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Mary Fossum Invitational
Fahey Leads Falcons After 36 Holes At Mary Fossum Invitational
September 23, 2017 | Women's Golf
Statistics: Rounds 1-2
LANSING, Mich. – The Bowling Green State University women's golf program carded team rounds of 302 and 320 (622, +46) to end the day tied for sixth on the team leaderboard at the Mary Fossum Invitational. The three-round event, which features a total of 10 teams, is being hosted by Michigan State University and played at the Forest Akers West Golf Couse.
Bowling Green's 302 in the first round is its best round on the 2017-18 season. Bowling Green is tied with Western Michigan (622), and ahead of Cleveland State (626), Eastern Michigan (635) and Central Michigan (647). Michigan State (563) has the 36-hole lead.
The Falcons were led by Erin Fahey (142, -2), who shot a bogey-free, career-low 70 in the second round. She sits tied for fourth on the individual leaderboard. In the first round, she shot an even-par 72. Nichole Cox (156, +12) is tied for 23rd, while Sammi Blackburn recorded a hole-in-one on the ninth hole of the first round.
"What an exciting round for our freshmen ... Sammi Blackburn! She had a hole in one on No. 9, and backed it up with a chip-in birdie on the next. It was so special for our coaching staff and her family to be there to see it, too," said head coach Stephanie Young. "We came out really strong this morning. I am proud of the players for executing their game plans with confidence. However, we were not able to reach our team goals this afternoon. We look forward to having another round tomorrow.
"We saw outstanding play today from our captain, Erin Fahey. She stayed composed over the course of the day to make it in at -2, which is a career low!"
BY THE NUMBERS
T4: Erin Fahey (72, 70, -2)
T23: Nichole Cox (78, 78 +12)
T38: Julia Durkin (75, 85, +16)
T48: Sammi Blackburn (77, 87 +20)
58: Sarah Kern (86, 89, +31)
FALCON FACTS
* Erin Fahey sits in tied for fourth after the best round of her career. Fahey scored a career-low 70 in the second round, and is currently two under for the tournament.
* Fahey's second round was bogey-free, which included birdies on holes five and 12.
* Fahey carded five birdies in the first round, which ties her high for the season.
* Nichole Cox posted a pair of 78's on the day, and sits tied for 23rd on the individual leaderboard.
* Cox, who posted a birdie apiece in each round, has posted seven rounds in a row with 18-hole scores in the 70's.
* Julia Durkin's round-one 75, on top of being the third-best round in her career, included three birdies.
* Sammi Blackburn's hole-in-one came on the par-3 No. 9 in the first round. She also birdied holes 10 and 17, while also picking up a birdie on hole No. 16 in the second round.
* Blackburn's hole-in-and marked the only eagle of any kind on the day.
* Sarah Kern also picked up a birdie on the par-four No. 4 in the first round.
TEAM TIDBITS
* Bowling Green's team score of 302 in the first round is its best score on the season.
* The Falcons posted 17 birdies – more than five of the remaining 9 schools.
* Bowling Green now has 77 birdies on the season, or an average of 11 per 18 holes.
* Sammi Blackburn's hole-and-one marked BGSU's first eagle of the 2017-18 season.
* Through the first 36 holes, Bowling Green is averaging a score of 3.35 on par threes, and 5.33 on par fives.
UP NEXT
* The Falcons will conclude play at the Mary Fossum Invitational tomorrow with the final 18 holes of play.
* Round 3 is slated to tee-off at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start.
LANSING, Mich. – The Bowling Green State University women's golf program carded team rounds of 302 and 320 (622, +46) to end the day tied for sixth on the team leaderboard at the Mary Fossum Invitational. The three-round event, which features a total of 10 teams, is being hosted by Michigan State University and played at the Forest Akers West Golf Couse.
Bowling Green's 302 in the first round is its best round on the 2017-18 season. Bowling Green is tied with Western Michigan (622), and ahead of Cleveland State (626), Eastern Michigan (635) and Central Michigan (647). Michigan State (563) has the 36-hole lead.
The Falcons were led by Erin Fahey (142, -2), who shot a bogey-free, career-low 70 in the second round. She sits tied for fourth on the individual leaderboard. In the first round, she shot an even-par 72. Nichole Cox (156, +12) is tied for 23rd, while Sammi Blackburn recorded a hole-in-one on the ninth hole of the first round.
"What an exciting round for our freshmen ... Sammi Blackburn! She had a hole in one on No. 9, and backed it up with a chip-in birdie on the next. It was so special for our coaching staff and her family to be there to see it, too," said head coach Stephanie Young. "We came out really strong this morning. I am proud of the players for executing their game plans with confidence. However, we were not able to reach our team goals this afternoon. We look forward to having another round tomorrow.
"We saw outstanding play today from our captain, Erin Fahey. She stayed composed over the course of the day to make it in at -2, which is a career low!"
BY THE NUMBERS
T4: Erin Fahey (72, 70, -2)
T23: Nichole Cox (78, 78 +12)
T38: Julia Durkin (75, 85, +16)
T48: Sammi Blackburn (77, 87 +20)
58: Sarah Kern (86, 89, +31)
FALCON FACTS
* Erin Fahey sits in tied for fourth after the best round of her career. Fahey scored a career-low 70 in the second round, and is currently two under for the tournament.
* Fahey's second round was bogey-free, which included birdies on holes five and 12.
* Fahey carded five birdies in the first round, which ties her high for the season.
* Nichole Cox posted a pair of 78's on the day, and sits tied for 23rd on the individual leaderboard.
* Cox, who posted a birdie apiece in each round, has posted seven rounds in a row with 18-hole scores in the 70's.
* Julia Durkin's round-one 75, on top of being the third-best round in her career, included three birdies.
* Sammi Blackburn's hole-in-one came on the par-3 No. 9 in the first round. She also birdied holes 10 and 17, while also picking up a birdie on hole No. 16 in the second round.
* Blackburn's hole-in-and marked the only eagle of any kind on the day.
* Sarah Kern also picked up a birdie on the par-four No. 4 in the first round.
TEAM TIDBITS
* Bowling Green's team score of 302 in the first round is its best score on the season.
* The Falcons posted 17 birdies – more than five of the remaining 9 schools.
* Bowling Green now has 77 birdies on the season, or an average of 11 per 18 holes.
* Sammi Blackburn's hole-and-one marked BGSU's first eagle of the 2017-18 season.
* Through the first 36 holes, Bowling Green is averaging a score of 3.35 on par threes, and 5.33 on par fives.
UP NEXT
* The Falcons will conclude play at the Mary Fossum Invitational tomorrow with the final 18 holes of play.
* Round 3 is slated to tee-off at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start.
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