Kaytie Spangler took 53rd place with a final score of 338 (+50), dropping after a tough final round with a score of 91.  Her weekend marks were 80, 82, 85 and 91.  Molly Noser remained consistent in the fourth round, marking a +13 before finishing her Championship trip tied for 54th place.  She had a final score of 339, golfing rounds of 82, 87, 85, and 85. 

Nova Southeastern University is the 2009 NCAA Division II Champion, downing their nearest competition by 15 strokes to live up to their #1 national ranking.  Nova went +78 overall (1,230), with each player averaging just under a +5 per round.  The overall leader and the 2009 leader at the Championships was Lyndsay McBride of the University of Indianapolis.  McBride had a final score of 298, just ten strokes over par in the combined four rounds. 

The Augustana women’s golf team finished in 11th place at the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships at the Findlay Country Club which concluded Saturday in Finday, Ohio.

Making its second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championships, Augustana finished the 72-hole tournament with a final round score of 344 to finish with a 4-day total of 1354. Nova Southeastern won the team national title by shooting its second-straight 307 on Saturday en route to a final score of 1230. Grand Valley State was second at 1245 while Indianapolis and Rollins tied for third at 1248.

In the individual race, Lyndsay McBride of Indianapolis won the national championship with a 72-hole total of 298. Sandra Changkiga of Nova Southeastern and Charlene Reid of Pfeiffer tied for second 2 shots behind McBride at 300.

For Augustana, the Vikings all finished with 11 strokes of one another. Kate Tobin was the top Viking finisher in a tie for 51st place at 337 after shooting an 89 on Saturday. Kaari Espeland finished 2 shots behind Tobin in a tie for 54th place at 339 following Saturday's round of 88. Kelly Lauer had the best round of the day for Augustana as she carded an 82 on Saturday to tie for 60th place. Meanwhile, Kelli Lowry tied for 67th place at 347 and Laura Strautz tied for 70th place at 348. 

NGCA Announces Division II Award Winners

May 14, 2009 | Full Release

The National Golf Coaches Association announced the 2008-09 student-athlete and coaches awards for Division II Women's Collegiate Golf. Winners were recognized at the NGCA Division II Awards Banquet held in Findlay, Ohio. Three Peacocks were recognized at the Awards Banquet. Rachael Schmidt (Elk River, Minn.) and Rochelle Schmidt (Elk River, Minn.) were recognized as Honorable Mention All-Americans and All-Central Region performers. Head Coach Chad Markuson was named as the Central Region Coach of the Year.

For Rachael (left), the All-American honor marks the fourth time that she has been named to the NGCA All-American team. She earned a spot as an Honorable Mention both her freshman and sophomore seasons and was named to the Second Team last year. For Rochelle (right), the honor is the first All-American recognition. Markuson has now been named as a NGCA Region Coach of the Year in both of the past two seasons. Last season, he was named the North Region's Coach of the Year.

Upper Iowa is competing as a team in the NCAA Championships this week. The team is in ninth place currently and will resume play on Friday with 36 holes of action after today's round was suspended due to heavy rains overnight. The Peacocks earned their invitation to the Championships after posting a 17-stroke victory over the field at the NCAA Super Regional 3.

The women's team entered the NCAA Regional as the #1 seed and took the Super Regional title with a new record low round of 302 in their final eighteen holes. The Schmidts led Upper Iowa in the 54-hole event. Rochelle earned medalist honors at the Super Regional with a 220 (+4) over the three rounds, while sister Rachael placed 4th with a 230 (+14).

Prior to the Super Regional, the Peacocks had competed in five tournaments this spring and won all five. Upper Iowa finished a total of 88 strokes over the runner up for an average margin of victory of 17.6 strokes per tournament. The team has been led by the Schmidts all spring. Rochelle most recently won the Northern Sun Conference Championships Individual Medalist Honor to add to her two other medalist honors this spring and was named the NSIC Player of the Year. Rachael claimed four medalist honors this spring and finished third at the RMAC Championships behind Rochelle and teammate Laura Taylor

NGCA All-Region Team - Central Region
(L:R) Jacquelyn Hauser - Concordia University - St. Paul
Anne Martin - Concordia University - St. Paul
Kelly Lauer - Augustana College
Rachael Schmidt - Upper Iowa University
Rochelle Schmidt - Upper Iowa University
(Not Pictured) Leah Grozdanich - Minnesota State University

