Polar Bears second at Defiance Fall Invitational

Sept. 24, 2007

By Gary Petit

DEFIANCE — Five freshmen led the No. 8 Ohio Northern women's golf team to a second place finish at the Defiance Fall Invitational Monday afternoon at the Kettenring Country Club.

ONU rested its upperclassmen in order to give the younger players an opportunity to gain varsity experience.

The Bears were headed by Ellen Hazelet and Lauren Miller's matching 91s on the par-71, 5772-yard layout. Both players finshed tied for fourth.

As a team, Northern finished with a 375 total, 20 shots behind team champion St. Francis (Ind.) at 355.

Mindy Russell finished in the top-ten after carding a 45-49—94 to finish eighth.

Rounding out the Polar Bear top-five was Tiffany LeMaster with a 47-52—99 to finish tied for 13th and Courtney Hoyles with a 58-56—114 to finish tied for 22nd.

Sophomore Jennifer Sherman played as an individual and carded a pair of 57s to also finish in a tie for 22nd with a 114.

The Polar Bears will return to action next Sunday when they travel to the Wilmington Fall Invitational.

Team Standings
1. St. Francis 355, 2. Ohio Northern 375, 3. Adrian 396, 4. Mt. St. Joseph 481, 5. Defiance 544.

Top 5 Individuals
1. Katie Jones (St. F) 42-44—86, T2. Lindsey Eaton (St. F) 46-43—89, T2. Randi Black (St. F) 48-41—89, T4. Hilary Bowman (St. F) 43-48—91, T4. April Heyerly (St. F) 47-44—91, T4. Ellen Hazelet (ONU) 44-47—91, T4. Lauren Miller (ONU) 42-49—91.

ONU Individuals
T4. Ellen Hazelet 44-47—91, T4. Lauren Miller 42-49—91, 8. Mindy Russell 45-49—94, T13. Tiffany LeMaster 47-52—99, T22. Courtney Hoyles 58-56—114, T22. Jennifer Sherman 57-57—114.