Murray State University Athletics
Lady Racers win Big River Classic; Orazine, Koch are top two golfers
3/8/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
The Murray State women's golf team won its Big River Telephone Lady Racer Classic this afternoon at the par-72, 6,017-yard Miller Memorial Golf Course. MSU won by 10 strokes with a two-round (36-hole) total of 649.
Murray State finished the first round with a tournament-best 318, then equaled Kentucky for the best score in the second round at 331.
Kentucky finished second at 659, followed by Rend Lake at 693, Austin Peay at 717, Dayton at 721, IUPUI at 737, Tennessee State at 744, Butler at 759 and Saint Louis at 763.
Senior Nikki Orazine was the tournament titlist in the 50-golfer meet, shooting a 156. Senior Santie Koch tied for second at 159.
Junior Ilka Loubser tied for sixth at 163, while sophomore Christi Baron tied for 11th at 172 and sophomore Camilla Loeveid was 16th at 174.
Golfing as individuals were junior April Steenbergen, who finished in eighth place with a 164; sophomore Lauren Hughes, who was 32nd with a 184; and sophomore Jena Lancaster, who was 34th with a 186.
"I was pleased with our result," said MSU head coach Velvet Milkman. "Obviously, the cold weather played a factor in today's second-round scores. We are working at getting better each time out, and we were; that's our goal. This should be a good starting point for our next two tournaments.
"I was very happy with Nikki and Santie's performance. They work very hard, and I'm very happy for them."
Murray State next competes at the JSU Bannister Classic in Gadsden, Ala., on March 14-15.
