KSU's Gillen Women's Golfer of Week

March 28, 2002

MAC Women's Golfer of the Week

Martina Gillen Kent State Fr. Dublin, Ireland

Gillen led the Golden Flashes with a final round of 73 to finish in a tie for fourth place (78-76-73--227) at the Dr. Thompson Rainbow Invitational. Kent State finished in fifth place at the 12-team event with a score of 946 (319-318-309).

Past Golfers of the Week

March 20 Breanne Hall, UT (So., Kentwood, Mich.) Hall shot a 145 to finish in third place at the 16th Annual Snowbird Intercollegiate. She opened play with a personal best round of 73 and wrapped the tournamet up with a new career low of 72. She led her team to a fifth-place team finish with a score of 624 (314-310).

March 13 Jan Dowling, KSU (Sr., Bradford, Ontario) Dowling tied for 10th place at the Central District Invitational in Parrish, Fla. on Feb. 25-26. She shot rounds of 78-73-73 for a total of 224 to lead Kent State to a 10th-place team finish in a tournament that included Ohio State, Michigan State, Texas Christian, Oklahoma and Baylor. Dowling opened the spring season with a score of 156 (78-78) to tie for eighth place at the Lady Aztec Invitational. Kent State finished third (319-314--633) as a team behind Colorado State (308-318--626) and Washington (322-306--628) and ahead of Michigan (324-319--643).

Coming up in MAC Women's Golf

march
28-29 KSU, OH at Baylor-Tapatio Spring Shootout
 Tapatio Springs Resort and CC, Boerne, Texas

30-31 EMU, WMU at William & Mary Spring Invitational
 Ford's Colony CC, Williamsburg, Va.

April
6-7 KSU, OH at Indiana University Invitational
 Indiana University Golf Course, Bloomington, Ind.

7-8 BSU, BGSU, EMU, WMU
 at Western Michigan Bronco Invitational
 Portage, Mich.

11-13 BSU, UT at Lady Colonel Classic
 Richmond, Ky.

12-13 BGSU, NIU, WMU at Illinois Invitational
 Champaigne, Ill.

13-14 EMU at Lady Hawkeye Invitational
 Finkbine Golf Course, Iowa City, Iowa

20-21 BGSU, EMU, KSU, OH, UT at Lady Buckeye Invitational
 Scarlet Golf Course, Columbus, Ohio

This Spring in MAC Women's Golf

MARCH
24-25 Saluki Invitational--12 teams
 Hickory Ridge Golf Course, Carbondale, Ill.
 Par 72 6017 Yards
 1. Southern Illinois 312-322--641
 2. Bradley 316-327--643
 3. Murray State 321-324--645
 4. Wichita State 331-318--649
 5. Illinois State 328-331--659
 6. Toledo 333-333--666
Top MAC Individuals
 T11. Breanne Hall, UT 78-83--161
 T24. Sara Boogaard, UT 81-86--167

19-20 Dr. Thompson Rainbow Invitational--12 teams
 Klipper Golf Course, Kaneahe, Hawaii
 Par 72 5829 Yards
 1. Oklahoma State 307-302-299--908
 2. Oklahoma 306-313-301--920
 3. Texas Christian 302-319-303--924
 4. Tennessee 313-302-311--926
 5. Kent State 319-318-309--946
Top MAC Individuals
 T4. Martina Gillen, KSU 78-76-73--227
 T17. Jan Dowling, KSU 80-79-77--236

14-15 16th Annual Snowbird Intercollegiate--22 teams
 Pebblecreek Country Club, Tampa, Fla.
 Par 72 5940 Yards
 1. Arkansas State 305-295--600
 2. Notre Dame 313-304--617
 3. Southern Mississippi 307-311--618
 4. Southern Illinois 312-308--620
 5. Toledo 314-310--624
 8. Northern Illinois 329-317--646
 10. Bowling Green 327-325--652
 17. Ball State 334-341--675
Top MAC Individuals
 3. Breanne Hall, UT 73-72--145
 T7. Shelley Binzel, BGSU 75-77--152

12 Ball State vs. Youngstown State--Dual
 Bradenton, Fla.
 1. Youngstown State 337
 2. Ball State 359
Top MAC Individuals
 4. Sara Padgett, BSU 85
 7. Stacy Lods, BSU 90
 8. Lisa Robertson, BSU 90
 9. Natalie Dallas, BSU 94