NSIC Women's Golf Weekly Release No. 10

May 11, 2009 | NSIC Release

Findlay, Ohio - The NSIC will send three teams and two individuals to Findlay, Ohio for the 2009 NCAA Championships on May 13-16, 2009. Upper Iowa, Concordia-St. Paul and Augustana will compete as a team while Leah Grozdanich and Jaymie Halvorson of Minnesota State will compete as individuals. Click for LIVE SCORING

Upper Iowa Wins NCAA Women's Golf Regional

May 6, 2009 | Final Results

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Upper Iowa women's golf team turned it on in the final round of the NCAA Division II Super Regional 3 played at the par 72, 6,010 yard Westward Ho Country Club. The Peacocks shot a tournament team low round of 302 to win by 17 strokes. Upper Iowa rounds were 313-315-302=930. The NSIC had three top five team spots as Concordia-St. Paul (947), Augustana (965), Minnesota State (972) and Winona State (1000) followed the Peacocks on the team leader board. UIU, CU and Augustana have now qualified for the NCAA National Championships in Findlay, Ohio, May 13-16. 

NSIC Medalist Rochelle Schmidt (Sr., Elk River, Minn.) continued her hot spring as she won medalist honors with rounds of 69-76-75=220 to finish four over par, five shots ahead of Concordia-St. Paul's Anne Martin (72-79-74=225 +9). Individuals qualifying for national (top three individual finishers not on the top three teams) are Leah Grozdanich and Jaymie Halvorson of Minnesota State and Kalli Stanhope of MSU-Billings.

UIU Leads after 36 Holes of NCAA WGolf Regional

May 5, 2009 |Day 2 Results

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - With 36 holes in the books, Upper Iowa (628 +52) women's golf team opened up a five stroke lead over Concorida-St. Paul (633 +57) at the NCAA Division II Super Regional 3 played at the par 72, 6,010 yard Westward Ho Country Club. The regional, hosted by Augustana College, features nine teams. LIVE SCORING

NSIC Medalist Rochelle Schmidt doubled her lead to six strokes on the rest of the field as she shot a 69 on day one and followed that up with a 76 for a 145 and a one over par.

The third and final round will begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday morning.  at Westward Ho Country Club. The top three teams and the top three individuals not from the three top teams qualify for the NCAA National Championships in Findlay, Ohio, May 13-16. 

UIU and CU Tied for Lead after 18 Holes of NCAA WGolf Regional

May 4, 2009 |Day 1 Results

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - With 18 holes in the books, both the Concordia University and Upper Iowa women's golf teams carded a 313 team score, 25 strokes over par to tie for the lead at the NCAA Division II Super Regional 3 played at the par 72, 6,010 yard Westward Ho Country Club. The regional, hosted by Augustana College, features nine teams. The two teams are 14 strokes ahead of third place Augustana. LIVE SCORING

NSIC Medalist Rochelle Schmidt holds a three stroke lead on the rest of the field as she shot a 69 over the first round, a 3 under par.

Once again, Concordia's balance is proving to make them a regional power as they have the No. 2 and No. 3 golfers on the leaderboard. Junior Anne Martin (Ramsey, Minn.) fired a par, 72, in the first round and is second place in the 49 golfer field. Martin is three strokes off the lead as Upper Iowa's Rochelle Schmidt shot a 69 (-3).

Two strokes behind Martin is teammate, senior Jacquelyn Hauser (Caledonia, Minn.) who delivered a 74 (+2) on day one. Hauser has some distance from fourth place Leah Grozdanich of Minnesota State who shot a 78 (+6).

The regional resumes play tomorrow at Westward Ho Country Club. They are competing for the top three spots to advance to nationals.

NCAA WGolf Regional Field Announced

April 28, 2009 |NCAA Release

INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Committee has selected the teams and individuals that will compete in the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships. The 2009 NCAA Division II women’s golf super regional competition will be conducted May 3-5 and 4-6. Each super regional will consist of both team and individual competition conducted concurrently with nine teams and four individuals from non-qualifying teams at each site. All participants will compete throughout the 54 holes of competition. The top three teams along with the top three individuals not with a team from each super regional, will advance to the championships. The 2009 NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships will be held May 13-16, at the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio.
The championships will consist of both team and individual competition conducted concurrently. All participants will compete throughout the entire 72 holes of competition. In the team competition, the low four scores for each team will count in each day’s total score. The number of participants that qualify for the finals is 72.

