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Eagles Jump to First Place After Day Two

10/1/2011 6:04:00 PM | Women's Golf

Shannon Warner and Sarah Johnson tie for third place

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University women's golf team moved up to first place after day two at the 35th Annual Nittany Lion Invitational, Oct. 1. The Green and White carded a nine-over-par 297 on the 6,229-yard, par-72 Penn State Blue Course for a two-day total of 597 (300-297).

Senior Shannon Warner (Livonia, Mich.-Livonia Churchill-Michigan State) and junior Sarah Johnson (Wixom, Mich.-Walled Lake Central) finished the round tied for third place. Warner recorded a two-over-par, 74, while Johnson posted a one-under par, 71.

Junior Rushda Mallick (Cape Town, South Africa- Glenwood House-Cape Peninsula University of Technology) helped pace the Eagles with a one-over-par, 73, ending the round tied for 11th place.  

Junior Meredith Fairbairn (Orangeville, Ontario, Canada-Westside Secondary School) and sophomore Alyssa Kwon (Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada-Richmond Hill) both recorded a 79 on the day. Fairbairn is currently tied for 22nd while Kwon rounds out the line-up tied for 27th.

Longwood University's Ariel Witmer and Amanda Steinhagen currently hold first and second place, respectively.

The final round of championship play will begin Sunday, Oct. 2, with a shotgun start at 9 a.m.

Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl.    Player                            Scores
t-3.     Shannon Warner    74-74=148
t-3      Sarah Johnson    77-71=148
t-11.   Rushda Mallick    77-73=150
t-22.   Meredith Fairbairn    74-79=153
t-27.   Alyssa Kwon    75-79=154

Team Scores:
Pl.    Team  
                         Scores
1. Eastern Michigan        300-297=597

t-2. Penn State           305-294=599
t-2. Longwood        292-307=599
4. College of Charleston        304-298=602
5. South Florida        303-303=606
6. Cincinnati        316-305=621
t-7. Western Michigan        314-309=623
t-7. Georgetown        311-312=623
t-9. Yale        317-307=624  
t-9. Harvard        315-309=624
11. William and Mary        316-313=629
12. Columbia        319-315=634
13.  Bucknell        315-321=636
14. Lehigh University        318-328=646
15.  Monmouth        334-341=675




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