11-12 spalding/Peggy Kirk bell Invitational--12 teams
 Tuscawilla, CC, W. Springs, Fla.
 Par 72 6012
 1. N.C. State 308-293--601
 2. Miami (Fla.) 305-305--610
 3. Arkansas State 308-306--614
 4. Florida Southern 310-305--615
 5. Rollins College 314-318--632
 9. Eastern Michigan 325-331--656
Top MAC Individuals
 T17. Allison Beam, NIU 74-82--156

11-12 sam houston invitational--18 teams
 Waterwood National Resort, Huntsville, Texas
 Par 72 5983 Yards
 1. Arkansas-Little Rock 318-317-331--966
 2. Nebraska 319-315-337--971
 3. Nevada 317-319-341--977
 4. Sam Houston State 326-320-335--981
 5. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 326-315-341--982
 13. Eastern Michigan 329-321-347--997
Top MAC Individuals
 T15. Kelly Pickett, EMU 81-76-78--243
 T22. Kristina Reel, EMU 80-80-87--247

8-9 NIU Springlake invitational--11 teams
 Springlake GC, Sebring, Fla.
 Par 72 5966 Yards
 1. Lynn 318-307--625
 2. William & Mary 318-309--627
 3. Ohio 323-314--637
 4. Boston College 321-320--641
 5. Western Michigan 325-317--642
 6. Northern Illinois 326-329--655
Top MAC Individuals
 6. Cari Mozingo, OH 80-77---157
 T7. Erica Bieniek, WMU 80-78--158
 T10. Tara Hawkins, NIU 77-83--160
  Allison Beam, NIU 81-79--160
  Megan Dunigan, WMU 82-78--160

4-5 Lady MOC Classic--17 teams
 Imperial Lakes CC, Lakeland, Fla.
 Par 72 5923 Yards
 1. N.C. State 310-317-300--927
 2. Miami (Fla.) 310-316-302--928
 3. Wisconsin 311-318-309--938
 4. James Madison 314-310-315--939
 5. Florida Southern 311-320-316--947
 13. Eastern Michigan 335-334-337--1006
Top MAC Individuals
 T32. Kelly Pickett, EMU 81-82-81--244
 T44. Devon Beveridge, EMU 80-84-84--248

4-5  Verizon "mo" morial--18 teams
  Briarcrest CC, Bryan, Texas
  Par 72 6100 Yards
 1. Ohio State 307-309--616
 2. Michigan State 317-313--630
 3. Texas Christian 315-318--633
 4. Oklahoma 324-314--638
 5. Baylor 324-316--640
 10. Kent State
Top MAC Individuals
 T22. Veronique Drouin, KSU 81-79--160
 T25. Martina Gillen, KSU 79-82--161

FEBRUARY
25-26 Central District Invitational--18 teams
  River Wilderness CC, Parrish, Fla.
  Par 72 6109 Yards
 1. Michigan State 296-292-296--884
 2. Ohio State 301-297-297--895
  Purdue 302-292-301--895
 4. Michigan 303-301-299--903
 5. Oklahoma 303-299-302--904
 T6. Kent State 310-300-300--910
Top MAC Individuals
 T10. Jan Dowling, KSU 78-73-73--224
 T23. Veronique Drouin, KSU 81-73-73--227

17-18 Lady Aztec Invitational--20 teams
  Lake San Marcos CC, Lake San Marcos, Calif.
  Par 72 6078 Yards
 1. Colorado State 308-318--626
 2. Washington 322-306--628
 3. Kent State 319-314--633
 4. Michigan 324-319--643
 5. UC-Irvine 321-324--645
Top MAC Individuals
 T8. Jan Dowling, KSU 78-78--156
 T14. Leigh Ann Griffin, KSU 81-78--159
  Martina Gillen, KSU 78-81--159
 T19. Veronique Drouin, KSU 83-77--160

Team Notes

Toledo's Breanne Hall led the Rockets for the second tournament in a row with a tie for 11th place (78-83--161) at the Saluki Invitational in Carbondale, Ill. Toledo finished in sixth place (333-333--666) at the 12-team tournament.

Kent State held on to a fifth-place finish at the Rainbow Invitational with a score of 946 (319-318-309). Oklahoma State won the 12-team tournament (307-302-299--908) followed by Oklahoma in second place (306-313-301--920). Martina Gillen led the Golden Flashes with a final round of 73 to finish in a tie for fourth place (78-76-73--227).

The Western Michigan women's golf team is participating in the "Birdies For Wishes" with the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) and Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). Every birdie the Broncos card this season will benefit the National Make-A-Wish Foundation. Proceeds from the fund-raising effort benefit the school's local Make-A-Wish Foundation chapter in the college's name. WMU has already recorded a total of 55 birdies as a squad.