Central Region Teams:
1. Upper Iowa
2. Concordia-St. Paul
3. Minnesota State
4. Fort Hays State
5. Mesa State
6. Augustana
7. Winona State
8. Montana State-Billings
9. Southwest Minnesota State

Central Region Individuals:
1. Chelsey Ouren, Minnesota State Moorhead
2. Sara Wissing, Nebraska-Kearney
3. Jenny Ives, Adams State
4. Kelsee Katsampes, Wayne State

NSIC Women's Golf Award

April 28, 2009 | Full Release

NSIC Women’s Player of the Year
Rochelle Schmidt
Senior
Elk River, Minn.
Upper Iowa

Rochelle Schmidt won the individual medalist honors after shooting a four round total +19 (307) for the Championship to win by nine strokes. The Peacocks set two records on the weekend as they mounted their comeback. UIU tied their record low with a 303 and the team followed that up with a 305 to set a new low two-round score of 608, but fell one stroke short of the title.

NSIC Women’s Newcomer of the Year
KC Kane
Freshamn
Buffalo, Minn.
Buffalo HS
SMSU

SMSU freshman KC Kane shot an 8-over-par 80 on Sunday and finished the championship tied for third with a 30-over-par 318. For her efforts, she was named All-NSIC and was also tabbed the league’s newcomer of the year.

NSIC Women’s Coach of the Year

Matt Higgins
Concordia-St. Paul

Seventh year head coach Matt Higgins was named NSIC Women’s Golf Coach of the Year after his team won the 72-hole team tournament. Higgins was also NSIC Coach of the Year in 2004.

NSIC All-Conference Team
Molly Noser, Concordia-St. Paul
Jacquelyn Hauser, Concordia-St. Paul
Carley Paulseth, Concordia-St. Paul
Lisa Moline, Minnesota State
Sam Bergmann, Minnesota State
KC Kane, Southwest Minnesota State
Rochelle Schmidt, Upper Iowa University
Rachael Schmidt, Upper Iowa University
Courtney Sovereign, Winona State University
Michelle Narveson, Winona State University

NSIC Women's Golf Weekly Release No. 8
CU Holds On to Win Women's Golf Championship

April 26, 2009 | Final Results | Full Release

Brookings, S.D. - Concordia University defeated two-time defending NSIC Champion Upper Iowa by one stroke in the four round, 72 hole NSIC Championship that was concluded this afternoon at Brookings Country Club. Four Golden Bears finished in the top-11 in an impressive display of team balance for the new league champs. Sophomore Molly Noser (Rochester, Minn.) finished in a three way tie for third place, shooting +30 in the four rounds. Upper Iowa's Rochelle Schmidt (Sr., Elk River, Minn.) won the individual medalist honors after shooting a four round total +19 (307) for the Championship to win by nine strokes.

It was Concordia's consistency that came through in the end as they shot a 313 in each of the final two rounds of play to hold off an Upper Iowa team that shot poorly in the second round during the fall portion of the championships.

The Golden Bears never put themselves in a hole, and proved that consistent golf leads to championships.

Concordia trailed by a stroke after the first 18 holes in the fall season, shooting a 322 while UIU and Winona State each shot a 321.

But the second round is where CU was able to shine, shooting a 329 to lead the field while opening up a 19 stroke lead on UIU and a narrower seven stroke edge over WSU.

WSU shot in the low 320's in each of the two rounds of spring championship play, not enough to overtake CU's back-to-back 313's. Meanwhile, Upper Iowa charged hard after the leading Golden Bears.

UIU fired a 303 and a 305, but the Peacocks fell short in the end, finishing a stroke back of Concordia for the championship.

Upper Iowa did feature the medalist, Rochelle Schmidt, who fired scores under 80 in all four rounds including back-to-back 75's in the final 36 holes. She finished with a 307, +19 over par. Winona State's Courtney Sovereign came in second at +28, two strokes ahead of Noser.

Rounding out CU's leaders were seniors Jacquelyn Hauser (Caledonia, Minn.) and Carley Paulseth (Moose Lake, Minn.) who tied for sixth with a 322 (+34). Sophomore Kaytie Spangler (Ely, Minn.) finished 11th with a 327 (+39).

Concordia received a huge boost for the final two rounds as they added junior Anne Martin (Ramsey, Minn.) to their tournament lineup card. Martin is a transfer from the University of Minnesota where she competed for the Golden Gophers. At the NSIC Championships, Martin fired scores under 80 in each round as she carded a 78 and 77.

The league championship puts Concordia in a solid position to receive an NCAA Central Region Tournament selection. The tournament field will be announced early this week. With CU holding the No. 2 ranking in the most recent NCAA Central Region rankings, the Golden Bears tournament title should only solidify their position in the rankings.

Concordia women's golf is seeking their first ever team NCAA appearance.

