Bowling Green Prepares For Shirley Spork Invitational

Monday, October 8

Ypsilanti, MI

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Bowling Green State University

Shirley Spork Invitational

October 07, 2018 | Women's Golf

By: by James Nahikian, BGSU Athletic Communications

GolfStat.com Live Scoring

YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Bowling Green State University women's golf team makes the short trip to Ypsilanti next week to compete in the second-annual Shirley Spork Invitational over Oct. 8-9. The tournament, which is being hosted by Eastern Michigan, will be played at the Eagle Crest Golf Club.

BGSU AT THE SHIRLEY SPORK INVITATIONAL
• The Falcons finished in second of 10 schools at last year's inaugural Shirley Spork Invitational. Bowling Green posted a 54-hole 912, finishing ahead of the four other MAC schools at the event.
• Nichole Cox (T-5) and Erin Fahey (T-10) registered top-10 finishes, while all six Falcons that competed finished inside the top 35.
• This year's tournament also features a 10-team field: Eastern Michigan (hosts), Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Cleveland State, Loyola-Chicago, Oakland, Ohio, Purdue Fort Wayne, Western Michigan, Dayton and Michigan (individuals only).
• Play will begin on Monday, Oct. 8 with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Monday will feature 36 holes of golf. The final 18 holes of action will begin with a 9 a.m. shotgun start on Tuesday, Oct. 9.

THE BOWLING GREEN LINEUP
1: Erin Fahey
2: Katie Whitfield
3: Jessica Madry
4: Julia Durkin
5: Sammi Blackburn
Individual: Nichole Cox

STRONG FALL SEASON FOR THE FALCONS
• Through three events this fall, Bowling Green has shown it will be a factor every week.
• After a pair of top-five finishes at the Redbird Invitational (5th Place / 14 Schools) and Cardinal Classic (5th Place / 16 Schools), Bowling Green traveled down to Texas to compete in a loaded field at the Bearkat Invitational.
• BGSU finished in sixth place out of 14 schools in a field that featured predominantly Texas schools.
• Senior Erin Fahey has finished in the top two in Bowling Green's lineup each tournament in 2018-19, while freshman Katie Whitfield has been BG's top finisher in each of the last two events.

FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• Scoring for the Shirley Spork Invitational will be posted to GolfStat.com. Click on the link at the top of this release to access live scoring.
• Fans can also follow the Falcons throughout the season on Twitter at @BGWomensGolf / @BGAthletics. The team will also be running its own Snapchat at points during the season at @BGSU_Golf.

UP NEXT
• Bowling Green will wrap up its fall schedule next week at the Mid-American Conference Fall Preview (Oct. 14-15). The event is being hosted by Central Michigan in Noblesville, Indiana.
• The MAC Championships (April 19-21) will also be played at the same location and course.