Falcons Finish Round One At MAC Championships

Friday, April 20

Naperville, IL

All Day

Bowling Green State University

Mid-American Conference Championship

April 20, 2018 | Women's Golf

By: by James Nahikian, BGSU Athletic Communications

Round 1 Statistics
LIVE SCORING

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The Bowling Green State University women's golf team opened up the 2018 MAC Championships by carding a team score of 328 on Friday (April 20). Bowling Green sits in 10th place after the first round of the 54-hole tournament.

Sammi Blackburn paced the Falcons on the day by carding an opening-round 80. Both Erin Fahey and Jessica Madry posted rounds of 82, while Nichole Cox and Madelynn Swank notched 18-hole scores of 84 apiece.

Kent State holds the 18-hole lead, as the Golden Flashes carded a 282 on the day. Kent State is six-under, with Toledo (+15) being the next closest school.

COACH YOUNG QUOTE
"We did not have the start we were looking for today, but we have succeeded after adversity many times this season. Our aim will be to draw from that past success and better ourselves tomorrow in the next round."

FALCON LEADERBOARD
T24. Sammi Blackburn (80)
T30. Erin Fahey (82)
T30. Jessica Madry (82)
T40. Nichole Cox (84)
T40. Madelynn Swank (84)

TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Kent State (282)
2. Toledo (303)
3. Eastern Michigan (305)
T4. Northern Illinois (310)
T4. Akron (310)
6. Western Michigan (318)
7. Ohio (319)
T8. Central Michigan (321)
T8. Ball State (321)
10. Bowling Green (328)

UP NEXT
• Tomorrow's action gets underway at 10 a.m. On Sunday, the action will again get started at 10 a.m.
• Live scoring is available on the BGSU women's golf schedule page, and can also be accessed near the top of this release.