NSIC Women's Golf Weekly Release No. 8

April 22, 2009 | Full Release

Women’s Championship Finishes This Weekend
Concordia-St. Paul holds a seven stroke lead after the firsst 36 holes of the 72-hole NSIC Women’s Golf Championship, which was held back the first weekend in October. The Golden Bears lead Winona State by seven strokes, Minnesota State by 17 and two-time defending NSIC Women’s Golf Champions of Upper Iowa by 19 strokes. SMSU’s KC Kane, CU’s Carley Paulseth and UIU’s Rochelle Schmidt are all tied at +13 for the half-way point lead. Defending NSIC Champion Rachel Schmidt was 13 strokes off the pass with an uncharacteristic round of 90 on day two. The women conclude their championship on April 25-26 at the Brookings Country Club in Brookings, S.D. Fall results are on page 3 of this release.

NSIC Women’s Golfers of the Week
Jacquelyn Hauser
Senior
Caledonia, Minn.
Concordia-St. Paul

Jacquelyn Hauser paced the second ranked team in the region to a victory at the Maverick Invitational at The Jewel Golf Course in Lake City, Minn. Hauser had to fend off her own teammates to take home medalist honors, shooting a consistent 75-76=151. Hauser trailed by two strokes to teammate Anne Martin after the first round as Martin fired a 73. But Hauser’s consistency allowed her to finish seven strokes over par for the 36 hole event to lead CU to a team victory as she finished first of 46 golfers. Martin ended up in third for the event with a 153 while CU sophomore Kaytie Spangler shot a 152 to finish in 2nd, a stroke out of first and a stroke ahead of Martin in 3rd.

NSIC Women's Golf Weekly Release No. 7

April 14, 2009 | Full Release

NSIC Women’s Golfers of the Week
Rachael Schmidt
Sr., Elk River, Minn.
Elk River HS
Upper Iowa

Rachael Schmidt earned medalist honors at the Augustana Spring Invitational, her third straight first place finish. She carded a 155 (80-75) to win the tournament by two strokes. So far this spring Rachael has not been beaten in a tournament, her sister Rochelle, has been the only golfer to tie her. This marks the second week in a row Rachel has been named NSIC Women's Golfer of the Week.

NSIC Women's Golf Weekly Release No. 6

April 7, 2009 | Full Release

NSIC Women’s Golfers of the Week

Rachael Schmidt Sr., Elk River, Minn. Elk River HS Upper Iowa

Rochelle Schmidt Sr., Elk River, Minn. Elk River HS Upper Iowa

St. Paul, Minn. - Upper Iowa continued their spring season this past weekend as they hosted the Upper Iowa Spring Classic held at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City. In preparation for the upcoming snow storm, the teams played twenty-seven holes on Saturday and finished out the remaining nine holes on Sunday morning.

Upper Iowa held a 10-stroke lead after round one with a team score of 317. The Peacocks extended their lead in the second round, and eventually took the team title with a two-day score of 646. The Schmidt sisters dominated the field as each finished day one with a 74 and carded a 77 on day two sharing medalist honors for the tournament.

Rachael was able to finish first in par 3 scoring (3.00) and recorded the most birdies with six. She also finished second in par 4 scoring (4.30), par 5 scoring (5.13) and had the second most pars (18), for the tournament.

Rochelle was second in par 3 scoring (3.13), first in par 4 scoring (4.30), and fourth in par 5 scoring (5.25), while recording 25 pars. She was the leader in that field by seven over her sister.

UIU 10th - CU 23rd in Golf World/NGCA Golf Coaches Poll

Oct. 15, 2008 | Full Release

The third Golf World/NGCA Division II Coaches’ Poll of the fall season has been released, combining the resources of Golf World magazine and the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA). The complete results, including results from Divisions I and III, will appear in the October 17th issue of Golf World and can be viewed online now at www.golfworld.com.

Florida Southern takes over the top spot in the poll, earning six of the 12 first-place votes. The Lady Mocs have a win and a second-place finish so far in the 2008-09 season.

Rounding out the top-five are Rollins (No. 2), California U. (Pa.) (No. 3), Nova Southeastern (No. 4) and Grand Valley State (No. 5). Indianapolis (No. 8), Western Washington (No. 9) and Upper Iowa (No. 10) cracked the top-10, after being ranked 11th, 14th and 13th, respectively, in the previous coaches’ poll. Concordia (St. Paul) (No. 23) and Grand Canyon (No. 25) moved into the top-25. (Full Rankings)

