Buske, Scherg Receive All-WIAC Honors
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Liz Buske (Sr. • Stoughton) and Megan
Scherg (Jr. • Kimberly) of UW-Oshkosh
have been selected to the 2007 All-WIAC Women’s
Golf Team.
The WIAC named 10 golfers to its all-league
squad, with Buske and Scherg recognized as members
of the second team. Joining the UW-Oshkosh duo
on the second team were Torie Ives of UW-Eau
Claire, Emily Kuiper of UW-Whitewater and Sarah
Mosher of UW-Stevens Point.
Michelle Pascavis of UW-Stevens Point led selections
to the first team. Pascavis was named Player
of the Year after recording an 18-hole stroke
average of 78.8 and leading the Pointers to
a first-place finish at the WIAC Championship
held Oct. 6-7 in Watertown. Other members of
the first team were Diana Schmidt of UW-Whitewater,
Meghan Sobotta of UW-Eau Claire and Amy Stiloski
and Jessica Urban of UW-Stevens Point.
Scherg finished 13th and Buske 14th to help
UW-Oshkosh to a second-place finish at the 2007
WIAC Championship. Buske averaged 85.1 strokes
for every 18 holes played this past fall and
Scherg 85.4.
UW-Stevens Point’s Matt Interbartolo was
voted WIAC Coach of the Year for the second
straight season, while UW-Eau Claire’s
Sarah Hansen received the Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete
of the Year Award. Buske was also one of eight
golfers named to the All-WIAC Sportsmanship
Team.
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Titans Post Third Straight
Second-Place Finish At WIAC Championship
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UW-Oshkosh
had three of the top-14 individual performers
and finished second in the team standings
at the WIAC Women’s Golf Championship
held Saturday (Oct. 6) and Sunday (Oct.
7) at the Windwood of Watertown Golf Course
in Watertown.
UW-Stevens Point totaled 656 strokes, 80
over par, during the 36-hole tournament
to claim its first WIAC title since 1997
and second overall. The victory earned the
Pointers the league’s automatic bid
to the NCAA Division III Championship on
May 13-16 at the Centennial Oaks Golf Club
in Waverly, Iowa.
UW-Oshkosh compiled 687 strokes, 111 over
par, to place second in the seven-team tournament
for the third straight year. UW-Whitewater
finished third with 690 strokes, three-time
defending champion UW-Eau Claire fourth
with 696, UW-Platteville fifth with 708,
UW-Superior sixth with 717 and UW-Stout
seventh with 725.
UW-Eau Claire’s Meghan Sobotta swung
a variety of golf clubs 159 times to win
the individual championship by one stroke
over Michelle Pascavis and Jessica Urban
of UW-Stevens Point. Sobotta’s victory
marked the fifth straight year that a golfer
from UW-Eau Claire captured the league’s
individual championship.
Amy Stiloski placed fourth among the 45
individual competitors with 164 strokes,
Marcie Anderson of UW-Superior fifth with
165 and Molly Loney of UW-Eau Claire sixth
with 167. UW-Eau Claire's Torie Ives, UW-Platteville's
Michelle Ebert and UW-Stevens Point's Amanda
Dlugopolski shared seventh place with 168
strokes.
UW-Oshkosh was led by Danielle Vanderhill’s
(So. • Wind Lake) 10th-place finish.
She totaled 169 strokes, 25 over par, to
share the ranking with UW-Whitewater's Emily
Kuiper.
The Titans also had Megan Scherg (Jr. •
Kimberly) finish 13th with 171 strokes,
Liz Buske (Sr. • Stoughton) tie for
14th with 172 and Kim Sippl (Fr. •
Omro) and Emily Wichman (So. • Neenah)
tie for 22nd with 179.
The WIAC Championship ended UW-Oshkosh’s
fall season. The Titans return to action
on April 18 when they host an invitational
at the Westridge Golf Club in Neenah.
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Titans Take Fourth
At UW-Stevens Point Invitational
|   Liz Buske (Sr. • Stoughton) listed ninth in
the individual rankings as the UW-Oshkosh women's golf
team finished fourth at the UW-Stevens Point Invitational
held Saturday (Sept. 29) and Sunday (Sept. 30) at the
Stevens Point Country Club in Stevens Point.
UW-Stevens Point won the
eight-team tournament with 641 strokes, 57 over par.
The Pointers recorded 18-hole rounds of 317 and 324.
UW-Whitewater finished
second in the team standings with 670 strokes, while
UW-Eau Claire placed third with 685, UW-Oshkosh fourth
with 698 and UW-Superior fifth with 723. The Titans
posted 18-hole rounds of 347 and 35 to finish 114 over
par.
UW-Stevens Point had four
of the top-eight individual finishers, including Michelle
Pascavis who placed first with 153 strokes, seven over
par. She carded 18-hole rounds of 75 and 78.
UW-Whitewater's Emily Kuiper
took second place with 154 strokes, while Ripon College's
Gina Hackl, UW-Stevens Point's Jessica Urban and UW-Eau
Claire's Meghan Sobotta and Torie Ives all finished
third with 161.
UW-Oshkosh's Buske counted
18-hole rounds of 85 and 82 to finish ninth among the
47 golfers with 167 strokes, 21 over par.
