Women's Golf Finishes Sixth At Give'Em Five Intercollegiate

Oct. 9, 2002

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Michigan State women's golf team moved up four places to finish sixth at the New Mexico State Give'Em Five Intercollegiate. The Give'Em Five Intercollegiate is being held at the 6,307-yard, par 72 NMSU Golf Course in Las Cruces, N.M.

MSU entered the day in 10th place, but shot the second-best score of the day with a 294 to finish sixth. The Spartans finished the tournament with a team score of 915 (315-306-294). Baylor, which shot a 293 on the final day, won the event with an 894 (304-297-293). New Mexico State, who had led the tournament heading into the final day, slipped to second place with an 896 (305-291-300). New Mexico (299-304-301=904), San Jose State (308-302-299=909) and Oklahoma (314-297-308=919) rounded out the top five.

Junior Sarah Martin (Grosse Ile, Mich.) was MSU's top finisher, placing sixth. Martin shot a three-day total of 221 (74-75-72). New Mexico State's Alena Sharp won the individual title posting a 3-under 213 (74-69-70), while TCU's Brooke Tull finished second with a 216 (75-72-69).

Junior Allison Fouch (Grand Rapids, Mich.) carded a 72 on the final day to place sixth. Fouch shot a three-day score of 76-75-72=223. Freshman Dayna Burleigh (Horsham, Pa.) finished tied for 37th after posting a three-round score of 232 (80-78-74).

Rounding out the Spartan lineup are junior Ann Marie Kersten (Oak Harbor, Ohio) and red-shirt freshman Christy Jonkhoff. Kersten placed tied for 60th with an 85-78-76=239, while Jonkhoff tied for 64th with an 85-78-77=240.

Michigan State returns to action, Oct. 18-20 at the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate in Knoxville, Tenn.

New Mexico State's Give'Em Five IntercollegiateNMSU Golf Course (Las Cruces, N.M.)Oct. 7-9, 2002
Final Team StandingsPlace   Name                    Scores1   Baylor                  304-297-293=8942   New Mexico State    305-291-300=8963   New Mexico          299-304-301=9044   San Jose State          308-302-299=9095   Texas El Paso           309-304-300=9136   Michigan State      315-306-294=9157   Oklahoma            314-297-308=9198   TCU                 316-306-300=9229   Texas A&M-Corpus Christi    316-307-301=92410  Arkansas-Little Rock    305-310-311=92611  Texas Tech          322-307-300=92912  UNLV                    311-306-313=93013  Northern Arizona    311-310-310=93114  Nebraska            313-307-318=93815  Louisville          325-317-297=93916  San Diego State         316-318-308=94217  New Orleans         326-309-312=94718  North Texas         328-314-322=96419  Arkansas State          334-328-310=97220  Western New Mexico  336-339-327=1002
Final Top 10 Individual ResultsPlace       Name, School                Scores1       Alena Sharp, New Mexico State       74-69-70=2132       Brooke Tull, TCU            75-72-69=2163       Melanie Hagewood, Baylor        73-74-70=2174       Ashlie Simmons, Corpus Christie     75-73-70=2185       Kelly Cavanaugh, New Mexico State   75-71-73=2196       Sarah Martin, Michigan State        74-75-72=221T-7     Allison Fouch, Michigan State          76-75-72=223T-7     Michaelyn Morgan, Baylor        75-75-73=223T-7     Maria Svensson, Arkansas-Little Rock    76-71-76=22310      Julie Heselton, Northern Arizona    74-76-74=224
Final MSU Individual StandingsSarah Martin        74-75-72=221 (sixth)Allison Fouch      76-75-72=223 (tied for seventh)Dayna Burleigh        80-78-74=232 (tied for 37th)Ann Marie Kersten   85-78-76=239 (tied for 60th)Christy Jonkhoff        85-78-77=240 (tied for 64th)