NSIC Women's Golf Weekly Release No. 5

Oct. 7, 2008 | Full Release

NSIC Women’s Golfers of the Week

KC Kane Fr., Buffalo, Minn. Buffalo HS SMSU

Carley Paulseth Sr., Moose Lake, Minn. Moose Lake HS Concordia-St. Paul

Rochelle Schmidt Sr., Elk River, Minn. Elk River HS Upper Iowa

St. Paul, Minn. - The NSIC has select tri-players of the week as three individuals tied for the top spot in the fall portion of the NSIC Women’s Golf Championship. KC Kane (SMSU), Carley Paulseth (CU) and Rochelle Schmidt (UIU) all finished with rounds of 157 (+13) last Saturday-Sunday at Hillcrest Golf Course in St. Paul, Minn. Kane helped the Mustangs to a sixth place ranking (681) as she shot rounds of 78 & 79. Paulseth has the Golden Bears on top after two of four rounds (651) as she fired rounds of 77 & 80. Schmidt is doing her best to help the Peacocks to a three-peat as he finished with rounds of 78 & 79 to keep them in the hunt with a 670 team score.

Concordia-St. Paul holds a seven stroke lead after the first 36 holes of the 72-hole NSIC Women’s Golf Championship. The Golden Bears hold lead Winona State by seven and Minnesota State by 17 and two-time defending NSIC Women’s Golf Champions of Upper Iowa by 19 strokes. SMSU’s KC Kane, CU’s Carley Paulseth and UIU’s Rochelle Schmidt are all tied at +13 for the half-way point lead. Defending NSIC Champion Rachel Schmidt is 13 strokes off the pass with an uncharacteristic round of 90 on day two. The women conclude their championship on April 25-26 at the Brookings Country Club in Brookings, S.D.

NSIC Women's Golf Weekly Release No. 4

Oct. 1, 2008 | Full Release

NSIC Women’s Golfer of the Week
Lisa Moline
Freshman
Duluth, Minn.
Minnesota State

Lisa Moline shot rounds of 73 and 84 for a total of 157 to earn her first career collegiate tournament individual title at the Winona State Best Western Riverport Classis this past weekend. Moline, who leads the Mavericks with a 79.3 stroke average, has turned in three top-five in four tournaments this fall and has been named NSIC Women’s Golfer of the Week twice.

NSIC Women’s Championship Begins Saturday
St. Paul, Minn. - The first of two tournaments to determine the 2008-09 NSIC Women’s Golf Championship is set for Saturday and Sunday, October 4-5 at the Hillcrest Country Club in St. Paul, Minn. The women will shoot two rounds of 18 this weekend and complete the tournament with another 36 holes in the end of April.

NSIC Women's Golf Weekly Release No. 3

Sept. 24, 2008 | Full Release

NSIC Women’s Golfer of the Week
Jacquelyn Hauser
Senior
Caledonia, Minn.
Concordia-St. Paul

Hauser tied her career low round by firing a 75 in the first round of the Mustang Invite in Marshall, Minn. She came back in round two and nearly equaled her PR again, shooting a 76. She finished a season-best seven over par, shooting a 151 to tie for second of 102 golfers, helping CU finish third as a team. Hauser has placed in the top five in all three of the invitationals this year, and her season average of 77.8 is nearly six strokes better than her 83.2 career average and is six strokes above par for the year. The 151 she shot this past weekend was four strokes better than her previous career best performance in a two round invitational, set last year at the Drury Lady Panther Classic during the fall season.

NSIC Women's Golf Weekly Release No. 2

Sept. 16, 2008 | Full Release

NSIC Women’s Golfer of the Week
Rachael Schmidt
Senior
Elk River, Minn.
Upper Iowa

Schmidt finished at the top of the leaderboard for the two-day Concordia University Fall Invite. The senior finished the tourney with a 153 (79-74) to earn her second medalist honor in as many tournaments. The Peacocks were one of eleven teams competing in the tournament hosted by Concordia. The tournament was played at Tartan Park Golf Club in Lake Elmo, Minn. Upper Iowa fired a 341 on day one and finished the first round in 6th place, eleven strokes behind the host school and leader Concordia (330). The Peacocks shot the low round of the day on Monday as they turned in a 319, a 22-stroke improvement on day one. The good round jumped the team from 6th to 3rd in the final standings.

NSIC Women's Golf Weekly Release No. 1

Sept. 10, 2008 | Full Release

NSIC Women’s Golfer of the Week
Lisa Moline
Freshman
Duluth, Minn.
Minnesota State

Lisa Moline shot rounds of 76 and 75 for a 36-hole total of 151 (+9) to place second at the Augustana Fall Invitational held at Bakker Crossing Golf Course. There were ten teams and 65 individuals at the tournament and Moline, who was one shot off the first-place total by North Dakota’s Kristi Luckern, paced the Mavericks to a second-place team finish.

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