May 11, 2002

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Northwestern's women's golf team turned in one of the top 10 team rounds on Saturday, but it was not enough to lift the Wildcats into a top-eight finish and a trip to next weekend's national championships in Washington. Shooting a 16-over 304 on the final day, the Wildcats moved from 18th to 14th place and finished with a 99-over 963 for the three rounds.

Tulsa fired a third-round-best 290 on the final day to overtake Ohio State and Kent State to win the team title. Ohio State finished in a second-place tie with Texas. The Golden Flashes, who owned the lead through the first two rounds, fired a 24-over 312 and dropped to ninth place.

Michigan State, the host school, shot a 7-over 295 on Saturday and gained the eighth and final spot. The Spartans and Buckeyes join Purdue and Michigan as Big Ten schools advancing to the next round.

Individually, NU was led by sophomore Lauren Grzebien (Saunderstown, R.I./Narragansett), who shot a 4-over 76 on Saturday. She finished at 22-over (78-84-76=238) and tied for 49th place. Classmate Hana Kim (Encino, Calif./Brentwood) fired a 5-over 77 for the final round (82-81-77=240) and placed two strokes behind Grzebien, tied for 53rd place.

Junior Elizabeth Burden (Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest) shot a team-best 3-over 75 on Sunday and finished at 26-over (83-84-75=242) in 63rd place. Freshman Ina Kim (Encino, Calif./Harvard-Westlake) (82-85-76=243) and senior Emily Gilley (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) (88-86-77=251) rounded out NU's contingent, placing 68th and 91st, respectively.

Tulsa's Stacy Prammanasudh was the individual medalist, shooting 3-over (71-77-71=219).

For complete results from the NCAA Central Regional in East Lansing, click here.

2002 NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS -- FINAL RESULTS
Forest Akers West Golf Course, East Lansing, Mich.
May 11, 2002

1 	Tulsa, U. of 		+50 	F 	+2 	315 	309 	290 	914
T2 	Ohio State Univ. 	+54 	F 	+9 	311 	310 	297 	918
T2 	Texas, Univ. of 	+54 	F 	+4 	316 	310 	292 	918
4 	Purdue University 	+56 	F 	+9 	309 	314 	297 	920
5 	Oklahoma State Univ. 	+57 	F 	+8 	306 	319 	296 	921
6 	Michigan, U. of 	+65 	F 	+6 	313 	322 	294 	929
7 	Oklahoma, U. of 	+67 	F 	+18 	319 	306 	306 	931
8 	Michigan State U. 	+68 	F 	+7 	310 	327 	295 	932
9 	Kent State 		+69 	F 	+24 	304 	317 	312 	933
10 	Baylor University 	+72 	F 	+21 	309 	318 	309 	936
11 	TCU 			+74 	F 	+16 	314 	320 	304 	938
12 	Wisconsin, U. of 	+84 	F 	+17 	324 	319 	305 	948
13 	Illinois, U. of 	+97 	F 	+15 	324 	334 	303 	961
14 	Northwestern Univ. 	+99 	F 	+16 	325 	334 	304 	963
15 	Kansas State Univ. 	+100 	F 	+25 	325 	326 	313 	964
16 	Indiana University 	+104 	F 	+23 	339 	318 	311 	968
17 	Florida State Univ. 	+105 	F 	+25 	327 	329 	313 	969
18 	UNC Wilmington 		+109 	F 	+30 	331 	324 	318 	973
19 	Nebraska, U. of 	+134 	F 	+38 	339 	333 	326 	998
20 	Bradley University 	+139 	F 	+34 	337 	344 	322 	1003
21 	St. Francis (PA) 	+191 	F 	+54 	358 	355 	342 	1055