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Huskies sit 16th after one circuit at the 17th annual Snowbird Classic

TAMPA, FL -- The Northern Illinois University women's golf team saw the beginning of the end on Thursday, as they began the 17th annual Snowbird Classic. The tournament is the third in an eight-day Florida winter training tour, in which Northern Ill




March 13, 2003

JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY LEADS AFTER ONE ROUND AT 17TH-ANNUAL NIU SNOWBIRD CLASSIC

James Madison University blistered the course on Friday, carding a 295 to lead the 21-team field at the 17th-annual Snowbird Classic. The Dukes carded a 295 in the first loop, opening up a 12-stroke advantage over the University of Southern Mississippi and the University of Toledo. The University of Notre Dame and Southern Illinois University rounded out the top-five, tied twenty strokes back.

On the individual side, the Dukes put three golfers in the top-six, as Carol Green led the way with a one-under par 71. Teammate Jessica Lewis finished the first loop one stroke back, while Toledo's Katie Schmidt sits two strokes back.

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