MAC Pepsi Women's Golfer of the Week
Jan Dowling Kent
Freshman Bradford, Ontario
Dowling recorded her third straight top-10 finish at the Buckeye Spring
Invitational, tying for eighth place. She was the top MAC finisher
scoring a three-round total of 233 (78-79-76).
Other Top Performances
Shelley Binzel (BGSU, Fr., Dublin, Ohio) was BGSU's top finisher at the
Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational. She was also the most consitent
Falcon, posting a three-round score of 246, averaging 82.00 strokes per
round. She hit a low round of 81.
Heather Fueger (Ohio, Sr., West Lafayette, Ind.) finished 13th with a
score of 236 to pace the Bobcats to a tie for seventh place at the Lady
Buckeye Invitational. The finish marked Fueger's eighth top-20 finish
of the season and the fifith time this season that she has led Ohio.
Katie Jordan (Toledo, Jr., Rushville, Ind.) tied for 47th place
(82-85-83--250) at the Lady Buckeye Invitational. She paced the Rockets
to a 12th-place team finish with a three-round average of 83.33.
Team Notes
Kent looks to defend its MAC title at the second annual Mid-American
Conference Women's Golf Championship April 28-30. Sophomore Jan Dowling
is the returning individual champion.
Ohio finished in a tie for seventh place at the Ohio State Lady Buckey
Invitational. Senior Hayley Amerine posted her best finish in a
three-round tournament with a score of 256. Junior Julee Sovesky tied
for 14th place with a score of 237, her eighth top-15 finish this
season.
Western Michigan looks to improve on its seventh-place finish from last
season. The Broncos were picked to finish sixth in the 2000 MAC
Coaches' Preseason Poll, but have placed in front of three league
opponents this season. WMU has finished ahead of Toledo, Bowling Green
and Northern Illinois in tournament action. The Broncos carry a young
squad with four freshmen owning averages in the team's top-five.
Coming up in MAC Women's Golf
April
27-30 Mid-American Conference Women's Golf Championship
Waldon Ponds, Hamilton, Ohio
2000 MAC Women's Golf Coaches' Preseason Poll
School Pts. 1999 Finish
1. Kent 40 1st
2. Ohio 37 2nd
3. Eastern Michigan 28 4th
4. Toledo 22 3rd
5. Bowling Green 16 6th
6. Western Michigan 13 7th
8. Northern Illinois 12 5th
This Spring in MAC Women's Golf
April
22-23 Lady Buckeye spring invitational--16 teams
Scarlet G.C.
Columbus, Ohio
1. Ohio State 311-315-303--929
2. Michigan State 314-310-311--935
3. Northwestern 316-318-307--941
4. Indiana 317-318-308--943
5. Kent 316-310-321--947
T7. Ohio 314-331-326--971
12. Toledo 336-345-336--1017
15-16 Hawkeye Invitational--8 teams
Finkbine G.C.
Iowa City, Iowa
1. Iowa 303-307-312--922
2. Michigan 299-306-319--924
3. Northwestern 307-299-322--928
4. Wisconsin 302-318-317--937
5. Kent 310-307-323--940
15-16 Illini Spring Classic--14 teams
Stone G.C.
Urbana, Ill.
1. SW Missouri State 313-315--628
2. Southern Illinois 328-306--634
3. Bradley 324-314--638
4. Illinois 326-313--639
5. Northern Illinois 332-323--655
8. Bowling Green 346-343--689
15-16 EKU Lady Colonel Classic--17 teams
Arlington G.C.
Richmond, Ky.
1. Arkansas State 317-302--619
2. Murray State 318-314--632
3. Tennessee Tech 314-323--637
4. Austin Peay State 325-313--638
5. Ohio 324-317--641
6. Toledo 326-317--643
9. Eastern Michigan 337-320--657
14 Chicago State at Western Michigan--dual
The Moors Golf Course
Portage, Mich.
1. Western Michigan 333
2. Chicago State 524
9-10 Bronco Invitational--8 teams
The Moors Golf Club
Portage, Mich.
1. Eastern Michigan 157-149--306
2. Bowling Green 169-160--329
3. Western Michigan 173-158--331
4. Butler 175-157--332
5. Grand Valley State 175-161--336
7-8 Indiana invitational--15 teams
Keith Hills Country Club
Buies Creek, N.C.
