Sept. 28, 2006

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Huskie Classic
Whisper Creek GC - Huntley, Ill.
Oct. 1-2, 2006
Hosted by Northern Illinois University

This Week
After completing play in a tournament on Tuesday afternoon, the University of Northern Colorado women's golf team will be back in action this Sunday and Monday when they travel to Huntley, Ill. to compete in the 22nd Annual Huskie Classic hosted by Northern Illinois University.

The field at the event includes Bradley, Detroit, Eastern Illinois, IPFW, Lewis, Loyola, North Dakota State, Southern Illinois and Western Illinois.

Last Time Out
Northern Colorado finished in a tie for 15th place overall at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate, which was hosted by the University of Denver and held at the Highlands Ranch Golf Club last Monday and Tuesday.

The five Bears golfers who competed were very even, as four strokes separated the top finisher (Jenny Henderson) from the last finishers (Regina Rodriguez and Kelley Newton). Henderson had a round of 76 on Tuesday to finish at +18 for the two-day event, which put her in 50th place overall. Sophomore Heather Daviner was one stroke back in 55th place, tied with teammate and fellow sophomore Shayna Godfrey. Godfrey had the team-low round of the day with an even-par 72 on Tuesday. Rodriguez and Newton both finished at +22, which placed them 64th overall.

BYU's Rachel Newren broke a three-way tie after day one to win individual medalist honors with a three-round score of 206 (-10). She was victorious by three strokes.

Denver ran away with the team title on its home course, carding a total of -15, 18 strokes ahead of second place BYU. BYU finished 24 strokes better than third place Missouri. Northern Colorado (+71) finished in a tie with Ball State, and was three strokes behind fellow Big Sky foe Northern Arizona.

Bears Officially Members of the Big Sky
The 2006-07 season marks the first in the Big Sky Conference for the University of Northern Colorado. The Bears are not eligible for the Big Sky or NCAA Championships this season but are eligible beginning with the 2007-08 season.

White in First Season as Head Coach
Brandon White enters his first season as Bears head coach in 2006-07. White, only the second coach in program history, is a Greeley native and was a standout at Greeley Central High School and also at Pepperdine University. White was the 2000 West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year, completed PGA Qualifying School and was a member of the Grey Goose/Gateway Tour from summer 2003 through winter 2005.

National Rankings
In the latest set of Golfweek national rankings, Northern Colorado is ranked 154th out of 234 Division I teams (Sept. 24). The Bears were ranked 147th at the end of the 2006-07 season.

Next Up
The Bears will compete at the UMKC Kenneth Smith Classic on Oct. 16-17 in Lee's Summit, Mo. The Bears won the event a year ago as Jenny Henderson claimed the individual medalist title as well.