Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State
Mountain West Championship Day 3
Benton Finishes 10th, Rams Sixth at MWC Championship
4/22/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 22, 2006
St. George, Utah - Colorado State sophomore Chelsea Benton carded a final round 78 en route to a tie for 10th place in the 2006 Mountain West Conference Championship at Entrada at Snow Canyon in St. George, Utah Saturday. Benton's three-round score was a 77-72-78=227 (+11) while CSU finished with team scores of 291-302-321=934 (+70) to finish in sixth place.
Following Benton's 10th-place finish, junior Amber Ward had a final-round 78 to complete a three round total of 230 (+14) to complete the tournament tied for 14th.
Freshman Stefanie Ferguson recorded a 237 (+21) after Saturday's round to 81 to finish 27th while Megan Chapman had an 84 Saturday to complete the tournament tied for 28th with a 241 (+25). Freshman Karen Wanersdorfer came in 33rd for the Rams with a 254 (+38) with a final round 92.
UNLV repeated as conference Champion with rounds of 291-303-301=895 (+31) beating out second place New Mexico by five strokes.
Rebel Da Sol Chung claimed individual honors defeating a pair of New Mexico golfers, Py Bengtsson and Mikaela Backstedt, in the first hole of a sudden death playoff. She had rounds of 76-73-73=222 (+6).
6. Colorado State - 311-302-321--934 (+70)
t10. Chelsea Benton - 77-72-78--227 (+11)
t14. Amber Ward - 77-75-78--230 (+14)
27. Stefanie Ferguson - 77-79-81--237 (+21)
t28. Megan Chapman - 80-77-84--241 (+25)
33. Karen Wanersdorfer - 84-78-92--254 (+38)
