May 10, 2002

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Battling wind gusts of up to 40 miles per hour, Northwestern's women's golf team was unable to make any headway in trying to reach the top half of the team leaderboard Friday at the Forest Akers West Golf Course.

Beginning the day in 14th place, the Wildcats dropped to 18th place at 83-over-par (325-334=658) and are 32 strokes behind eighth-place Baylor. In order to advance to the national championships in Seattle, a team must finish in the top eight.

The best individual round of the day was a 9-over-par 81 from sophomore Hana Kim (Encino, Calif./Brentwood). She is now 19-over (82-81=163) for the tournament and tied for 58th place overall. Sophomore Lauren Grzebien (Saunderstown, R.I./Narragansett) is leading the way for NU, shooting 18-over (78-84=162). She is in a 50th-place tie.

Junior Elizabeth Burden (Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest) (83-84=167) and freshman Ina Kim (Encino, Calif./Harvard-Westlake) (82-85=167) are tied for 77th place at 23-over each. Senior Emily Gilley (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) is in 97th place with a score of 174 (88-86).

With one round left to play on Saturday, a pair of Ohio schools, Kent State (304-317=621) and Ohio State (311-310=621), are tied for the team lead. Purdue is third (309-314=623), two strokes behind the Golden Flashes and Buckeyes.

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NCAA DIVISION I CENTRAL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Forest Akers West Golf Course, East Lansing, Mich.
May 10, 2002

POS.	SCHOOL			TOT	R2	Day1	Day2	Total
T1 	Kent State 		+45 	+29 	304 	317 	621
T1 	Ohio State Univ. 	+45 	+22 	311 	310 	621
3 	Purdue University 	+47 	+26 	309 	314 	623
4 	Tulsa, U. of 		+48 	+21 	315 	309 	624
T5 	Oklahoma State Univ. 	+49 	+31 	306 	319 	625
T5 	Oklahoma, U. of 	+49 	+18 	319 	306 	625
7 	Texas, Univ. of 	+50 	+22 	316 	310 	626
8 	Baylor University 	+51 	+30 	309 	318 	627
9 	TCU 			+58 	+32 	314 	320 	634
10 	Michigan, U. of 	+59 	+34 	313 	322 	635
11 	Michigan State U. 	+61 	+39 	310 	327 	637
12 	Wisconsin, U. of 	+67 	+31 	324 	319 	643
13 	Kansas State Univ. 	+75 	+38 	325 	326 	651
14 	UNC Wilmington 		+79 	+36 	331 	324 	655
15 	Florida State Univ. 	+80 	+41 	327 	329 	656
16 	Indiana University 	+81 	+30 	339 	318 	657
17 	Illinois, U. of 	+82 	+46 	324 	334 	658
18 	Northwestern Univ. 	+83 	+46 	325 	334 	659
19 	Nebraska, U. of 	+96 	+45 	339 	333 	672
20 	Bradley University 	+105 	+56 	337 	344 	681
21 	St. Francis (PA) 	+137 	+67 	358 	355 	713