14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 17, 2006 SPORTS
Not in Kansas anymore: 'M' golfer
finds stroke at home course, wins title
By Scott Bell
Daily Sports Editor
There's no place like home.
Just ask Lindsay Davis.
The junior to-be member of the Michigan
Vomen's golf team used her home-course
advantage to help propel her to a victory at
the GAM Michigan Women's Amateur tour-
nament this week.
She defeated defending champion Mandi
McConnel on Friday in the finals for the
victory.
"I have come in second so many times,"
Davis said. "To win on my home course and
have the majority of members out watching
and having so much support and to accom-
plish what I did - I am feeling that I am on
top of the world right now."
Davis got over the hump against McCon-
nel, who plays collegiate golf for rival Michi-
gan State. Though she already was motivated
to win the title, being pitted against a rival
didn't hurt, either.
"The college rivalry came into it big time,"
Davis said. "I almost wore all blue and gold
today. But I -figured the bag, the towel and
head covers were enough. That's a mental
edge for sure."
McConnel had also defeated Davis's young-
er sister in the first round of the tournament.
"My sister is going to be a senior in high
school and she has no experience, but just
because (McConnel) beat my sister, I had
a little bit of a chip on my shoulder," Davis
said.
Davis disposed of McConnel 4 & 2 in the
final match. Earlier in the day, the Dexter
native won her semifinal match against Chris-
tina Cibrario 5 & 4.
But the win in the finals was far from guar-
anteed as McConnel came in as the favorite.
Along with being the defending champion,
she was also the medalist in stroke play.
But Davis came back from a so-so per-
formance in stroke play by playing refined
golf on her home course of Barton Hills
Country Club.
"My stroke play this week was average.
I had a different attitude in the last four
matches. I played with very high intensity.
My first stroke play match I was just kind of
slumpy, but then in match play I was really FOREST CASEY/Daily
confident," Davis said. Uindsay Davis felt right at home en route to a toumament title.
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Two women's hoops players represent Canada during the summer
Last week, sophomore to-be Stephany Skrba tried out for the Following the exhibition series against Brazil, the team will tour
Canadian women's Senior National Basketball Team. Europe in preparation for the 2006 Women's World Championship
Representing Michigan in fine form, Skrba made the team and in Brazil, which will be held from September 12-23.
will compete nationally beginning today in an exhibition warm up Michigan was also represented on the women's Canadian Junior
against Brazil. National Team by incoming freshman Krista Philips.
Last season, Skrba played on the Canadian Junior National Team Philips participated in the FIBA Americas Under-18 World
that finished ninth in the FIBA Under-19 World Championships in Championship Qualification Tournament in Colorado Springs,
Tunisia. Colorado.
She averaged 7.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in that She averaged 5.8 points and 4.3 rebounds in her second season
tournament. with the team, and won a silver medal in the process.
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