MAC Pepsi Women's Golfer of the Week
Keli Higgins Toledo
So. Grand Rapids, Mich.
Higgins tied for second place to help lead the Rockets to a first-place
team finish at the Spring Lakers Invitational. She averaged 78 strokes
per round with a total of 156 (77-79).
Other Top Performances
Shelly Binzel (BGSU, Fr., Dublin, Ohio) tied for 10th individually at
the Grand Valley State Lady Laker Invitational. She shot the
second-lowest socre of the day on Sunday with a round of 76.
Heather Fueger (Ohio, Sr., W. Lafayette, Ind.) posted a second-round 76
to help the Ohio women's golf team to a fifth-place finish at the
Fighting Camel Classic on Tuesday. She shot two rounds for a total of
157 (81-76) and a fourth-place individual finish.
Kristen Smith (WMU, So., Commerce, Mich.) shot a career-low 79 on
Saturday and eanred team medalist honors with a 159, finishing seventh
overall.
Team Notes
Bowling Green had the lowest team score for Sunday's second round with a
320. The Falcons tied for second place overall with a score of 655.
Despite an uncharacteristically slow start, Ohio finished fifth at the
Fighting Camel Classic in Buies Creek, N.C., on Monday and Tuesday.
Heather Fueger used a second-round 76 to propel into a fourth-place
finish individually. The Bobcats keep alive their streak, having
finished no lower that fifth this season.
Western Michigan recorded its highest tournament finish ever with a
second-place showing out of 11 teams at the Spring Laker Invitational
April 1-2. The Broncos shot 655, eight strokes off the school record,
and won a second-place tie-breaker over Bowling Green by having the
lower fifth scorer in the the final round.
Coming up in MAC Women's Golf
April
9-10 Western Michigan Bronco Invitational
The Moors Golf Club, Portage, Mich.
This Spring in MAC Women's Golf
April
1-2 Fighting Camel Classic--11 teams
Keith Hills Country Club
Buies Creek, N.C.
1. Campbell 306-309--615
2. Penn State 314-322--636
3. UNC Greensboro 322-321--643
4. College of Charleston 328-324--652
5. Ohio 328-324--652
1-2 Grand Valley State Lady Laker Inv.--11 teams
1. Toledo 320-325--645
2. Bowling Green 328-327--655
Western Michigan 335-320--655
4. Grand Valley State 331-326--657
5. Loyola 330-331--661
Oakland 340-321--661
March
27-28 Lady Aztec Spring Invitational--20 teams
Willow Glen
El Cajor, Calif.
1. Oregon 298-297--595
2. California 295-304--599
3. Baylor 306-296--602
4. San Francisco 301-310--611
5. Kent 305-307--612
26-27 Saluki Invitational--16 teams
Hickory Ridge G.C.
Carbondale, Ill.
1. Wisconsin 303-320--623
2. SW Missouri State 308-325--633
3. Michigan 312-326--638
4. Southern Illinois 324-324--648
5. Illinois State 316-333--649
8. Eastern Michigan 321-340--665
T9. Toledo 320-345--665
16-17 Snowbird Classic--20 teams
(hosted by Northern Illinois)
Pebble Creek C.C.
Tampa, Fla.
1. Arkansas State 305-307--612
2. Iowa State 311-303--614
3. North Texas 312-305--617
Sam Houston State 311-306--617
5. Illinois 318-309--627
Southern Illinois 320-307--627
T11. Northern Illinois 329-314--643
16. Eastern Michigan 338-320--628
Spring tournaments continued...
13-14 Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational--25 teams
1. Michigan State 310-298--608
2. Kent 310-302--612
3. Florida Southern 305-308--613
4. Arkansas State 310-309--619
5. Indiana 315-310--625
10-11 SpringLake Classic--18 teams
1. Ohio 296-301--597
2. SW Missouri State 308-300--608
3. Arkansas State 312-300--612
4. Kansas 313-310--623
5. Alabama-Birmingham 317-309--626
Illinois 306-320--626
11. Western Michigan 330-326--656
12. Bowling Green 328-331--659
Toledo 325-334--659
16. Northern Illinois 340-342--682
February
28-29 Edwin Watts/Carolinas
Collegiate Classic--26 teams
(hosted by College of Charleston)
Pinehurst No. 8 course
Pinehurst, N.C.
