NEWS RELEASE - 10/02/03

Lynx Place First in Scramble

The Lincoln College team of Sarah Morine, Stacy Weaver and Ashley Specht combined to win the Lincoln scramble with a score of 75 Thursday at the Elks Country Club in Lincoln.

MacMurray finished second in the tourney with a 76 and a Lincoln College team of Amber Wright, Carlie Facker and Lindsay Horath finished third with a total of 77.

Coach Kirk Whiteman said, "It was a change of pace for our girls to play a scramble.  Now it is time to get ready for the regional tournament."

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Lincoln College was founded in 1865 as Lincoln University, the only institution of higher education named for Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime. It is a selective, two-year, private, liberal arts college located in Lincoln, Illinois. Lincoln College is designed to prepare a student for university study through a structured, supportive approach to learning. Approximately 89% of Lincoln College graduates transfer immediately to a four-year school where they succeed as well as or better than the native student. Student-teacher ratio at Lincoln College is 13:1 and the average class size is 16 students.