AMARILLO, Tex. – Northwestern’s women’s golf team rounded out the two day Lady Buff Stampede at La Paloma Golf Course in Amarillo with a team score of 761. In a tournament that was played by predominately NCAA Division II teams, the Rangers finished 28 shots in front of Lincoln University (Mo.) and were 15 strokes shy of Southwestern Oklahoma State.

Stephanie Martin was the top Ranger golfer with an 89-90—179 and finished tied for 47^th. Ida Arvidsson shot a 90-92--182 and was tied for 56^th, while Brittany Mead tied for 66^th with a 94-99--193. Brittany Meredith was the only golfer to improve in the second round, carding a 104-103—207. Emilee Beard shot a 106-114—220. Cari Hall played the event as an individual, tying for 66^th along with Mead with a 100-93—193.

The Northwestern women will close out their fall portion of the schedule on October 12-13 at the Dodge City Community College Invitational at Mariah Hills Golf Course in Dodge City.

NORTHWESTERN WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL SCORES (85 golfers)

Finish   Player                          Rd. 1    Rd. 2    Total    +/- Par

T47       Stephanie Martin            89         90         179       +37

T56       Ida Arvidsson                90         92         182       +40

T66       Brittany Mead                94         99         193       +51

T66       Cari Hall                      100       93         193       +51

77         Brittany Meredith          104       103       207       +65

T81       Emilee Beard                 106       114       220       +78

WOMEN’S TEAM SCORES

Finish   Team                            Rd. 1    Rd. 2    Total    +/- Par

1          Tarleton State                312       323       635       +67

2          Central Oklahoma          329       311       640       +72

3          Angelo State Univ.          329       320       649       +81

4          Newman University         316       338       654       +86

5          West Texas A & M          328       328       656       +88

6          Midwestern State            324       339       663       +95

7          Lubbock Christian U        331       339       670       +102

8          Dallas Baptist Univ.        330       341       671       +103

9          Cameron University        354       346       700       +132

10         Texas A&M-Commerce    348       360       708       +140

11         Adams State College      367       342       709       +141

12         St. Mary's U. (TX)           357       358       715       +147

13         Southwestern Okla. St.   367       379       746       +178

14         Northwestern OK St.       377       384       761       +193

15         Lincoln University           386       403       789      +221

16         Okla. Panhandle State    424       435       859       +291

WINFIELD, Kan. – Northwestern’s women’s golf team shaved 16 strokes in its final day of competition at the South Central Invitational in Winfield, Kan. over the weekend to finish in second place.

The Rangers shot 379 in their opening round and came back to card a 363 on Tuesday to finish 27 strokes behind the tournament champion Oklahoma Baptist University.

“The ladies overcame some challenging conditions and tough competition to finish second,” stated coach Copenhaver. “I was proud of the way the girls fought back in the final round.”

Ida Arvidsson finished third with a pair of 87’s and ended at 30 over par. She ranked second in par 4 scoring and third in par three scoring in the tournament field. Stephanie Martin was five strokes off Arvidsson’s score, shooting a 93-86—179 for fifth place. Brittany Mead ended in a three-way tie for 17^th with a 194, while Brittany Meredith shot a 195 for 20^th. Two Rangers finished in a tie for 28^th, as Cari Hall and Emilee Beard both shot 200. Meagan Scott rounded out the Rangers with 218 for 39^th place.

The Ranger women’s next stop is at the Lady Buff Stampede in Amarillo, Tex. on September 28-29.

NORTHWESTERN WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL SCORES (50 golfers)

Finish   Player                          Rd. 1    Rd. 2    Total    +/- Par

3          Ida Arvidsson                87         87         174       +30

5          Stephanie Martin            93         86         176       +35

T17       Brittany Mead                95         99         194       +50

20         Brittany Meredith           104       91         195       +51

T28       Cari Hall                       101       99         200       +56

T28       Emilee Beard                 98         102       200       +56

39         Meagan Scott                 111       107       218       +74

WOMEN’S TEAM SCORES

Finish   Team                            Rd. 1    Rd. 2    Total    +/- Par

1          Oklahoma Baptist           354       361       715       +139

2          Northwestern Okla. St.    379       363       742       +166

3          Seminole State              390       367       757       +181

4          Roger State                   374       392       766       +190

5          Baker Univ.                   403       387       790       +214

6          Southwestern College     398       395       793       +217

7          Western Okla.                442       434       876       +300

8          Panhandle St.                457       438       895       +319

MCPHERSON, Kan. – The Ranger women’s golf team started the 2009-10 in fine form, winning the Central Christian Fall Invitational on September 14-15. Northwestern shot a 345 on Monday and a 360 on Tuesday to take first place by 37 strokes. Stephanie Martin was the medalist with an 85-80—165.

