April 27,
2003
WOMEN'S COLLEGIATE
GOLF---Northern Illinois University at Mid-American Conference Championships
/ at Cincinnati, OH / Walden Ponds Golf Club / Course Information:
Par---72 / Yardage---5,812 / 54-Hole Event / Friday-Sunday / April
27, 2003.
MID-AMERICAN
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS / at Cincinnati, OH / Walden Ponds
Golf Club
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS:
1 Kent State 292 292 302 -- 888
2 Eastern Michigan 309 317 299 -- 925
3 Toledo 312 312 306 -- 930
4 Ohio 309 326 309 -- 944
5 Western Michigan 315 315 316 -- 946
6 Bowling Green State 307 332 320 -- 959
7 Ball State 323 323 326 -- 972
8 Marshall 328 359 329 -- 1016
9 Northern Illinois 340 354 362 -- 1056
FINAL INDIVIDUAL
LEADERS:
1 Veronique Drouin (KSU) 71 74 74 -- 219
2 Martina Gillen (KSU) 73 73 77 -- 223
3 Gabby Wedding (KSU) 76 71 77 -- 224
4 Heather Nolan (EMU) 73 76 76 -- 225
Becky Wood (KSU) 75 76 74 -- 225
6 Kristina
Reel (EMU) 76 78 72 -- 226
7 Sara Boogaard
(UT) 81 72 74 -- 227
8 Erica
Bieniek (WMU) 77 71 82 -- 230
Lindsay
McEwin (EMU) 76 81 73 -- 230
10 Jenna Walter (WMU) 73 83 77 -- 233
Emily Hassen (BGSU) 74 81 78 -- 233
Katie Williams (KSU) 73 81 79 -- 233
HUSKIE SCORECARDS:
35 Jackie Bailey 84 85 84 -- 253
38 Janelle Warrick 86 81 91 -- 258
41 Irish Whalen 82 95 92 -- 269
43 Ally Williams 88 93 96 -- 277
44 Lynzee Gumm 93 95 95 -- 283
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HUSKIES CLOSE
OUT SEASON WITH NINTH-PLACE FINISH AT MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
CINCINNATI, OH -- The Northern Illinois University women's golf
team closed out the 2002-2003 season with a ninth-place finish at
the Mid-American Conference Championships here at the Walden Ponds
Golf Club. The Huskies finished the three-day, 54-hole event with
a 1056 (340-354-362).
The Huskies were led by freshman Jackie Bailey (Decatur /
Warrensburg-Latham), who rode a wave of consistency to a 253 (84-85-84).
Bailey finishes her rookie campaign with an 83.6 strokes per circuit
average.
"Jackie finished an excellent year in consistent fashion,"
Huskie boss Pam Tyska stated. "Her performance is definitely
a highlight to carry us into next year."
While Bailey begins her career at NIU with an admirable freshman
campaign, senior Janelle Warrick (Neenah, WI) finished out
her four-year career at Northern Illinois with a 258 (86-81-91).
Warrick led the Huskies this season with a team-leading 83.5 strokes
per round average.
"Janelle ended a stellar career today," Tyska added. "The
score on the scoreboard definitely doesn't reflect how brightly
that star has shined."
Junior Irish Whalen (Hanover / River Ridge) scored a career-best
82 in the first round, before cooling to finish at 269 (82-95-92).
Ally Williams (Hoffman Estates / Palatine Fremd) finished
her first MAC event with a 277 (88-93-96), while fellow newcomer
Lynzee Gumm (Galesburg) tallied a 283 (93-95-95).
Kent State University garnered their fifth consecutive Mid-American
Conference title by 37 strokes over Eastern Michigan University.
All five Golden Flash golfers finished in the top ten as Veronique
Drouin earned medalist honors shooting a 219. Drouin ended teammate
Martina Gillen's bid at a MAC three-peat (she earned medalist honors
in 2001 and 2002), edging her by four strokes. Gillen finished second.
The future looks bright for the Huskies as only Warrick graduates
this May.
"We'll be back next season with some new faces," Tyska
stated. "It's the beginning of a new frontier."
-Copy by Matthew Baylor
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