April 24, 2009
Big Ten Championship Day One Results 
Live Scoring
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Illinois (647) opened the conference tournament in sixth place after a first round score of 323, but currently sits in eighth place after posting a 324 during Friday's second round at the challenging Kampen Course. Tournament host No. 11 Purdue (609) leads second-place No. 25 Ohio State (627) and the 11-team field by 18 strokes.
Freshmen Hailey Koschmann and Nora Lucas paced the Orange and Blue on day one and are both tied for 11th place with 36-hole totals of 157. Koschmann fired a 77 in the morning and an 80 in the afternoon, while Lucas shot an opening round 81 followed by a team-low round of 76 in the second round on the par-72 6,333-yard course.
Freshman Samantha Sloan (163) was tied for fourth after firing an opening round 77, but fell into a tie for 32nd after shooting an 86 in the afternoon. Senior Nancy Featherstone (170) turned in back-to-back rounds of 85 on Friday which placed her in a tie for 57th.
Sophomore Raquel Hopton (175) is in 63rd place after rounds of 87 and 88, while freshman Katelin Dilger (179) is in 66th with scores of 86 and 93.
No. 20 Michigan State (629) is in third place and two strokes in front of fourth-place Michigan (631). Northwestern and Wisconsin are tied for fifth with 36-holes totals of 639.
Purdue's Maude-Aimee LeBlanc (150) leads all individuals after consecutive rounds of 75.
Third round action at the Big Ten Championship begins on Saturday, April 25 at 9 a.m. ET. For continued coverage of Illinois at the Big Ten Championship, visit fightingillini.com for live scoring and a full recap following tomorrow's round.
