University of Illinois
Lady Northern Intercollegiate
Illini Tenth after Two Rounds
September 24, 2005 | Women's Golf
Sept. 24, 2005
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - For the second straight week, sophomore Seul Ki Park and her Fighting Illini women's golf teammates subtracted more than 10 strokes of their first-round total.
Last weekend, the Orange and Blue decreased their total from 319 to 300; this week, the difference was 13 strokes. Three players - junior Meghan Naik and sophomores Casey Burden and Park - improved their totals by five strokes each from the first round to the second. One over through nine holes, Park parred her final nine holes to card a one-over par 73. Naik and senior Megan Godfrey also finished their back-nines one-over par and +4 overall.
Purdue University (-2) leads the Lady Northern Invitational by 15 strokes and was the only team to break par in the twelve-team field. Boilermaker Maria Hernandez and Illinois State Redbird Samantha Richdale share the overall lead at three-under par 141. A trio of golfers is three strokes behind.
Sunday's shotgun start is scheduled for 8:30 a.m.
Lady Northern Invitational results (through two rounds) 1. Purdue 288-286=574 2. Penn State University 293-296=589 3. Michigan State University 298-294=592 4. Notre Dame, U of. 303-296=599 5. Iowa 300-302=602 6. Indiana 307-297=604 T7. Illinois State University 304-304=608 T7. Michigan 296-312=608 9. Northwestern University 312-300=612 10. ILLINOIS 314-301=615 11. Wisconsin 313-304=617 12. Minnesota 313-310=623
Illinois Results T 20. Megan Godfrey 75-76=151 T 20. Seul Ki Park 78-73=151 T 46. Casey Burden 81-76=157 T 46. Meghan Naik 81-76=157 T61. Kristine Cook 80-80=160 T65. Stephanie Mory 81-81=162
