MAC Championships: Akron Finishes Sixth, Shah Lands in Top 15

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MAC Championships: Akron Finishes Sixth, Shah Lands in Top 15

April 21 | Women's Golf

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Naperville, Ind. – The Akron Zips women's golf team finished sixth overall at the 2019 Mid-American Conference Women's Golf Championships while freshman Ivana Shah (Mumbai, India) landed in the Top 15 on Sunday.

Due to course conditions on Saturday, the season finale was shortened to a two-day window to complete the 54-holes, forcing the teams to play a pair of 18-hole rounds on championship Sunday. Akron fired 308 (+20) and 299 (+11) team scores en route to a 924 (+60) tournament total.

Shah led Akron's scoring efforts with a pair of 1-over par 73 scores after opening with a 78 (+6) tally. She carded a 224 (+8) tournament total at her first MAC Championships event which was good enough to be tied at 11th overall. For the tournament, Shah recorded 40 par scores with three birdies and 11 bogeys, including back-to-back 18-hole performances of 15 pars, two bogeys and one birdie.

Seniors Danielle Nicholson (Geneva, Ohio) and Makayla Dull (Fremont, Ohio) both finished in the Top 30 in their final MAC Championship appearances. Nicholson posted rounds of 81 (+9) and 79 (+7) before ending her collegiate career with a 74 (+2) for a 234 (+18) 54-hole tournament total. Before the final 36-holes started Nicholson was named second-team All-MAC. Dull carded a second-consecutive 235 (+19) tournament total to wrap-up her career. She posted a pair of 78 (+6) scores and a final round 79 (+7) ledger.

Sophomore Abbie Pearce (Green, Ohio) and junior Allyson Wentworth (Stewartsville, N.J.) rounded out the Zips' scoring with 239 (+23) and 241 (+25) totals, respectively. Pearce used scores of 80 (+8), 78 (+6) and 81 (+9) to finish tied for 35^th, while Wentworth recorded a pair of 84 (+12) tallies before ending the event with a 1-over par 73 performance.

Kent State earned their 20^th consecutive team title with an 857 (-7) score, while the Flashes' Karoline Stormo won medalist honors (-5, 76-65-70 – 211).In addition, Stormo set the MAC single-round tournament record with a 65 (-7) second-round performance.

With the win, Kent State picked-up one point for the Crystal Clinic Wagon Wheel Challenge. The Zips and the Golden Flashes are now tied at 5.5 points apiece with three events remaining, including men's golf, men's and women's outdoor track & field.

MAC All-Tournament Team
Pimchanok Kawil, Toledo
Ahra Ko, Northern Illinois
Pimnipa Panthong, Kent State
Michaela Finn, Kent State
Thitapa Pakdeesetakul, Kent State
Chloe Salort, Kent State
Saranlak Tumfong, Toledo
Karoline Stormo, Kent State

6 Akron (+60) 317-308-299 - 924
T11 Ivana Shah (+8) 78-73-73 - 224
T28 Danielle Nicholson (+18) 81-79-74 - 234
T30 Makayla Dull (+19) 78-78-79 - 235
T35 Abbie Pearce (+23) 80-78-81 - 239
T39 Allyson Wentworth (+25) 84-84-73 – 241

Team Scoring
1 Kent State 305-278-274 – 857 (-7)
2 Toledo 303-287-285 – 875 (+11)
3 Northern Illinois 310-299-287 – 896 (+32)
T4 Ball State 324-306-293 – 923 (+59)
T4 Eastern Michigan 324-308-291 – 923 (+59)
6 Akron 317-308-299 – 924 (+60)
7 Ohio 321-301-305 – 927 (+63)
8 Bowling Green State 328-298-302 – 928 (+64)
9 Western Michigan 333-298-307 – 938 (+74)
10 Central Michigan University 329-317-319 – 965 (+101)

Top 5 Players
1 Karoline Stormo Kent State 76-65-70 – 211( -5)
2 Saranlak Tumfong Toledo 74-70-69 - 213 (-3)
3 Chloe Salort Kent State 75-69-71 - 215 (-1)
4 Thitapa Pakdeesettak Kent State 76-74-67 - 217 (+1)
T5 Ahra Ko Northern Illinois 78-71-70 - 219 (+3)
T5 Pimchanok Kawil Toledo 75-72-72 - 219 (+3)
T5 Michaela Finn Kent State 78-71-70 - 219 (+3)
T5 Pimnipa Panthong Kent State 79-73-67 - 219 (+3)