Terzian finishes fourth to lead the way for Delaware

   Led by a fourth-place finish from Episcopal Academy product Amanda Terzian, Delaware earned a share of second place at last weekend’s Colonial Athletic Association Tournament, the highest finish at the conference tournament in the three-history of the Blue Hens’ program.

   Terzian capped a breakout junior season with rounds of 77 and 78 for a 155 total over the 6,066-yard, par-72 Reserve Club Course at St. James Plantation in Southport, N.C. The tournament was shortened from 54 holes to 36 holes as rain wiped out play Saturday.

   Terzian’s finish earned her a spot on the CAA all-tournament team and she is the first Delaware player to finish in the top-10 at the conference tournament.

   Terzian helped Delaware put together team scores of 311 and 322 for a 633 total, a score matched by UNC Wilmington. College of Charleston, in its first year in the CAA, had rounds of 302 and 316 for a 618 total that earned it the conference title and a trip to the NCAA regionals.

   College of Charleston was led by individual winner Laura Fuenfstueck, a freshman from Germany, who had rounds of 72 and 76 for a 4-over 148 total that was six shots better than teammate Julia Neumann (79-75) and Lori Beth Adams (76-78) of UNC Wilmington, who shared second place at 154.

   Delaware also got solid showings from sophomore Vimonthip Benjasupawan (77-82—155), who finished in a tie for 12^th, redshirt sophomore Andi Slane (87-75—162), who finished in a tie for 17^th, freshman Grace Chua (81-87—168), who finished in a tie for 29^th, and freshman Vitoria Teixeira (76-94—170), who finished 34^th.

   “I am very proud of our ladies’ efforts,” Blue Hens coach Patty Post said on the Delaware website. “Mother Nature was throwing out all her tricks this weekend and it really hurt us not to play round 2. We needed all 54 holes to catch College of Charleston.”

Kan helps Boilermakers finish fourth

   As she has all season, junior Aurora Kan, the 2010 PIAA champion as a senior at Chichester, was the leading lady for Purdue as the young Boilermakers finished fourth against a strong field at the Lady Buckeye Invitational.

   Kan, a three-time Daily Times Player of the Year during her scholastic career with the Eagles, had rounds of 77, 75 and 75 over the tough 6,268-yard, par-72 Scarlet Course at The Ohio State University Golf Club to finish in a tie for sixth at 227.

   Purdue got a big boost from junior Johanna Tillstrom’s final-round 72 that enabled the Boilermakers to post a 297 team score. Tillstrom opened with rounds of 79 and 78 and the even-par final round enabled her to finish in a tie for 13^th at 229.

   Sophomore Anna Appert Lund also saved her best for last with a final-round 74. Combined with rounds of 79 and 80, that gave Lund a 233 total that left her in a tie for 24^th. Sophomore Brooke Beegle was steady with rounds of 77, 77 and 76 with her 230 total landing her in a tie for 15^th. Sophomore Vinh-Hoa Ngo had rounds of 73, 79 and 79 for a 231 total that left her a shot back of Beegle in a tie for 18^th at 231. And freshman  Ashley Yarbrough had rounds of 77, 78 and 80 to finish in a tie for 31^st at 235.

   It added up to team scores of 304, 308 and that final-round 297 that gave the Boilermakers fourth place at 909.

   Host Ohio State had rounds of 303, 298 and 291 to claim the team title at 892. The Buckeyes were led by  a pair of freshmen, Katja Pogacar (75-75-70—220) and Jessica Porvasnik (73-76-71--220), who finished in a tie for third.

   Michigan State, led by individual runnerup Kelly Grassel (78-71-70—219), and Kent State, led by individual winner Jennifer Ha (72-75-71—218), finished in a tie for second in the team chase at 900.

   Jackie Calamaro, the 2009 PIAA champion as a senior at Radnor, is a redshirt junior at Illinois, but did not make the trip to Columbus, Ohio. The Illini got a nice showing from senior Ember Schuldt, who had rounds of 73, 79 and 74 to finish alone in fifth at 226, a shot better than Kan and two Kansas players, Thanuttra Boonraksasat  (74-78-75) and Yupaporn  Kawinpakorn (76-74-77).

   Kansas finished seven shots behind Purdue in fifth place at 916 and the Illini were another 11 shots back alone in sixth place at 927.

   It was one of Purdue’s stronger showings of the spring and might indicate that the Boilermakers are playing their best golf just as the postseason arrives.

   Purdue will defend the Big Ten title it shared with Northwestern a year ago when the Boilermakers open play in the Big Ten Tournament Friday at the 6,017-yard, par-72 Pete Dye Course at the French Lick Resort in French Lick, Ind.