The Titans also had Megan
Scherg (Jr. • Kimberly) rank 13th with 172 strokes,
Danielle Vanderhill (So. • Wind Lake) 23rd with
181, Emily Wichman (So. • Neenah) 24th with 182
and Kim Sippl (Fr.
• Omro) 28th with 188.
UW-Oshkosh will compete
at the WIAC Championship on Oct. 6-7 at the Windwood
of Watertown Golf Course in Watertown.
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Titans Rank Seventh At UW-Whitewater
Invitational
  The UW-Oshkosh women's golf team finished seventh
at the UW-Whitewater Invitational held Saturday (Sept. 22)
and Sunday (Sept. 23) at the Prairie Woods Golf Course in
Avalon.
UW-Stevens Point posted 18-hole
rounds of 326 and 312 to claim the team title with 638 strokes,
62 over par.
Illinois Wesleyan University
finished second with 640 strokes, while Lewis University
(Ill.) listed third with 656, UW-Whitewater fourth with
673 and Millikin University (Ill.) fifth with 703. UW-Oshkosh
ranked seventh in the 14-team field with 713 strokes, 137
over par.
UW-Stevens Point owned two
of the top-three golfers as Jessica Urban finished first
with 151 strokes, seven over par, and Michelle Pascavis
third with 155.
Jamie Siedlaczek of Lewis University
placed second with 154 strokes, 10 over par, while Amy Sachs
of Lewis University finished fourth with 157. Illinois Wesleyan
University had three of its golfers tie for fifth place
as Kristi Katz, Maddie Murphy and Eric Woodall compiled
scores of 161.
UW-Oshkosh was led by Emily
Wichman's (So. • Neenah) 28th-place score of 176 strokes,
32 over par. She took 88 shots on each of the 18-hole rounds.
UW-Oshkosh also had Kim Sippl
(Fr. • Omro) and Danielle Vanderhill (So. •
Wind Lake) tie for 32nd place with 178 strokes and Liz
Buske (Sr. • Stoughton) finish 39th with 181. The
tournament consisted of 85 golfers.
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Titans Place 13th At
Illinois Wesleyan University Invitational
  UW-Oshkosh finished 13th out of 21 women's golf teams
at the Illinois Wesleyan University Invitational held Saturday
(Sept. 15) and Sunday (Sept. 16) at the Ironwood Country Club
in Normal, Ill.
NCAA Division II University of Southern Indiana took
the team title with 619 strokes, 43 over par. The Screaming
Eagles finished ninth at last year's event.
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville placed second with
638 strokes, while UW-Stevens Point ranked third with 643, St.
Ambrose University (Iowa) fourth with 651 and Illinois Wesleyan
University fifth with 653. UW-Oshkosh shot 18-hole rounds of
340 and 341 to finish 13th with 681 strokes, 105 over par.
Katie Tewell of Franklin College (Ind.) totaled 147 strokes,
three over par, to capture the individual title for the third
consecutive year. Meghan Sobotta of UW-Eau Claire finished second
with 148 strokes. The University of Southern Indiana had Jess
Dooley place third with 149 strokes, Tara Wiley fourth with
153 and Kimmy Gottwald tie for fifth with Megan Hood of Southern
Illinois University-Edwardsville with 154.
Kim Sippl (Fr. • Omro) led all UW-Oshkosh golfers with
a 27th-place score of 164 strokes, 20 over par. She posted 18-hole
rounds of 83 and 81.
The Titans also had Liz Buske (Sr. • Stoughton) finish
44th with 167 strokes, Megan Scherg (Jr. • Kimberly) 57th
with 172, Danielle Vanderhill (So. • Wind Lake) 89th with
181 and Emily Wichman (So. • Neenah) 92nd with 183. The
event featured 124 golfers.
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Titans' Season Debut Results In Second-Place
Finish
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  Liz Buske (Sr. • Stoughton) tied for fourth
place in the individual competition as the UW-Oshkosh women's golf
team finished second in its own invitational held Saturday (Sept.
8) and Sunday (Sept. 9) at the Westridge Golf Club in Neenah.
UW-Stevens Point captured the team
title with 664 strokes, 80 over par. The Pointers were followed
in the eight-team tournament by second-place UW-Oshkosh with 680
strokes (96 over par), third-place UW-Whitewater with 687, fourth-place
UW-Superior with 723 and fifth-place UW-Platteville with 734. The
event kicked off the 2007-08 season for the Titans.
UW-Stevens Point's Michelle Pascavis
took individual honors with 156 strokes, 10 over par. She shot 18-hole
rounds of 76 and 80. Jessica Urban of UW-Stevens Point finished
second with 160 strokes (14 over par), while Michelle Ebert of UW-Platteville
placed third with 161 and Buske and Diana Schmidt of UW-Whitewater
fourth with 164.
UW-Oshkosh also had Megan Scherg (Jr.
• Kimberly) finish sixth with 168 strokes, Kim Sippl (Fr.
• Omro) 10th with 174 and Danielle Vanderhill (So. •
Wind Lake) and Emily Wichman (So. • Neenah) 13th with 177.
A total of 50 golfers participated in the meet.
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