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NIU Women’s Golfer Jackie Heslop Among Top 10 At Iowa Intercollegiate, Huskies In Seventh

Iowa City, IA — Jackie Heslop (Pequat Lakes, MN / Pequat Lakes) turned in one of her best performances of the young golf season as she shot a 6-over-par 78 to move into 10th place following Northern Illinois University’s second round of pl




NIU Women’s Golfer Jackie Heslop Among Top 10 At Iowa Intercollegiate, Huskies In Seventh

Iowa City, IA — Jackie Heslop (Pequat Lakes, MN / Pequat Lakes) turned in one of her best performances of the young golf season as she shot a 6-over-par 78 to move into 10th place following Northern Illinois University’s second round of play at the University of Iowa Intercollegiate women’s golf tournament Saturday afternoon in Iowa City, IA.

After opening the tourney with an 85, Heslop jumped up the leaderboard by producing her lowest score of the season and the sixth best score of the second round. Heslop’s previous best rounds were the back-to-back 81’s which she shot earlier in the week at Western Illinois to help the Huskies claim their first tournament win since the 1994-95 season.

Sophomore Lisa Bailey (Decatur /Warrensburg-Latham) also continues to perform well as she stands second on the team and 18th overall with rounds of 81-85--167. After winning her first career collegiate event on Tuesday at WIU, Bailey has remained steady and is just three shots removed from joining Heslop in the top 10.

“We got a little bit better today and we made up a few shots on a couple of the teams ahead of us, but we didn’t improve at the rapid rate I would have liked,” head coach Pam Tyska said. “We got a great round from Jackie Heslop, but we need the supporting cast to come forward. This is a difficult golf course, one of the more challenging we have faced, so we are seeing some new things. We just have to continue improving in Sunday’s final round.”

Jackie Bailey (Decatur /Warrensburg-Latham), Abbie Many (Mt. Prospect / Mt. Prospect) and Irish Whalen (Hanover / River Ridge) are tied for 34th to round out the Huskie scorers. Bailey and Many each shot back-to-back 87’s, while Whalen opened with an 86 before finishing round No. 2 with an 88.

The host Hawkeyes lead the event with rounds of 320-311--631 by six shots over Northern Iowa. Hawkeye golfer Liz Bennett leads all individuals with a two-round score of 147, which included a 2-under-par 70 in the second round.

The final round of play at the Iowa Intercollegiate is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start.

SECOND ROUND TEAM STANDINGS:
Pl. Team Scores
1. University of Iowa 320-311--631
2. Northern Iowa University 318-319--637
3. Southwest Missouri State 319-326--645
4. Arkansas-Little Rock 324-326--650
5. Eastern Illinois University 342-323--665
6. Creighton University 327-340--667
7. Northern Illinois University 339-337--676
8. South Dakota State 360-372--732

SECOND ROUND INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:
Pl. Individual (Team) Scores
1. Liz Bennett (Iowa) 77-70--147
2. Sally Hinton (SW Missouri St.) 74-76--150
3. Dana Moening (N. Iowa) 76-75--151
T4 Robine Faberberg (Arkansas-LR) 81-77--158
T4 Missy Linnens (SW Missouri St.) 77-81--158
T6 Laura Walker (Arkansas-LR) 77-82--159
T6 Jill Frantz (N. Iowa) 81-78--159
T8 Jill Marcum (Iowa) 78-82--160
T8 Amanda Paa (N. Iowa) 79-83--162
T10 Jackie Heslop (N. Illinois) 82-81--163
T10 Dale Morris (E. Illinois) 85-78--163
T10 Emily Ogilvy (Arkansas-LR) 80-83--163
T10 Lauren Cole (Iowa) 82-81--163


NORTHERN ILLINOIS SECOND ROUND RESULTS:
Pl. Individual Scores
T10 Jackie Heslop 85-78--163
T18 Lisa Bailey 81-85--166
T34 Jackie Bailey 87-87--174
T34 Abbie Many 87-87--174
T34 Irish Whalen 86-88--174