1. Indiana 314-323--637
2. Ohio State 317-322--639
3. Wisconsin 324-321--645
4. Northwestern 323-328--647
5. Michigan State 321-331--652
9. Kent 326-333--659
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 St. 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
Past Pepsi MAC Golfers of the Week
April 24 Jan Dowling, Kent
April 19 Jan Dowling, Kent
April 12 Stephanie Smoot, Eastern Michigan
April 5 Keli Higgins, Toledo
March 29 Julee Sovesky, Ohio
MAC in the
Golfweek Sagarin College Rankings
(Top-50 as of April 24)
Team Individual
47. Kent
MAC in the
Mastercard Collegiate Rankings
(Top-50 as of April 15)
Team Individual
39. Kent
2000 Women's MAC Rankings
(listed by average)
Player Yr. School Strokes Rounds Ave. L. Round
Jan Dowling So. Kent 2147 28 76.68 72
Julee Sovesky Jr. Ohio 1617 21 77.00 69
Stephanie Smoot Sr. EMU 1628 21 77.52 73
Heather Fueger Sr. Ohio 1628 21 77.52 73
Candace Artz So. Ohio 1425 18 79.17 71
Cheryl Tooshkenig So. Kent 1980 25 79.20 73
Heather Dobbin So. Kent 1995 25 79.80 72
Veronique Drouin Fr. Kent 2241 28 80.04 72
Shelley Binzel Fr. BGSU 1526 19 80.32 75
Leigh Ann Griffin So. Kent 2276 28 81.29 73
Diane Rubin Fr. Ohio 1712 21 81.52 75
Stephanie Young So. Toledo 1718 21 81.81 72
Kristee Wright Sr. EMU 1723 21 82.05 74
Devon Beveridge So. EMU 1725 21 82.14 75
Jill MacDonald Fr. Kent 905 11 82.27 74
Stefanie Eifert Fr. Toledo 1731 21 82.43 74
Katie Jordan Jr. Toledo 1817 22 82.59 73
Allison Beam So. NIU 1487 18 82.61 76
Erica Bieniek Fr. WMU 1489 18 82.72 71
Keli Higgins So. Toledo 1993 24 83.04 77
Aimee Fronczac Fr. Ohio 831 10 83.10 75
Jasreen Nirmal So. EMU 1584 19 83.37 77
Andrea Schaffer Jr. EMU 1349 16 84.31 73
Tara Hawkins So. NIU 1349 16 84.31 77
Julie Harter Jr. Ohio 1012 12 84.33 78
Shannon Sharp Sr. BGSU 1603 19 84.37 79
Katie Yoder Fr. WMU 1519 18 84.39 78
Amanda McGee Sr. Toledo 844 10 84.40 80
Angie Kephart Fr. Toledo 1018 12 84.83 79
Hayley Amerine Sr. Ohio 1019 12 84.92 81
Shannon Smith So. BGSU 1615 19 85.00 77
Kimberly Kaye So. Kent 935 11 85.00 77
Jennifer LaRocco So. EMU 1194 14 85.29 80
Kristen Smith So. WMU 1540 18 85.56 79
Megan Williams So. Toledo 1886 22 85.73 76
Janelle Warrick Fr. NIU 1458 17 85.76 79
Stephanie Elsea Fr. BGSU 1633 19 85.95 78
Missy Hinds Sr. BGSU 1468 17 86.35 80
Brooke Hulsbrink Fr. WMU 1469 17 86.41 81
Nicole Chamberlin Fr. WMU 872 10 87.20 78
Amanda Mapley Fr. NIU 1499 17 88.18 81
Emily Hassen Fr. EMU 887 10 88.70 79
Jamie Kinkead Jr. NIU 1597 18 88.72 80
Angel Garrett So. BGSU 979 11 89.00 81
Susan Lewis Fr. Ohio 448 5 89.60 82
Angela Harbar Fr. WMU 541 6 90.17 79
Megan Dunigan Fr. WMU 1457 16 91.06 85
Kate Kolesnik Sr. BGSU 1004 11 91.27 83
Michelle Hupfer Jr. NIU 92 1 92.00 92
Carrie Black Sr. NIU 923 10 92.30 83
Shannon Ivie Fr. WMU 848 9 94.22 84