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Women's Golf
UNI Picked Sixth for 2009 State Farm MVC Women's Golf Championship
Complete UNI Women's Golf Weekly Release in PDF Format
April 17-19 - State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Championship The University of Northern Iowa women's golf team will close its season this weekend as the Panthers take part in the 2009 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Championship. Drake University and Lake Panorama National Resort will host this year's championship. The tournament is Friday-Sunday, April 17-19. Teams will play 18 holes each day, beginning at 8 a.m. each day.
PANTHERS PICKED TO FINISH 6TH AT MVC CHAMPIONSHIP Drake's Olivia Lansing led the Missouri Valley Conference in stroke average during the season, carding a 75.3 average through 24 rounds, which included three tournament wins. Illinois State's Stacey Miller, meanwhile, also had two medalist honors and has a 76.9 stroke average. Missouri State's Catherine Dolan had the best stroke average of any first-year golfer in the MVC, as she averaged 77.9 through 27 rounds this year, while two Bradley players also finished among the top 10 in stroke average: Bari Erais (77.91) and Kelly Amundrud (77.95). Southern Illinois was picked to finish fifth in the poll, and the Salukis were also led by a first-year player this year as Alisha Matthews had SIU's best stroke average, carding a 79.0 through 21 rounds. The Salukis received 53 points in the poll, narrowly finishing ahead of UNI (47), Wichita State (40), and Indiana State (37). Creighton (19) and Evansville (16) round out the poll. The race for the title figures to be close once again, as six of the past eight championships have been decided by less than 10 strokes. Illinois State owns the top average score per round (311.6), just ahead of Drake (314.5). Drake won three tournament titles this year, while Illinois State, Bradley, and UNI also won an event. 2009 MVC Coaches' Poll Place Team Points 1 Illinois State 98 2 Drake 91 3 Missouri State 77 4 Bradley 72 5 Southern Illinois 53 6 UNI 47 7 Wichita State 40 8 Indiana State 37 9 Creighton 19 10 Evansville 16 FRYE CONTINUES TO GO LOW
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