April 26, 2008
Big Ten Championship Round 3 Results 
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Senior Seul Ki Park (227) fired a 1-under 71 in the third round of the Big Ten Championship on Saturday, moving her into a tie for 16th place. Park tallied four birdies on the day, placing her in a five-way tie at +11 and only two strokes shy of the top 10. Illinois (934) carded a third round 305 at the par-72 7,228-yard Penn State Blue Course and remained in 11th place.
"Seul Ki played solid today," head coach Renee Slone said. "She minimized her mistakes and hit almost every fairway."
Freshman Raquel Hopton (234) carded a 79 on day two of the tournament and is tied for 36th. Senior Stephanie Mory (238) notched a 77 on Saturday, tying her for 47th. Senior Kristin Kallergis (243) shot a 78 and is in 59th place. Junior Nancy Featherstone (245) is tied for 61st after a third round 79 and senior Kristine Cook (246) is in 64th place after a third round 84.
"Everyone played better today, and we want that to continue tomorrow," Slone said. "We just want to go out and post a low number in tomorrow's final round."
No. 6 Purdue (872) extended its lead on day two of the tournament and is 18 strokes ahead of second-place No. 21 Michigan State (890). Ohio State (903) and Indiana (908) sit in third and fourth place, respectively, while Wisconsin and Michigan are tied for fifth with 54-hole totals of 910.
No. 9 Maria Hernandez of Purdue turned in a tournament-low 66 and leads the field by six strokes with a 4-under 212.
The Big Ten Championship concludes with a final round on Sunday beginning at 8 a.m. Full results and recaps from the Big Ten Championship can be found on fightingillini.com following the completion of tomorrow's round. Live scoring can be found on golfstat.com or fightingillini.com by clicking on the Big Ten Championship tournament link.
TEAM LEADERBOARD THROUGH 54 HOLES
1. No. 6 Purdue 298-288-286 - 872 (+8)
2. No. 21 Michigan State 292-303-295 - 890 (+26)
3. Ohio State 307-293-303 - 903 (+39)
4. Indiana 306-302-300 - 908 (+44)
T5. Wisconsin 314-292-304 - 910 (+46)
T5. Michigan 303-309-298 - 910 (+46)
7. Northwestern 306-307-303 - 916 (+52)
8. Minnesota 308-310-305 - 923 (+59)
T9. Iowa 325-291-308 - 924 (+60)
T9. Penn State 305-308-311 - 924 (+60)
11. ILLINOIS 314-315-305 - 934 (+70)
ILLINOIS RESULTS THROUGH 54 HOLES
T16. Seul Ki Park 79-77-71 - 227 (+11)
T36. Raquel Hopton 76-79-79 - 234 (+18)
T47. Stephanie Mory 82-79-77 - 238 (+22)
59. Kristin Kallergis 85-80-78 - 243 (+27)
T61. Nancy Featherstone 80-86-79 - 245 (+29)
64. Kristine Cook 79-83-84 - 246 (+30)
