September 22, 2002

WOMEN'S COLLEGIATE GOLF---Northern Illinois University at Lady Falcon Invitational / at Bowling Green, OH / Forrest Creason / Course Information: Par---72 / Yardage---5,988 / 36-Hole Event / Sunday / September 22, 2002.

LADY FALCON INVITATIONAL / at Bowling Green, OH / Forrest Creason

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS:
1 Bowling Green State 312 310 -- 622
2 Toledo 311 319 -- 630
3 Xavier 307 325 -- 632
4 Ball State 320 319 -- 639
5 Youngstown State 314 329 -- 643
6 Northern Illinois 344 326 -- 670
7 Oakland 346 342 -- 688
8 Findlay 354 350 -- 704
9 Gannon 361 354 -- 715

FINAL INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:
1 Shelley Binzel (BGSU) 74 74 -- 148
2 Beth Hamilton (XU) 74 77 -- 151
3 Jenny Schnipke (BGSU) 77 75 -- 152
4 Angie Kephart (UT) 75 78 -- 153
5 Lisa Robertson (BSU) 77 77 -- 154
6 Emily Shoplik (XU) 76 79 -- 155
Katie Schmidt (UT) 77 78 -- 155
Heiene Thoman (UT) 77 78 -- 155
9 Jennifer Grossi (YSU) 76 81 -- 157
10 Nicole Hamstreet (YSU) 76 83 -- 159

HUSKIE SCORECARDS:
T13 Jackie Bailey 81 80 -- 161
T18 Janelle Warrick 87 76 -- 163
T35 Ally Williams 87 84 -- 171
T40 Irish Whalen 89 86 -- 175

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HUSKIES FIRE BEST ROUND OF THE YEAR, FINISH SIXTH AT BOWLING GREEN'S FALCON INVITATIONAL
BOWLING GREEN, OH --- When the Northern Illinois University women's golf team entered the season, head coach Pam Tyska knew with six freshman, the fall portion of the schedule would be a learning experience. The Huskies provided to be taking their lessons in stride on Sunday (Sept. 22), firing a 326 in the final round of the Lady Falcon Invitational. Northern Illinois finished the event with a 670 (344-326), good enough for sixth-place.

For the second tournament in a row, freshman Jackie Bailey (Decatur / Warrenburg-Latham) was at the head of the class for the Huskies, firing a two-day total 161 (81-80). Showing poise in her first two tournaments, Bailey has not shot a round worse than an 82. She tied for 13th-place at Bowling Green State, her second top-20 finish in as many events.

Senior Janelle Warrick (Neenah, WI) shot the best Huskie round of the young season on Sunday, carding a 76 to finish the event at 163 (87-76), tying for 18th-place. Warrick's 76 was her best round since her career-best 75 in the 2001 Huskie Classic.
Freshman Ally Williams (Hoffman Estates / Palatine Fremd) made her NIU debut, shooting a 171 (87-84) in the 36-hole event. Sophomore Irish Whalen (Hanover / River Ridge) finished the event with an aggregate 175 (89-86).

Bowling Green State won the event, scoring a 622 (312-310), beating fellow Mid-American Conference member Toledo by eight strokes. BGSU's Shelly Binzel won medalist honors, carding a 148 (74-74) in the event.

The Northern Illinois University women's golf team returns to action next weekend at the Lady Northern Invitational. The event, which is hosted each year by the previous season's Big Ten champion, is being held at the Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City, IA, and tees off at 8 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 28).

-Copy by Matthew Baylor

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