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May 1, 2007
Women’s Golf: Penguins Finish Third, Brittany Jones Places Fourth at HL Meet
    Lebanon, Ohio -- The Youngstown State women’s golf team finished third at the Horizon League Championships on Tuesday behind a fourth-place finish by junior Brittany Jones.

    Jones tied Cleveland State's Kathleen Broere for fourth place at 250. For the Championships, Jones had rounds of 85, 82 and 83. Her 83 on Tuesday tied for the third-lowest round of the final 18 holes.

    Butler had the top three finishers with Paige McCracken taking medalist honors with a 246. Two Bulldogs tied for second at 247.

    For the tournament, YSU had a three-round score of 1,029 after a final round 345 allowed the Penguins to break a third-place tie with Cleveland State. Butler won the team title with a 1,002 while Detroit was second with a 1,011. The Vikings were fourth at 1,032 while Loyola placed fifth at 1,033.

    It was Jones' best finish at the Horizon League Championships in her career. Last year she placed fifth after finishing 10th as a freshman in 2005.

    Junior Felicia Ciotola slipped to 13th place after carding an 88 on Tuesday. With rounds of 84 and 85 on Monday she finished with a three-round score of 257 for the event.

    Senior Bonnie Sherman and junior Adrianna DiLonardo tied for 15th place at 261. Sherman shot an impressive 83 in her last collegiate round to improved six spots from the start of the day. She had rounds of 88 and 90 on Monday. DiLonardo dropped from 11th place after a 91 on Tuesday. She shot rounds of 83 and 87 on Monday.

    Freshman Brittany Stillwagon finished 24th in her tournament debut. Stillwagon had rounds of 90, 94 and 94 to finish with a 278 for the event.

    Youngstown State has finished third or better since the Horizon League began hosting a women's golf tournament in 2003. After winning the inaugural championship, the Penguns have been second twice and third twice.

Horizon League Championship