Falcons Finish Second At Shirley Spork EMU Invitational

Tuesday, October 10

Ypsilanti, MI

All Day

Bowling Green State University

Shirley Spork EMU Invitational

October 10, 2017 | Women's Golf

By: by James Nahikian, BGSU Athletic Communications

Statistics: After Day One
Statistic: Final

YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Bowling Green State University women's golf program carded a season-low 912 to finish second of 10 schools at the inaugural Shirley Spork EMU Invitational (Oct. 9-10). Bowling Green's 912 is the fifth best 54-hole score in program history. Marshall won the tournament with an 896.

The Falcons, after shooting a 600 (302, 298) through the first two rounds to sit in second, posted a 312 today to stay locked into second over the final 18 holes. Bowling Green finished ahead of all four MAC schools at the tournament. The Falcons have now finished no lower than second over the last two tournaments.

"We are pleased with a runner-up finish this week amongst such a talented field," said head coach Stephanie Young. "Our goal now is to maintain our successful momentum, and finish strong at Dayton."

Individually, the Falcons were led by Nichole Cox, who finished tied for fifth with a 226. Erin Fahey was next in line, as she finished tied for 10th with a 228. Julia Durkin, who shot a 229, was close hind with a tied for 12th finish.

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TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Marshall (302, 294, 300 – 896, +32)
2. Bowling Green (302, 298, 312 – 912, +48)
3. Western Michigan (304, 303, 310 – 917, +53)
4. Oakland (306, 318, 308 – 932, +68)
5. Eastern Michigan (311, 315, 307 – 933, +69)
6. Ohio (320, 309, 305 – 934, +70)
7. Dayton (305, 324, 313 – 942, +78)
8. Cleveland State (307, 315, 326 – 948, +84)
9. Central Michigan (317, 315, 323 – 955, +91)
10. Youngstown State (315, 337, 346 – 998, +134)

BY THE NUMBERS
T5: Nichole Cox (75, 75, 76 – 226, +10)
T10: Erin Fahey (75, 74, 79 – 228, +12)
T12: Julia Durkin (77, 76, 76 – 229, +13)
T24: Jessica Madry (79, 78, 79 – 236, +20)
T31: Sammi Blackburn (85, 73, 81 – 239, +23)
T35: Madelynn Swank (75, 82, 83 – 240, +24)

FALCON FACTS
* Nichole Cox posted a top five finish for the second-consecutive week, as she finished tied for fifth by scoring a 226.
* Cox led the field with a 2.67 scoring average on par threes.
* Cox pushed her streak of consecutive rounds under 79 to 14.
* Erin Fahey recorded the ninth top-10 finish of her career, as she shot a 228 to finish tied for 10th. Fahey has finished in the top 10 in four of BGSU's five tournaments in 2017-18.
* Fahey, who posted one of just three eagles in the tournament, ranked tied for second in scoring average on par threes (3.00), and tied for first on par fives (4.92).
* Julia Durkin finished tied for 12th, which is the third-highest finish of her career, and the highest finish of her season.
* Durkin, who finished tied for first in scoring average on par fives (4.92), entered this season with an 18-hole career low of 77. She's posted seven rounds this season of 77 or lower.
* Jessica Madry competed as an individual for the Falcons, and placed tied for 24th with a career-low 236.
* For the first time in her career, Madry carded three scores in the 70's at a 54-hole tournament.
* Sammi Blackburn carded a career-low 239 to finish tied for 31st.
* Blackburn posted three birdies on her way to a career-low 73 in the second round.
* Madelynn Swank started off the tournament strong by tying her 18-hole career low with a 75.
* Swank registered at least one birdie in all three rounds, including an impressive four birdies in the opening round.

TEAM TIDBITS
* BGSU's 912, while also being a season low, is the fifth best 54-hole score in program history.
* The Orange and Brown carded a 600 through the first 36-holes holes, which is tied for the second best mark in school history.
* Bowling Green's season-low, round-two 298 ranks tied for eighth all-time for 18 holes.
* The 298 was also the second lowest round over the entire tournament.
* The Falcons led the field with a 3.18 scoring average on par threes.
* BGSU ranked third in scoring average on par fours (4.37) and par fives (5.27).
* Bowling Green ranked second in the tournament with 28 birdies and 153 pars.
* For the second-consecutive week, Bowling Green went a perfect 4-0-0 against MAC schools, running its record versus the MAC to 12-10-0 on the season.
* This fall, the Falcons have posted four scores that rank inside the top 11 in program history for 54 holes, including three scores that rank in the top 10.

UP NEXT
* Bowling Green concludes its 2017-18 fall schedule by heading to Kettering, Ohio over Oct. 16-17 to compete at the Dayton Fall Invitational.
* The event is being hosted by the University of Dayton at the NCR Country Club.