Sept. 26, 2011

badger day 2

WASHINGTON - A trio of Georgetown University women's golfers finished in the top-20 overall and the Hoyas finished in fourth place among 10 teams at the Badger Invitational, held at the University of Wisconsin Golf Course in Madison, Wis.

The tournament was won by host Wisconsin at 44-over par 908, 10 shots ahead of SMU (54-over par 918). Illinois State placed third (65-over par 929) and the Hoyas were 11 shots back at 76-over par. Rounding out the 10-team field were sixth place Bucknell (84-over par 948), Drake in seventh (85-over par 949), North Dakota State in eighth (94-over par 958), Delaware in ninth (98-over par 962) and Illinois Chicago in 10th place.

The Hoyas posted rounds of 17-over par 305, 28-over par 316 and 31-over par 319, respectively. Georgetown was tied for third place heading into the final day of play, with four holes left for every team as the round was called due to darkness.

Sophomore Alice Choi (Whitestone, N.Y./Bayside), freshmen Isabelle Galantino (Huntington, N.Y./St. Anthony's) and senior Eunae Jo (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) posted top-20 finishes, tying for 13th place with scores of 18-over par 234, respectively.

After firing an even-par 72 in the first round, Choi struggled in her final two rounds, with a 7-over par 79 and an 11-over par 83. Galantino was steady throughout, with scores of 6-over par 78, 5-over par 77 and 7-over par 79. Jo sandwiched an 8-over par 80 around rounds of 5-over par 77.

Senior Joan Dulieu (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Detroit Country Day) tied for 23rd place at 22-over par 238 and sophomore Molly Concannon (Boston, Mass./Grimsley [N.C.]) tied for 45th place at 40-over par 256.

The Hoyas are back in action again this weekend, traveling to Pennsylvania to compete in the Nittany Lion Invitational, hosted by Penn State from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2.

Team Scores - Par 864 - 6,127 yards
1.Wisconsin (292-303-313=908, +44); 2. SMU (304-300-314=918, +54); 3. Illinois State (310-313-306=929, +65); 4. Wisconsin B (314-311-313=938, +74); 5. Georgetown (305-316-319=940, +76); 6. Bucknell (321-314-313=948, +84); 7. Drake (317-308-324=949, +85); 8. North Dakota State (314-319-325=958, +94); 9. Delaware (318-317-327=962, +98); 10. Illinois-Chicago (349-372-272=993, +201).

Top 10 Individuals - Par 216<\>
1. Felecia Espinoza, SMU (215, -1); 2. Jessie Gerry, Wisconsin (221, +5); 3. Amy Anderson, North Dakota State (223, +7); 4. Lindsay Danielson (226, +10); 5. Katie Jean, Illinois State (228, +12); 6. Dana Voss, Wisconsin (229, +13); 7. Lauren Bernard, Bucknell (230, +14); T8. Paige Menze, Drake (232, +16); T8. Maria Elena Vilami, SMU (232, +16); T10. Brianna Cooper, Illinois State (233, +17), T10. Kimberly Dinh, Wisconsin (233, +17). </\>