MAC Names Women's Co-Golfers of the Week

April 17, 2002

MAC Women's Co-Golfers of the Week

Breanne Hall, Toledo
So. Kentwood, Mich.

Sara Boogaard, Toledo
So. Grand Rapids, Mich.

Hall and Boogaard tied for sixth place at the EKU Lady Colonel Classic to lead Toledo to the tournament title (315-313-314--942) for the fourth time this season. It was the second consecutive tournament win for the Rockets. Hall shot 77-78-78--233 and Boorgaard carded 79-77-77--233.

Past Golfers of the Week

April 10 Kelly Pickett, EMU (So., Remuera, Auckland)-- Pickett became just the second EMU women's golfer to win an individual tournament when she shot 154 (75-79) to win the Bronco Invitational. Eastern Michigan placed second as a team (321-328--649) at the event.

April 3 Erica Bieniek, WMU (Jr., Scottville, Mich.)-- Bieniek tied for fifth place at the William & Mary Invitational. She scored a 151 (75-76), leading the Broncos to a fifth-place team finish at the event.

March 27 Martina Gillen, KSU (So., 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).

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 finished the tournamet 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

April

20-21 BGSU, EMU, KSU, OH, UT at Lady Buckeye Invitational 

 Scarlet Golf Course, Columbus, Ohio

26-28 Mid-American Conference Championship (host Ohio)

 Walden Ponds, Hamilton, Ohio

Team Notes 

The Toledo Rockets picked up their fourth tournament win of the season
and their second consecutive tournament win with a first-place finish
(323-320--643) at the EKU Colonel Classic.  Breanne Hall and Sara
Boogaard led the squad in a tie for sixth place.  Hall shot rounds of
77-78-78-233 and Boogaard carded rounds of 79-77-77--233.  It marked the
fourth straight tournament that Hall has scored the team low.

Jenny Schnipke recorded her best tournament finish of the spring season
with a ninth-place finish at the Illini Spring Classic.  Schnipke carded
a 157 (77-80) to lead MAC players in the event.  Bowling Green finished
11th as a team with a score of 671 (330-341).

This Spring in MAC Women's Golf 

APRIL
13-14 Hawkeye Invitational--10 teams
 Finkbine G.C., Iowa City, Iowa
 Par 73   6000 Yards
 1. Michigan 290-287-311--888
 2. Indiana 296-302-305--903
 3. Iowa 302-300-315--917
 4. Iowa State 320-299-304--923
 5. Northern Iowa 310-308-312--930
 9. Eastern Michigan 318-320-327--965
Top MAC Individuals
 T32. Kelly Pickett, EMU 82-78-80--240
  Rachel Stoner, EMU 78-78-84--240

12-13 Illini Spring Classic--16 teams
 Stone Creek G.C., Urbana, Ill.
 Par 72   6276 Yards
 1. Illinois 309-309--618
 2. Southern Illinois 306-315--621
 3. Arkansas State 314-316--630
 4. Bradley 322-317--639
 5. Illinois State 324-318--642
 6. Western Michigan 328-315--643
 11. Bowling Green 330-341--671
 14. Northern Illinois 349-344--693
Top MAC Individuals
 T13. Katie Yoder, WMU 81-78--159
 T18. Erica Bieniek, WMU 81-80--161
  Megan Dunigan, WMU 84-77--161

11-13 EKU LAdy Colonel Classic--15 teams
 Arlington Golf Course, Richmond, Ky.
 Par 72   5817 Yards
 1. Toledo 315-313-314--942
 2. Murray State 312-312-322--946
 3. Austin Peay State 310-324-313--947
 4. Western Carolina 321-311-323--955
 5. Eastern Kentucky 320-327-313--960
 13. Ball State 337-333-343--1013
Top MAC Individuals
 T6. Breanne Hall, UT 77-78-78--233
  Sara Boogaard, UT 79-77-77--233
 T10. Keli Higgins, UT 79-79-76--234
 T22. Stefanie Eifert, UT 80-82-78--240

7-8 0
 The Moors Golf Course, Kalamazoo, Mich.
 Par 73   5954 Yards
 1. Toledo 323-320--643
 2.   Eastern Michigan 321-328--649
 3.   Oakland 326-329--655
 4.   Western Michigan 328-331--659
 5.   Bowling Green 333-327--660
 8. Ball State 340-337--677
Top MAC Individuals
 1. Kelly Pickett, EMU 75-79--154
 2. Breanne Hall, UT 78-78--156
 5. Shelley Binzel, BGSU 82-77--159

6-7 Indiana University Invitational--14 teams
 Indiana University Golf Course, Bloomington, Ind.
 Par 74   5851 Yards
 1. Illinois 307-308-308--923
 2.   Michigan 314-306-304--924
 3.   Indiana 303-309-313--925
 4.   Michigan State 313-313-303--929
 5.   Kent State 316-310-309--925
Top MAC Individuals
 7. Martina Gillen, KSU 76-76-77--229
 T10. Leigh Ann Griffin, KSU 76-80-75--231
  Veronique Drouin, KSU 78-77-76--231

MARCH
30-31 William & Mary  Spring invitational--14 teams
  Ford's Colongy County Club, Williamsburg, Va.
 Par 71  5851 Yards
 1. James Madison   312-301--613
 2.   Princeton   312-303--615
 3.   William & Mary   309-314--623
 4.   Yale   309-315--624
 5.   Western Michigan   315-310--625
Top MAC Individuals
 T5.   Erica Bieniek, WMU   75-76--151
 T17.   Stephanie Donkin, WMU   78-78--156

28-29 Baylor-Tapatio Spring Shootout--19 teams
 Tapatio Springs Resort and Country Club, Boerne, Texas
 Par 72 6007 Yards
 1.   Texas Tech   309-304--613
 2.   Tulane   301-310--614
      Baylor   312-302--614
 4.   Northwestern   315-301--616
 5.   Wisconsin   317-303--620
 9.   Kent State   317-320--637
 18.   Ohio   346-335--681
Top MAC Individuals
 T15.   Martina Gillen, KSU   78-76--154

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

2002 Women's Rankings