April 9, 2008

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University women's golf team hits the road for the Cardinal Classic, a two-day event in Muncie, Ind., hosted by Ball State. The Falcons, who are coming off a 13th place finish at the Illini Spring Classic last weekend, are just two weekends away from the MAC Championships.

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Last Time Out
The Bowling Green State University women's golf team had a promising day two at the Illini Spring Classic, improving dramatically between the two-day event. After carding a 354 on Friday, the Falcons rallied back to shoot 322-319 on day two to finish 13th at the Illini Spring Classic with a 54-hole score of 995. Illinois won the tournament with a score of 924.

All five Falcons had much better day two scores, highlighted by senior Jessica McCann. The Mason, Ohio native went 88-79-79 to finish in a tie for 46th. Fellow classmate Carley Hrusovsky matched McCann's pace, firing a 246 (87-81-78).

Also competing for the Falcons were senior Lindsey Jonkhoff (88-81-79--248, 48th), senior Amanda Bader (91-81-87--259, 67th) and freshman Lauren Glew (94-84-83--261, 68th).

Hrusovsky Earns Post Graduate Scholarship
The NCAA has announced that 13 women athletes have been awarded the Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship for Careers in Athletics, and Bowling Green State University senior golfer Carley Hrusovsky was one of the few recipients.

According to the NCAA.org website the Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship for Careers in Athletics programs were developed by the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics and the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee.

The NCAA awards 13 scholarships to ethnic minorities and 13 scholarships to female college graduates who will be entering their initial year of postgraduate studies. The applicant must be seeking admission or have been accepted into a sports administration or related program that will help the applicant obtain a career in intercollegiate athletics, such as athletics administrator, coach, athletic trainer or other career that provides a direct service to intercollegiate athletics.

Hrusovsky, a native of North Canton, Ohio, has participated in all 16 rounds this season for the Orange and Brown, recording an 80.75 stroke average, second-best on the team.

Her career numbers are just as impressive, participating in 93 rounds, while averaging 81.39 strokes per 18 holes of action.

As good as all of those numbers are, the sport management major is even more impressive in the classroom, holding a 3.94 cumulative grade point average.

Hrusovsky will be pursing a Masters of Business Administration degree at BGSU, while gaining experience with the athletic department for the 2008-09 academic season.

Up Next
Following the Cardinal Classic the Orange and Brown will host the Falcon Invitational on April 21-22, followed by the MAC Championships on April 25-27.