May 9, 2002

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Due to strong thunderstorms early in the day, Northwestern's women's golf team had to wait a few extra hours before teeing off at the NCAA Division I Central Regional Championships. The Wildcats finally got started around 2:30 p.m. ET and finished their first 18 holes tied for 14th place with Kansas State.

Northwestern, which was seeded 13th in the 21-team event, shot a 37-over 325. The Wildcats need to finish among the top eight teams to earn a trip to the NCAA national tourney. Through day one, Northwestern is sitting 11 strokes behind eighth-place TCU. Kent State leads the tourney after shooting a 16-over 304.

Individually, NU was paced by sophomore Lauren Grzebien (Saunderstown, R.I./Narragansett), who shot a 6-over-par 78. She is tied for 22nd place overall. Both Kim sisters, Hana Kim (Encino, Calif./Brentwood) and Ina Kim (Encino, Calif./Harvard-Westlake), fired 10-over 82's and sit 57th. Junior Elizabeth Burden (Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest) and senior Emily Gilley (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) rounded out the NU contingent with respective scores of 83 and 88 and are 69th and 97th.

Second-round play continues on Friday.

To follow the women's golf team at the NCAA Central Regional in East Lansing through Saturday, click here.

2002 NCAA DIVISION I CENTRAL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Forest Akers West Golf Course, East Lansing, Mich.
May 9-11, 2002

1 	Kent State 		+16 	F 	+16 	304 	304
2 	Oklahoma State  	+18 	F 	+18 	306 	306
T3 	Baylor University 	+21 	F 	+21 	309 	309
T3 	Purdue University 	+21 	F 	+21 	309 	309
5 	Michigan State U. 	+22 	F 	+22 	310 	310
6 	Ohio State Univ. 	+23 	F 	+23 	311 	311
7 	Michigan, U. of 	+25 	F 	+25 	313 	313
8 	TCU 			+26 	F 	+26 	314 	314
9 	Tulsa, U. of 		+27 	F 	+27 	315 	315
10 	Texas, Univ. of 	+28 	F 	+28 	316 	316
11 	Oklahoma, U. of 	+31 	F 	+31 	319 	319
T12 	Illinois, U. of 	+36 	F 	+36 	324 	324
T12 	Wisconsin, U. of 	+36 	F 	+36 	324 	324
T14 	Kansas State Univ. 	+37 	F 	+37 	325 	325
T14 	Northwestern Univ. 	+37 	F 	+37 	325 	325
16 	Florida State Univ. 	+39 	F 	+39 	327 	327
17 	UNC Wilmington 		+43 	F 	+43 	331 	331
18 	Bradley University 	+49 	F 	+49 	337 	337
T19 	Indiana University 	+51 	F 	+51 	339 	339
T19 	Nebraska, U. of 	+51 	F 	+51 	339 	339
21 	St. Francis (PA) 	+70 	F 	+70 	358 	358