Sept. 23, 2007
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Illinois finished the Lady Northern tied for ninth after carding a final round 305 on Sunday at the 6,300-yard, par 72 Penn State University Blue Course. Seniors Seul Ki Park (81-75-73-229) and Kristine Cook (85-79-73-237) each recorded a 1-over 73 to lead the Orange and Blue in the final round. Illinois and Iowa each ended the tournament with a 54-hole total of 929, only five strokes behind seventh place teams, Wisconsin and Eastern Michigan.
Park led the Illini with a tournament total of 229, tying her for 18th overall. Senior Stephanie Mory (77-75-81-233) tied for 29th, and was followed by Cook, tying for 51st. Senior Kristin Kallergis (79-86-78-243) and junior Nancy Featherstone (79-81-87-247) tied for 67th and 71st, respectively. Freshman Raquel Hopton (84-79-82-245) placed 69th in her first collegiate tournament. Park and Cook's 1-over 73 each rank as the team-low rounds for the tournament and the season.
Kent State (287-298-293-878) finished five strokes ahead of Michigan State (290-296-297-883) to win the tournament. The top five included three other Big Ten teams, Indiana (295-307-298-900), Ohio State (303-307-295-905), and Northwestern (307-299-303-909).
Kent State's Kira Meixner (66-73-73-212) earned medalist honors with a 4-under 212, edging out Laura Kueny (75-69-71-215) of Michigan State by three strokes.
Illinois heads to Lexington, Ky., next week to compete in the Wildcat Fall Invitational hosted by the University of Kentucky Sept. 29-Oct. 1.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Kent State 287-298-293 - 878
2. Michigan State 290-296-297 - 883
3. Indiana 295-307-298 - 900
4. Ohio State 303-307-295 - 905
5. Northwestern 307-299-303 - 909
6. Rollins College 301-310-306 - 917
T7. Wisconsin 316-306-302 - 924
T7. Eastern Michigan 305-316-303 - 924
T9. ILLINOIS 316-308-305 - 929
T9. Iowa 317-308-304 - 929
11. Michigan 313-313-306 - 932
12. Penn State 314-310-309 - 933
13. Toledo 316-311-316 - 943
14. Minnesota 316-313-317 - 946
ILLINOIS RESULTS
T18 Seul Ki Park 81-75-73 - 229
T29 Stephanie Mory 77-75-81 - 233
T51 Kristine Cook 85-79-73 - 237
T67 Kristin Kallergis 79-86-78 - 243
69 Raquel Hopton 84-79-82 - 245
T71 Nancy Featherstone 79-81-87 - 247
