FERRIS FINISHES FIFTH AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS SPRINGLAKE INVITATIONAL
Bulldogs Begin Spring Season With A Solid Performance
 | Freshman Missy Ward finished in the top 25 at the Northern Illinois Springlake Invitational in Florida. |
Junior Elena Robles and freshman Missy Ward both finished among the top 25 individuals and were key factors in leading the Ferris State women's golf team to a fifth-place showing at the 20-team Northern Illinois Springlake Invitational.
The Bulldogs fired an opening-round 325 score and then followed with a 303-stroke total in the final round of the tourney, which was conducted on the par 72, 5,850-yard Springlake Country Club in Sebring, Fla.
High Point (N.C.) finished first with a 616 score (311-305--606) while Creighton claimed second place after totaling a 623 (315-308--623). Mercer (315-310--625) and Florida Gulf Coast (321-304--625) each carded a 625 team score to tie for third place.
Robles shot a 156 (83-73--156) to tie for 19th place and Ward was one stroke back at 157 (81-76--157) to finish in a 22nd-place tie.
Sophomore Casey McKinnon posted a 159 score (84-75--159), which tied her for 30th place. A pair of freshmen, Becky Hoffman (80-80--160) and Yasuyo Kiyota (81-79--160) each tied for 37th place as the two both recorded 160-stroke totals.
Sophomore Heidi Aittama took part as a non-scoring individual, finishing tied with Hoffman and Kiyota following a score of 160 (79-81--160).
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