Michigan women's golf coach Kathy Teichert has fond memories of Forest Akers West.

The last time Teichert took her team to the Forest Akers West golf course in East Lansing, the Wolverines finished sixth at the 2002 NCAA Central Regional in May, sending Michigan to its first ever NCAA Championship appearance.

"That was an exciting time," Teichert said. "Last year's team you just don't forget. Our finish was something to remember."

This weekend, Teichert will lead a completely revamped Michigan lineup into East Lansing to compete in the Mary Fossum Invitational. Instead of relying on seniors Bess Bowers, Misia Lemanski and LeAnna Wicks to navigate through the fairways like they were able to do last season, Teichert will have to rely on senior Kim Benedict, freshman Amy Schmucker and sophomore Laura Olin this time around.

If this past weekend's Wolverine Invitational is any indicator, Teichert may not have much to worry about. Schmucker and Olin both shot 54-hole totals of 229, good enough for a fourth-place tie individually and Benedict shot 233 to finish eighth overall. Michigan as a team finished 15 shots behind Indiana.

"I was really pleased with the way we played last weekend," Teichert said. "With so many new kids I can't predict anything."

Olin showed signs of brilliance on Saturday when she began her front nine with three birdies, but she sputtered on the back, making eight bogeys and a par. It's that kind of inconsistency that Teichert says should to be corrected before this weekend.

"She had it going great on the front nine but a few shots didn't go her way on the back," said Teichert. "It was just a chain of events from then on out, and she couldn't turn it around. She needs to stay patient and keep herself pumped up."