Martin edged out the second place finisher by a stroke, as she was 25 over par. Three other Lady Ranger golfers finished in the top five places as Ida Arvidsson shot an 83-90—173 for third place. Cari Hall and Brittany Mead finished fourth and tied for fifth, carding a 85-95—180 and 87-94—181, respectively. Emilee Beard finished in eighth with a 92-95--187. Brittany Meredith shot 99-95—194 for 13^th, while Meagan Scott finished tied for 17^th with a 108-109—217.  

The women’s team will next compete in the South Central Kansas Fall Invitational hosted by Southwestern College (Kan.) at the Winfield Country Club on September 21-22.

NORTHWESTERN MEN’S INDIVIDUAL SCORES (29 golfers)

Finish   Player                          Rd. 1    Rd. 2    Total    +/- Par

1          Stephanie Martin            85         80         165       +25

3          Ida Arvidsson                83         90         173       +33

4          Cari Hall                        85         95         180       +40

T5         Brittany Mead                87         94         181       +41

8          Emilee Beard                   92         95         187       +47

13         Brittany Meredith           99         95         194       +54

17         Meagan Scott                108       109       217       +77

MEN’S TEAM SCORES

Finish   Team                            Rd. 1    Rd. 2    Total    +/- Par

1.         Northwestern Okla. St.    345       360       705       +145

2.         Seminole State CC         371       371       742       +182

T3.        Barton County CC         458       459       917       +357

T3.        Colby CC                      471       446       917       +357

Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s golf coach Shawna Copenhaver has signed Mooreland’s Aubrey McDowell for the upcoming 2009-10 golf season.  

McDowell finished third at the 2009 2A State Championship at Sugar Creek Canyon in Hinton, where she combined for a 165 in the two-round event. In addition to being an all-state selection, McDowell was a member of two state championship teams and a state runner-up team during her high school career.

 “I expect Aubrey to make an immediate impact on our women’s golf team,” stated Copenhaver. “She will bring excellent golf skills and enthusiasm to our team. I am really excited about her becoming a Ranger.”

Aubrey is the daughter of Danny and Barbara McDowell of Mooreland.

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Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s golf coach, Mike Hood, announced the recent signing of Stephanie Martin of Enid for the 2009-10 season.

Martin, who will graduate from Pioneer High School in May and will join the Northwestern Oklahoma State women’s golf team in the fall of 2009.

“We are very excited to have Stephanie coming to play for the Lady Rangers next season, not only for her ability as a golfer but also for her academic excellence,” remarked Hood.

Martin has appeared in the 2008 State Golf Championship and took fifth place at the tournament. She is the Valedictorian of Pioneer High School and honors graduate. Martin has been named to the Superintendent’s Honor Roll. The senior has is also involved in FCCLA, student council and is a student officer.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Northwestern women’s golf team rounded out the 2008-09 season at the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament played at Lincoln Park–West Golf Course in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, April 21.

Northwestern finished sixth, 31 strokes shy of fifth place Oklahoma Baptist. The Rangers shot a team total of 728, while the Bison shot a 697. Oklahoma City University won the event with a 581 and had four of the top five golfers.

For the second consecutive tournament, Linda Ladd led Northwestern. Ladd carded an 86 on Monday and shot a 90 on Tuesday. Meghan Carey and Carey Hall were far behind Ladd, with Carey shooting an 88-90--178 and Hall recording an 87-93--180. Emily Beard shot a 91-103--194, while Amber Gilchrist rounded out the Ranger’s scores with a 129-103--232.

NORTHWESTERN WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL SCORES (30 golfers)

Finish   Player                          Rd. 1    Rd. 2    Total

T23.      Linda Ladd                     86         90         176

26.        Meghan Carey                88         90         178

T27.      Cari Hall                         87         93         180

29.        Emily Beard                   91         103       194

30.        Amber Gilchrist              129       103       232

WOMEN’S TEAM SCORES

Finish   Team                                        Rd. 1    Rd. 2    Total

1.         Oklahoma City University             297       284       581      

2.         Lubbock Christian University         324       316       640

3.         Wayland Baptist University          328       323       651

4.         Southern Nazarene University     323       330       653

5.         Oklahoma Baptist University        350       347       697                  

6.         Northwestern Oklahoma State     352       376       728

SHAWNEE, Okla. – The Lady Ranger golf team took fifth place at the Oklahoma Baptist Bison Invitational played at the Shawnee Country on April 7. Because of high winds on Monday, the event was trimmed down from a two-day 36 hole contest to an 18-hole tournament.

Northwestern finished 10 strokes behind host Oklahoma Baptist, who finished fourth, with a 389 team score.

Linda Ladd led the Rangers with a 44-49—93 and tied for ninth place, while Cari Hall was a stroke behind in a tie for 12^th place with a 45-49—94. Meghan Carey shot a 46-49—95 and tied for 16^th, while Emily Beard rounded out the scoring with a 48-59—107.

