October 18, 1998

LEXINGTON, Ky. – On the last day of the two-day EKU Invitational, Jenny Dugan finished in third place and theLady Kats earned second-place honors.

Dugan shot a 5-over-par 77 in thesecond and final round to move her up from 7th place. Jenny Throgmortonshot an 11-over-par 83 to place her in 6th, tying her with teammateKristen Pepe. After shooting a 7-over-par 79 in the second round,freshman Charlotte Svennevig finished in 13th place in her firstcollegiate tournament. Fellow teammate Towa Okiyama finished tied in17th after shooting a 9-over-par 82 on the last day of competition.Chanda Day shot a two-day-total of 168, finishing the tournament in 24thplace.

The Lady Kats trailed first-place team Illinois State by 15strokes. Illinois State had three golfers in the top three, contributingto their two-round stroke total of 632. Nicole Foy of Illinois Stateshot a 75 on the last day, moving her into 1st place.

Team Results (Two rounds)

1. Illinois State       632 2. Kentucky             647 3. Tennessee Tech       656 4. Eastern Kentucky     659 5. Eastern Michigan     6636. Xavier               700 7. Youngstown State     711 8. Belmont              731

Individual (Top 20)

  1. Nicole Foy (Illinois State)            79-75=154  2. Suzanne Walker (Illinois State)        79-78=157 T 3. Jenny Dugan (Kentucky)                 81-77=158T 3. Pina Gentile (Illinois State)          80-78=158   5. Kylie Crouch (Tennessee Tech)          83-77=160 T 6. Kristen Pepe (Kentucky)                82-79=161 T 6. Jenny Throgmorton (Kentucky)           78-83=161 T 8. Kristee Wright (Eastern Michigan)      79-83=162 T 8. Krissie Kirby (EKU)                    79-83=162T 8. Ashley Beal (TennesseeTech)            81-82=163 T 8. Meghan Dunham (Illinois State)         82-81=163 T 8. *Heather Faesy (EKU)                   85-78=163 T13. Julie Bourne (EKU)                     85-79=164 T13. *Charlotte Svennevig (Kentucky)        85-79=164  15. Devon Beveridge (Eastern Michigan)     83-82=165  16. *Kate Rakel (Eastern Michigan)         85-81=166 T17. Jaclyn Biro (EKU)                      87-80=167 T17. Towa Okiyama (Kentucky)                85-82=167 T17. Stephanie Smoot (Eastern Michigan)     81-86=167 T17. Stephanie Matsek (Youngstown State)    84-83=167 T17. Jill Rachford (Illinois State)         83-84=167 T17. Leslie Ferrell(Tennessee Tech)         81-86=167 T17. *Kelli Wilson (EKU)                    84-83=167

*Individuals