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Sunday, October 2
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Nittany Lion Invitational
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Women's Golf Captures Nittany Lion Invitational Title
10/2/2011 2:54:00 PM | Women's Golf
Shannon Warner and Sarah Johnson finish tied for third at the weather-shortened event
UNIVERSITY, Park, Pa. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University women's golf team won a weather-shortened Nittany Lion Invitational here at the par 72, 6,229-yard Penn State Blue Course , Sept. 30-Oct.2. The tournament's final round was cancelled due to unplayable conditions on the course.
During Saturday's second round the Eagles carded a 297 to surge to the front of the 15-team field, posting a team score of 597 (300-297). Penn State University and Longwood University finished in a tie for second place with a 599 and The College of Charleston came in fourth with a team total of 602 (304-298).
The victory marked the 16th title in the program's 16-year history. It is also the 12th team championship during Head Coach Sandy Wagner's seven-year tenure as head coach. Additionally, the two-day total ranks second best in school-history, and is the lowest since the squad tallied a 591 (298-293) at the Cardinal Classic, Sept. 19-20, 2009.
EMU finished with three players in the tournament's top 15, including senior Shannon Warner (Livonia, Mich.-Livonia Churchill-Michigan State) and junior Sarah Johnson (Wixom, Mich.-Walled Lake Central) finishing tied for third place at 148. Warner recorded back-to-back rounds of 74, while Johnson fired a 77 and a 71.
Warner's 148 was her lowest career 36-hole score, bettering a 166 while playing for Michigan State University in 2008-09. Meanwhile, Johnson's two-round total is tied for her lowest 36-hole career mark. Overall the third place finish was Johnson's third top five finish in 22 career events.
Junior Rushda Mallick (Cape Town, South Africa- Glenwood House-Cape Peninsula University of Technology) finished in a tie for 11th with a 150 (77-73). Junior Meredith Fairbairn (Orangeville, Ontario, Canada-Westside Secondary School) and sophomore Alyssa Kwon (Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada-Richmond Hill) finished tied for 22nd and 27th place, respectively.
Longwood's Ariel Witmer took the individual title with an even-par 144 (71-73).
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 318-328=646
15. Monmouth 334-341=675
During Saturday's second round the Eagles carded a 297 to surge to the front of the 15-team field, posting a team score of 597 (300-297). Penn State University and Longwood University finished in a tie for second place with a 599 and The College of Charleston came in fourth with a team total of 602 (304-298).
The victory marked the 16th title in the program's 16-year history. It is also the 12th team championship during Head Coach Sandy Wagner's seven-year tenure as head coach. Additionally, the two-day total ranks second best in school-history, and is the lowest since the squad tallied a 591 (298-293) at the Cardinal Classic, Sept. 19-20, 2009.
EMU finished with three players in the tournament's top 15, including senior Shannon Warner (Livonia, Mich.-Livonia Churchill-Michigan State) and junior Sarah Johnson (Wixom, Mich.-Walled Lake Central) finishing tied for third place at 148. Warner recorded back-to-back rounds of 74, while Johnson fired a 77 and a 71.
Warner's 148 was her lowest career 36-hole score, bettering a 166 while playing for Michigan State University in 2008-09. Meanwhile, Johnson's two-round total is tied for her lowest 36-hole career mark. Overall the third place finish was Johnson's third top five finish in 22 career events.
Junior Rushda Mallick (Cape Town, South Africa- Glenwood House-Cape Peninsula University of Technology) finished in a tie for 11th with a 150 (77-73). Junior Meredith Fairbairn (Orangeville, Ontario, Canada-Westside Secondary School) and sophomore Alyssa Kwon (Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada-Richmond Hill) finished tied for 22nd and 27th place, respectively.
Longwood's Ariel Witmer took the individual title with an even-par 144 (71-73).
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 318-328=646
15. Monmouth 334-341=675
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