Northwestern University Athletics
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USF/Waterlefe
Women's Golf Wins USF/Waterlefe Invitational
3/20/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
March 20, 2001
Evanston, Ill. - The Northwestern women's golf squad captured their first team championship of the spring season, defeating host South Florida by seven strokes at the Waterlefe Country Club (par-72, 6,009) in Bradenton, Fla. NU led by as many as nine strokes, but after struggling in the second round, took a one stroke lead into today's final. NU solidified the win shooting the final days best round of 301. The `Cats placed all five golfers in the top-twenty, including three in the top ten. This is NU's second tournament title of the year as they won the Central District Classic in the fall.
Emily Gilley shot a final round 73, jumping seven spots to second-place. Gilley finished three strokes shy of medalist Michelle Simpson (Florida International). Hana Kim and Elizabeth Burden also finished in the top ten, firing rounds of 73-75-80=227 and 73-77-75=225, respectively. Christie Hermes and Kristen Beystehner round out the Wildcat contingency finishing 12th and 19th.
NORTHWESTERN SCORES
t-2 Emily Gilley 73-76-73=222 6 Elizabeth Burden73-77-75=225 9 Hana Kim 73-74-80=227 t-12 Christie Hermes 71-82-76=229 t-19 Kristen Beystehner76-78-77=231 t-51 Lauren Grzebien 83-81-78=242*Teams
* score does not count in team total
1. Northwestern -- 290-305-301=896 2. USF -- 299-297-302=903 3. Campbell -- 304-294-318=916 4. Tulane -- 310-300-312=922 5. UCF -- 306-311-317=934 6. Louisville -- 312-311-322=944 Miami -- 313-317-314=944 8. UNC-Greensboro -- 315-312-321=948 Fla. International -- 310-307-329=948 10. Arkansas Little-Rock -- 317-310-322=949 11. Charleston College -- 324-306-323=953 12. Sam Houston -- 326-329-321=976 13. Georgia State -- 336-323-319=978 14. Iowa -- 325-329-328=982 15. East Carolina -- 336-315-332=983 16. Southern Mississippi -- 334-331-340=1,005