The Northwestern women’s team will round out the season at the Regional Tournament at Lincoln Park – West Golf Course in Oklahoma City on April 20-21.

NORTHWESTERN WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL SCORES (26 golfers)

Finish   Player                          Front    Back     TotaL

T9.        Linda Ladd                     44         49         93

T12.      Cari Hall                        45         49         94

116.      Meghan Carey                46         49         95

T32.      Emily Beard                   48         59         107

WOMEN’S TEAM SCORES

Finish   Team                            Total    +/- Par

1.         Southern Nazarene         344       +60

2.         Southwestern College     358       +74

3.         Arkansas-Fort Smith       377       +93

4.         Oklahoma Baptist           379       +95

5.         Northwestern Okla. St.    389       +105

6.         Seminole St.                  393       +109

7.         Panhandle St.                414       +130

8.         Western Okla.                428       +144

GUYMON, Okla. – The Lady Ranger golf team finished their fall season with a 13 stroke lead at the Oklahoma Panhandle State University Fall Invitational played at Sunset Hills in Guymon on Tuesday, Oct. 7, while Linda Ladd took home the medalist honors.

Northwestern shot a collective total of 734, 13 stokes ahead of second place Oklahoma Panhandle State, who shot a 747. Dodge City Community College came in third with a 797 and Colby Community College rounded out the teams with an 876.

Ladd took the medalist honors with an 86 on Monday and four-stroke improvement on Tuesday’s 82 to shoot 168 for the tournament. Northwestern’s Cari Hall finished second as she was five strokes behind Ladd with a 95-78—173. Hall’s 78 was the low round for the tourney. Emily Beard took 11^th out of the field of 26 golfers with a 99-97—196 and Meghan Carey followed, tied for 12^th with a 104-93—197.

The women’s team will be idle until play resumes during the spring semester.

NORTHWESTERN WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL SCORES (26 golfers)

Finish  Player                          Rnd. 1  Rnd.2   TotaL

1.         Linda Ladd                     86         82         168

2.         Cari Hall                        95         78         173

11.        Emily Beard                  99         97         196

T12.      Meghan Carey              104        93         197

WOMEN’S TEAM SCORES

Finish  Team                                       Rnd. 1  Rnd.2   Total

1.         Northwestern Oklahoma State     384       350       734

2.         Oklahoma Panhandle State         388       359       747

3.         Dodge City Comm. College         401       396       797

4.         Colby Comm. College                 444       432       876

Complete Results

MCPHERSON, Kan. – Northwestern Oklahoma State’s golf teams got there fall season underway at the Central Christian Invitation at Turkey Creek Golf Course in McPherson, Kansas. Both the Ranger men and women competed.

On the men’s side, Northwestern finished in sixth place as a team, just three strokes shy of fifth place. Individually, Matt Lee finished second after he lost a scorecard playoff. He shot a 76-69—145 on the day. Byant Briggs followed with a pair of 76’s for a 152 total. Not far behind was Ty Brilley with a 79-76—155. Jay Lee fired a 88-75—163, while Matt Kirk and Brent Anderson recorded a 178 and 181 respectively.

Northwestern’s women had four golfer’s compete in the field of 12. Cari Hall won medalist honors with a 78-86—164, while Linda Ladd finished third after shooting an 86-84—170. Meghan Carey carded a 100-105—205 and Emily Beard ended with a 108-111—219.

Both the men’s and women’s teams will be back in action on October 6-7 when they play in the Oklahoma Panhandle State University Invitational at Sunset Hills Golf Course in Guymon.

NORTHWESTERN MEN INDIVIDUAL SCORES

Finish  Player                          Rnd. 1  Rnd.2   Total
2.         Matt Lee                      76         69     145
N/A       Bryant Briggs                76         76     152
N/A       Ty Brilley                      79         76     155
N/A       Jay Lee                        88         75     163
N/A       Matt Kirk                      93         85     178
N/A       Brent Anderson              92         89     181

MEN’S TEAM SCORES

Finish  Team                                       Rnd. 1  Rnd.2   Total
1.         Bethel College                           301       297       598
2.         Mid-America Christian (A)            303       309       612
3.         Pratt Community College             315       299       614
4.         Seminole State College               305       310       615
5.         SCU                                        316       310       626
6.         Northwestern Okla. St. Univ.       323       306       629
7.         John Brown (Ark.)                      326       318       644
8.         Central Christian                        314       336       650
9.         Mid-America Christian (B)            325       337       662
10.        Kansas Wesleyan                       337       330       667
11.        Rhema Bible                              348       368       716

NORTHWESTERN WOMEN INDIVIDUAL SCORES (Field of 12 golfers)

Finish  Player                          Rnd. 1  Rnd.2   Total
1.         Cari Hall                        78         86    164
3.         Linda Ladd                     86         84    170
8.         Meghan Carey               100       105    205
11.        Emily Beard                  108       111    219