mountain West Conference Championship at Entrada at Snow Canyon in St. George, Utah Friday.
Benton, a Highlands Ranch, Colo. native, followed up an opening-round 77 with Friday's 72 marking the second-best round of the tournament so far behind TCU's Catherine Matranga's second-round 71. Ram junior Amber Ward also carded a nice score on Friday with a three-over 75 putting her in a tie for 14th with a two-day score of 152 (+8).
CSU's Stefanie Ferguson is tied for 24th with a two-round score of 156 (+12) while sophomore Megan Chapman had a three-over 75 on Friday and is in 27th with a 13-over 157. Freshman Karen Wanersdorfer improved her score six strokes in the second round and is in 33rd with an 84-78--162.
CSU followed Thursday's 311 (+23) with a second-round 302 (+14) putting the team at a 37-over, 613, 19 strokes behind team leader UNLV. TCU's Matranga leads the individual standings with rounds of 73 and 71.
Play concludes Saturday with the final round of the MWC Championship.
6. Colorado State - 311-302--613 (+37)
T4. Chelsea Benton - 77-72--149 (+5)
T14. Amber Ward - 77-75--152 (+8)
T24. Stefanie Ferguson - 77-79--156 (+12)
27. Megan Chapman - 80-77--157 (+13)
32. Karen Wanersdorfer - 84-78--162 (+18)
