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East/West Rio Verde Invitational
Mory cards career-best round
March 3, 2006 | Women's Golf
March 2, 2006
RIO VERDE, Ariz. - Thursday's Rio Verde Invitational was not only the first spring tournament for the Illini, it was also a first for sophomore Stephanie Mory.
The Haslett. Mich. native's two birdies complemented a four-over 75 and grouped Mory with seven other golfers who finished one stroke behind a trio of leaders. Previously Mory scored four rounds of 77 in the fall. Fellow sophomore Seul Ki Park ended three strokes behind Mory with an opening-round 78 while the remaining four Orange and Blue golfers completed day one within two strokes of Park.
Big Ten foe Northwestern grabbed the clubhouse lead at +18. Host Western Michigan followed the Wildcats at 23-over par while five teams, including the Illini (+27), nip at the Broncos' heels. Individually Western Michigan's Jenna Walter joined Missouri Valley Conference golfers Bari Erais (Bradley University) and Missy Linnens (Missouri State) at the top of the first-round leaderboard.
Rio Verde Invitational first-round results 1. Northwestern 302 2 Western Michigan 307 3. Iowa 308 4. Texas Tech 309 5. Michigan 310 T6. ILLINOIS 311 T6. Missouri State 311 8. Eastern Michigan 312 9. Bradley 313 10. Toledo 315 T11. Ohio 316 T11. Indiana 316 T13. Arkansas−Little Rock 322 T13. Bowling Green 322 15. Southern Illinois 323 16 Ball State 329 17 Xavier University 332Illinois Results T4. Stephanie Mory 75 T22. Seul Ki Park 78 T33. Megan Godfrey 79 T33. Kristine Cook 79 T33. Casey Burden 79 T50. Meghan Naik 80