1. Kent 315-306--621
2. James Madison 320-305--625
UNC-Wilmington 318-307--625
4. College of Charelson 319-310--629
5. Kansas 317-314--631
25. Western Michigan 361-346--707
Past Pepsi MAC Golfers of the Week
April 3 Sam O'Dell, Marshall
March 26 Mike Sabo, Miami
Golfstat National Ratings
(as of March 31, 2000)
MAC Team Ratings
School Rating Rds. Team Avg. Low Rd. Wins
Kent 37 20 311.00 299 2
Ohio 43 14 310.57 292 3
Eastern Michigan 115 18 323.94 302 1
Toledo 135 17 329.06 315 0
Bowling Green 137 11 329.00 315 0
Western Michigan 156 14 339.86 314 0
Northern Illinois 162 14 341.64 314 0
MAC Individual Ratings
(top-5 listed)
Player, School Rating Rds. Avg. Low Rd. Wins
J. Sovesky, Ohio 57 14 75.71 69 2
J. Dowling, Kent 74 20 76.30 72 3
H. Fueger, Ohio 121 14 76.86 73 2
S. Smoot, EMU 156 18 77.44 73 1
C. Tooshkenig, Kent 192 17 78.29 73 0
2000 Women's MAC Rankings
(listed by average)
Player Yr. School Strokes Rounds Ave. L. Round
Jan Dowling So. Kent 1526 20 76.30 72
Julee Sovesky Jr. Ohio 1226 16 76.63 69
Stephanie Smoot Sr. EMU 1077 14 76.93 73
Heather Fueger Sr. Ohio 1233 16 77.06 73
Andrea Schaffer Jr. EMU 1236 16 77.25 73
Candace Artz So. Ohio 1261 16 78.81 71
Heather Dobbin So. Kent 1348 17 79.29 72
Leigh Ann Griffin So. Kent 1590 20 79.50 73
Veronique Drouin Fr. Kent 1598 20 79.90 72
Shelley Binzel Fr. BGSU 1039 13 79.92 75
Diane Rubin Fr. Ohio 1295 16 80.94 75
Kristee Wright Sr. EMU 1305 16 81.56 74
Devon Beveridge So. EMU 1307 16 81.69 75
Stephanie Young So. Toledo 1554 19 81.79 72
Aimee Fronczac Fr. Ohio 575 7 82.14 75
Shannon Sharp Sr. BGSU 1069 13 82.23 79
Jill MacDonald Fr. Kent 905 11 82.27 74
Katie Jordan Jr. Toledo 1567 19 82.47 73
Stefanie Eifert Fr. Toledo 1324 16 82.75 78
Allison Beam So. NIU 1159 14 82.79 76
Keli Higgins So. Toledo 1578 19 83.05 77
Erica Biemiek Fr. WMU 1334 16 83.38 71
Jasreen Nirmal So. EMU 1171 14 83.64 77
Jennifer LaRocco So. EMU 754 9 83.78 80
Shannon Smith So. BGSU 1090 13 83.85 77
Katie Yoder Fr. WMU 1343 16 83.94 78
Stephanie Elsea Fr. BGSU 1093 13 84.08 78
Julie Harter Jr. Ohio 757 9 84.11 78
Amanda McGee Sr. Toledo 844 10 84.40 80
Angie Kephart Fr. Toledo 593 7 84.71 79
Tara Hawkins So. NIU 1187 14 84.79 77
Kimberly Kaye So. Kent 255 3 85.00 83
Hayley Amerine Sr. Ohio 597 7 85.29 81
Megan Williams So. Toledo 1453 17 85.47 76
Missy Hinds Sr. BGSU 941 11 85.55 80
Kristen Smith So. WMU 1373 16 85.81 79
Janelle Warrick Fr. NIU 1126 13 86.62 79
Brooke Hulsbrink Fr. WMU 1301 15 86.73 81
Nicole Chamberlin Fr. WMU 786 9 87.33 78
Amanda Mapley Fr. NIU 1235 14 88.21 81
Angel Garrett So. BGSU 883 10 88.30 81
Emily Hassen Fr. EMU 887 10 88.70 79
Jamie Kinkead Jr. NIU 1244 14 88.86 80
Susan Lewis Fr. Ohio 448 5 89.60 82
Cheryl Tooshkenig So. Kent 1375 15 91.67 73
Megan Dunigan Fr. WMU 1284 14 91.71 86
Angela Harbar Fr. WMU 462 5 92.40 86
Shannon Ivie Fr. WMU 665 7 95.00 84